Sebastian Bash Drops Bombshell: Reunited Skid Row With Reunited Bon Jovi

Sebastian Bach mentioned his dreams for a reunion between Skid Row and Bon Jovi during a recent fan Q&A for Metal Hammer. He replied to a question about who would win in a fight between him and Jon Bon Jovi:

“Well, we’re not fighters, we’re musicians, so that doesn’t make sense. What I will say is, can you imagine a tour with Bon Jovi reuniting with Richie Sambora and the reunited Skid Row as an opener? We could take that around the world as many times as Guns N’ Roses did. I mean, maybe not quite that many times, but it would be a big draw.”

The two bands had a dispute on tour in the ’80s, according to the ex-Skid Row vocalist’s autobiography, ’18 and Life on Skid Row.’ The ’Youth Gone Wild’ group’s rising popularity as Bon Jovi’s opening act reportedly triggered the tension.

Bach And Bon Jovi’s Feud Is Over

The lead singers let the feud go when they met again years later. Bach was dining with Axl Rose at the Mandarin Orientel Hotel in 2006, and a waitress approached the two to let them know that Jon Bon Jovi wanted to ‘say hi.’ The former Skid Row vocalist recalled:

“Jon looked at me with a look like, ‘Are you going to be a fucking dick? Are you going to be cool?’ and I just said, ‘Hey, dude, how’s it going?’ We had a long ride together with a lot of success and there’s a lot of great memories, despite what the internet will tell you. So, I invited him over to our table and me, Jon and Axl had a great night, inhaling red wine and reminiscing.”

Jon is taking a break from live performances these days to recover from vocal surgery. Meanwhile, Sebastian is getting ready for a U.S. tour to promote his latest album, ‘Child Within the Man.’

Bach’s possible return to Skid Row remains uncertain at the moment. The band is currently moving forward with Lzzy Hale in the lead vocals because Erik Grönwall stepped down from touring due to health issues.

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Jon Bon Jovi Now Justifies Richie Sambora’s Departure: ‘He Had Issues’

In a recent chat with ET’s Nischelle Turner at the iHeart Studios in Los Angeles, Jon Bon Jovi discussed Richie Sambora’s departure from Bon Jovi.

The singer detailed the background of the guitarist’s 2013 exit from the band:

“There was never a fight. It was never about money; it was never about a girlfriend. He had issues… and he literally didn’t show up. We were playing for 20,000 people, and there’s a black hole on the stage.”

Bon Jovi Knew Sambora Had Issues To Deal With

Jon understood what Sambora had been going through, as he added:

“Substance abuse or anxieties or single parenting, all those things weighed on him, losing his dad. These were all very hard things. But in fairness, why would I take away the livelihoods of not only the band, but the 120 guys in the crew? Or the millions of people that bought a ticket? What am I going to do? Shut it down because you don’t want to go to rehab?”

The frontman also revealed that he and Sambora watched the start of the new limited series, ‘Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’ together. Bon Jovi heard Sambora apologize on screen for leaving, and it helped their relationship heal over time. Jon knows that Richie’s choices weren’t made out of animosity.

Sambora Is Not Happy With How He Departed

In the trailer of the documentary, the guitarist talks about his departure, saying:

“I don’t regret leaving, but I regret how I did it… I went out of here, and what I meant was out of Bon Jovi.”

Sambora also told the following in the trailer:

“I’m excited. Are we telling the truth, or are we going to lie? What are we going to do?”

Later, speaking to New York’s Q104.3 radio station, Bon Jovi responded to Richie’s words, explaining:

“He told the truth. He told his truth, which, you know, if you really want to get on the psychiatrist couch with all of us, everybody’s truths are going to be shades of what they remember best, and I have no issues with anything that anybody said in the film. There’s nothing but love in the movie. But it’s honest, and it’s a reflection of who and what we are as boys who turned into men and are still here.”

Jon also previously noted that he and Richie didn’t talk a word during the filming of the documentary. They were in different places while giving the interviews. ‘Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’ will premiere on April 26 on Hulu and internationally on Disney+.