Rob Hanson of Leader-Telegram recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Leader-Telegram: After a decade working with SKID ROW, what's it been like in the past decade writing all your own stuff?

Bach: It's easier ... because I don't have to have a meeting with everybody about the color of the T-shirts or what the bag tags are going to look like. If it's my solo band, I get to make all the decisions. In SKID ROW, that's the only reason we broke up, because we're all very headstrong. But I do the same thing I did onstage with those guys. That's what I do. I don't change what I do depending on who I'm playing with. I'm myself. I don't know what else to be.

Leader-Telegram: I read recently in Rolling Stone you would be open to the idea of a SKID ROW reunion for the fans, but your former bandmates aren't quite on board. What's the deal with that?

Bach: Well, you would have to ask them why they're happy ... you know ... doing what they're doing with the name of the band. But we were offered some big shows that they didn't want to do. So, all I can do is if somebody offers me something either say "yes" or "no." It's very easy for me to walk on a stage singing my own songs, so for the fans I would do that. But there's no update.

Leader-Telegram: So what's in the future here for you? Are you planning another record or do some more TV?

Bach: I really need to take care of things in my personal life. I lost my home in a hurricane (Irene) and I've been living out of a suitcase ever since then pretty much and I'm really sick of that. So I really need to do some stuff. Like, I don't have a recording studio anymore, which I had in my house where I made all of my last albums. So that really messes me up. My record label wants another record right away, but it's going to take a while for me to have 13 more songs that I want to put my name on. It's not an easy thing or a quick thing.

Read the entire interview from Leader-Telegram.