In a recent conversation with Cassius Morris, Geoff Tate made a comparison between the success of Queensrÿche and Guns N’ Roses.
The singer was asked if he wanted to collaborate with his former Queensrÿche bandmates, including guitarist Chris DeGarmo. Tate replied by saying:
“Well, I think that we had 30 good years, which is phenomenal. Most bands make a couple of records. How many records did Guns N’ Roses make? Three? [Laughs] We had 30 years of making music, and we gave it a really good run. We had a lot of success. I think we created some really memorable albums, some really memorable songs that will outlive us.”
The rocker explained why he thinks it is time to continue with other projects:
“And I don’t really have a need to go back and try to recapture that with Chris or any of the other guys as well. I feel like it’s time to do other things, and to just explore. And we gave that a great run. It was successful. We did great things. It’s time to do other things now.”
Tate Revealed Queensrÿche Was Offered Huge Amount Of Money For A Reunion
In January 2022, on Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Tate was again asked if he hopes for a Queensrÿche reunion in the future. He responded:
“I’m honestly not really expecting that to happen, basically because we’ve been offered just obscene amounts of money to get back together and do one tour — one tour and we’d never have to tour again. And a couple of people in the band turned it down; they’re not interested in doing it. So that would really be, I think, the only motivation that would get everybody together was an obscene amount of money. But that didn’t work, so [laughs] there’s really no hope for it after that, I think…”
Later, Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton replied to Tate’s words:
“I don’t know. I didn’t hear about it. I never saw any offers. I know our management never saw any offers. So I have no idea about that.”
In April 2014, Geoff Tate and Queensrÿche settled a nearly two-year legal dispute. Tate had sued over the band name rights after being fired in 2012. Original members Wilton, Scott Rockenfield, and Eddie Jackson counter-sued. The settlement allowed Wilton, Rockenfield, and Jackson to continue as Queensrÿche. Tate retained the right to perform the albums ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ and ‘Operation: Mindcrime II’ live on his own.
You can watch the rest of Tate’s chat below.