Josh Todd feels proud of Buckcherry’s success in the rock music scene.
The frontman recently sat down with Paul Cashmere of Australia’s Noise11.com and talked about the band’s 25 years and their tenth album, ‘Vol. 10.’ He feels the weight of time but is proud of what they’ve achieved. Even though he’s getting older, he still enjoys performing. Josh said that while recording their tenth album, he didn’t see it as a big moment:
“Not when we were recording it, but when we started promoting it and having to talk about it and then talk about that it’s our tenth record. ‘Vol. 10’ is the title of the record. And talking about the whole catalog and 25 years in the rock game. And it becomes really heavy. I start thinking about, like, ‘Wow, it’s what I dreamed about.’ When I got into this, I wanted to be in one band and have a catalog of music. And that’s what I dreamed about. And here it is.”
The singer went on to talk about how proud he is:
“I worked very, very, very hard for it. And I’m just pleased that there’s been so many peaks and valleys in the Buckcherry story, and to weather the whole storm of rock completely being removed from the mainstream of music and all that kind of stuff, I’m pleased to say that basing our reputation on our live show, we still have this great fanbase worldwide that we get to go to and continue to make records. And I’m super proud of that.”
Buckcherry Faced Some Problems In The Past
However, their road to success wasn’t without ups and downs. Last year, Todd talked to Metal Edge about the band’s journey. When asked if he ever thought the band might break up, he replied:
“Sure. I mean… there have been many periods like that.”
He then explained his original vision for Buckcherry and how things turned out:
“But I never wanted Buckcherry to be a revolving door of musicians. Some bands are like that, but that was never something I thought about. That may be led to keeping certain people around longer than we should have, but that’s part of the learning process.”
Josh also talked about being in a band as both a business and a creative job. He said that success brings more challenges and requires hard work. He also noted that if there’s a problem with a band member, it should be fixed to keep the band from being affected.
You can watch the rest of Todd’s chat below.