During a new appearance on the Rock Solid With Pat Francis podcast, Sebastian Bach talked about the songwriting issues in his new record, ‘Child Within The Man.’
About six months ago, Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan claimed that 98 percent of the band’s debut album was written before Bach joined Skid Row. With this statement, he aimed to discredit Bach’s claims over the album’s credits.
In a statement made by Bach today, there was a subtle reference to Bolan. Emphasizing that he would not avoid being generous in such credit matters, Bach stated that he had no intention of taking all the credit for the songs in his recent solo album. He said:
“I believe in giving credit where credit’s due — I really do. I’m not one of these guys that says, ‘It’s my band, so I’m gonna put my name on every song.’ It just works out like that. It is my band, and so I want it to sound like me.”
Bach Thinks Melody Deserves Credit
Bach explained that sometimes he hears the melody for a song right away, but other times he struggles and needs help. For example, he quickly came up with the melody for songs like ‘(Hold On) To The Dream’ and ‘About To Break.’ However, for the song ‘Freedom,’ he couldn’t find a melody that matched the music’s quality.
Luckily, the producer, Michael ‘Elvis’ Baskette, came through for him:
“We all loved that music, and we worked in the music, and Elvis Baskette took me into the bathroom where it had all these tiles. And I go, ‘Dude, what do you hear?’ And I put the demo on my boom box, and he goes, ‘Okay.’ And he just started [singing the chorus melody]. And he thought of that. And I go, ‘You’ve gotta be f*cking kidding me.’ I go, ‘Why couldn’t I…? Why.’ And it’s perfect. And so doesn’t he deserve credit for that? I think he does… The song would’ve been terrible without that.”
The Album’s Chart Success
‘Child Within The Man’ arrived on May 10 by Reigning Phoenix Music. Bach wrote or co-wrote all 11 songs and sang all the vocals. The album includes guest appearances from John 5, Steve Stevens, and Orianthi. The record did well on the charts. When his song, ‘(Hold On) To The Dream,’ charted higher than Mötley Crüe’s ‘Dogs of War’ and Pearl Jam’s ‘Wreckage,’ the rocker shared a post, writing:
“I HAVE NO WORDS. This is the first time I have been Number One on ANY chart since the year 1991. To be #1 on a chart with Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, Linkin Park, Slash, Black Crowes & more? I mean what can I even say? I honestly did not know this was still possible. But here you go. Eddie Trunk, how is about this dude!!!! Salut mes amis mon frere at Heavy One Radio France! Cannot explain how overjoyed I am at seeing this chart. You have impeccable taste!”
Bach’s North American tour to promote his new album continues right now. He is set to perform in Oklahoma City, OK, on June 18. Later, he will play in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Tucson, and San Diego.