In a brand new interview with Ralph Sutton‘s “The SDR Show”, Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer discussed the end of the band.
When asked why he doesn’t just go out with his solo band and call it CINDERELLA, Tom replied:
“It’s not CINDERELLA. This band is new. Obviously, we play CINDERELLA songs, ’cause people wanna hear them. I was the singer. I wrote the songs. I produced the records and co-produced some of the records. I did most of the guitar work.
Those songs are a part of me and people wanna hear them. The first year we went out, when ‘The Way Life Goes’ [Keifer‘s solo debut] came out, we were touring, we weren’t doing as many [CINDERELLA songs] — we were focusing more on the record — and people wanted to hear both. The show is a hybrid of the solo music and the CINDERELLA stuff. But no, I would never do that.
He further added:
There’s a lot of acts out there now touring under the banner of a particular name. Some of them have a few original members. I get that. If it’s kind of morphed over the time, I guess that’s okay. But the solo thing was kind of overnight. To call this CINDERELLA, it’s just disingenuous.”
Pressed about whether he has any interest in ever doing CINDERELLA again, Keifer said:
“I don’t air any of our differences, but there’s been many over the years like all bands have. And, unfortunately, the wheels fell off of that — slowly. And it just is what it is. It’s not where I wanna be anymore.”
11 comments
A very intelligent , adult response from a excellent front man
Two members passed in 2022…how could he reform Cinderella? Change the name of his solo band?? Strange this isn’t mentioned in this article!
No- only Jeff LeBar died!
Eric plays for Bret Michaels band, Fred does music for & movies
Garry Corbett of Cinderella passed away the same day Jeff did. Eric hasn’t been with the Bret Michaels band for years now.
Gary Corbett? I don’t remember a Gary Corbett. There was only Tom Keifer, Eric Brittingham, Jeff Labar, and Fred Coury when Night Songs came out and Long Cold Winter.
Who was the other that passed? Eric and Fred are alive
Jeff is the only one I know that passed who is the other one
Jeff an who else passed away
The guy playing.the organ, keyboard. Was not advertised asva member but he is the video Somebody Save me, behind eric
Agreed 100%
just keep playing the classics and hopefully the new band can do a good job like the original cast! and he’ll no one will be upset if it’s called Cinderella if only the front man is still there…