Richie Kotzen says that he “would have to be a bit of a fool” to turn down an opportunity to front SOUNDGARDEN on a hypothetical comeback tour.
Asked in a new interview on “Another FN Podcast” if he would accept an offer to play with SOUNDGARDEN.
He said:
“It doesn’t have anything to do with numbers; it would not be a numbers game. I think that it would be an honor for anyone to have that opportunity. And again, it goes back to the sentence I said earlier: ‘Never step into a great man’s shoes.’ But I think that that phone call, whether it was me or anyone else, would be a complete honor, and I think someone would have to be a bit of a fool to say ‘no.'”
On Chris Cornell, Richie said:
“He’s one of the greatest rock singers of our generation, so it’s definitely a compliment. And I think people draw comparisons because that’s what they do — they hear things that resonate that are familiar. Now, the comparison, I think, is a coincidence. I think I’m a little too old and I’ve been doing it a little too long to say that his work was a direct influence on what I do. But I could say that we probably had similar influences. And I can say that I think he’s a fantastic and amazing artist. And it’s an honor to be compared to anyone that’s great.