Talking with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio Warrant’s Robert Mason said that he is “thankful” that the fans supported him after Jani Lane has died.
Here’s what he said:
“It’s not up to me. How do I do it justice? That’s up to everybody else. Opinions vary. I’m just thankful that fans embraced me coming into this band when Lane no longer could. And he even made his peace with it. He and I were really good friends. When we were making a Lynch Mob record in ’91 and ’92, and they [Warrant] were making ‘Dog Eat Dog’, we got to be friends, and that was the reason why my band ended up supporting his band.
I just do those songs the best justice I possibly can, and I truly do enjoy my job. I was a fan first, so that probably helps. I was a fan and a friend, so I wanna see that legacy continue. People wanna see it. As long as people wanna see it, we’ll keep doing it — as soon as we’re allowed to. [Laughs]”
Jani Lane died in August 2011 at age 47. Paramedics found his body in a Comfort Inn motel room in Woodland Hills, California.