Don Dokken Says He Hates DOKKEN’s ‘Shadowlife’ Album; Blames George Lynch & Jeff Pilson

Interesting statement from Dokken frontman Don Dokken on his discography.

In a new interview with Marcelo Vieira for Marcelo Vieira Music, Don Dokken was asked what his opinion is of Dokken‘s album Shadowlife.

He said:

“I hate it! All I did on it was write the lyrics. George [Lynch] and Jeff [Pilson] basically composed everything without giving a damn about the band’s identity. When I heard the songs, I asked, “What the f*ck is this? This is not Dokken! This sucks!”

There are a couple of songs there that are good, but it sucks when George is addicted to something and wants to sound like that. At the time, he was addicted to Korn and Monster Magnet and wanted to go in that direction. I said, “This is not Dokken!” You are what you are. It was as if Bon Jovi tried to record a thrash metal record.”