Recently talking to Guitar World, guitarist Warren DeMartini mentioned that he wasn’t familiar with Whitesnake at the time he joined the group.
He said:
“Other than the John Sykes stuff, I really wasn’t familiar with Whitesnake. We did a tour right when Geffen put out a ”best of.”
”It was in the middle of the ’90s, kind of when rock wasn’t doing so well. We toured Japan and Europe, and that was awesome because Ratt didn’t play Europe that much.”
“We played in Russia, too, and had a great time. As a permanent thing, though, I don’t think that was ever taken seriously by David [Coverdale] or me.”
On his final days with RATT, he said:
“It was not a great time, because prior to that there was a lot of litigation about who could use the name. That got worked out and it seemed like we were in a good way to continue, but then it quickly turned into one step forward, four steps back. In hindsight, it really wasn’t worth the trouble in trying to keep it together.”
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Warren, you’re right. Grow old by yourself and just throw it all away. You don’t want to do are try.
Nobody understands what you’re saying.
Did you have a stroke at he ends of that sentence?
What are you trying to say here?
What did you just say?
No King, no Ratt. RIP Robin
By that logic no Bon Scott no AC/DC
Sounds like the money is not right for him to do a reunion tour. Warren must have been on the losing end of the litigation “civil case” on who actually owns the RATT name. Oh well… I still think he is an awesome guitarist. By the way, which members actually on the name?
100% agree
No it would be more like no Angus, no AC/DC. Get it? Got it? Good
God, you’re a Fish head!
I agree with Warren. Stephen Pearcy is consistently on pain medication an alcohol an can barely stand up on some shows. It would be a huge waste of time an a embarrassment.
Percy , is completely sober and crushing it on stage. Look up some of his latest shows , he’s great! Warren is the one stopping this band from one last tour. They could go out and make a killing and make the fans happy. But he’s selfish and doesn’t need the money. He has his mars trustfund.
I c someone else knows about the Mars trust, that’s y he’s not pressed to do anything
Hey Warren. You Rock buddy!!!! So does RATT. We need you to come.. Back for more!!!! Love to see you on tour. I’ll be front row. Any chance you can send me one of your guitar pics buddy. I will proudly displayed on my wall beside the one I got from Blackie lawless. Accept. And the great Jeff Labar..RIP
Bro…you do know this is an article ABOUT Warren and not his social media account, right? He’s not reading your comments anytime soon. Sorry.
More like no Ozzy no Black Sabbath!
All the reunion tours suck and are nothing but a cash grab.rsther watch the old original shows on YouTube,sorry
Look, those guys hate each other. They all hate Juan for some reason. Stephen is clean and sober now,Bobby is on good terms with Stephen. Warren and Stephen own the name. Warren dont want to Tour. Carlos said he would play with Warren Hain. It has to be more about Juan. Nobody is saying.