56-Year-Old Rock Legend Says He'll Perform Until 80: 'I Can Keep Doing This'

Sebastian Bach is going down "Kicking and Screaming" before he will stop performing.

The Skid Row singer has revealed that, at 56, he does not have any plans to retire and plans to keep going for a few more decades. Taking after older musical artists like Willie Nelson and Neil Young, Bach says that he will keep rocking into his 70s.

"The fans have shown me that I can be like Willie Nelson or George Strait or Neil Young or Sammy Hagar. I can be like that, dude. I can keep doing this when I'm 70, 80 - God willing that I'm still around. But I know how to sing. I know how to warm up my voice to get it to do what you guys want it to do and what I want it to do. There's no difference for my vocals," he told MisplacedStraws.com.

While he does not plan to quit live shows, there may be a few adjustments. He goes on to say that as he gets older, he may not be able to pull off some of his old tricks, like his signature move of jumping off drum risers. He goes on to say that he will have to figure out how to keep the performances engaging when he is less mobile.

"The only difference is, is that because everybody's filming everything, I can't run around as much. [Laughs] But it was always like that. It was like that in Skid Row. If I'm jumping off the drum riser, it's not gonna sound like the record, but there's something to be said for jumping off the drum riser. It's not 'either or'. People would be f-ing bored if I just stood there. So I've gotta figure out how to do it both. And it's physically very challenging. Ask anybody who tried to replace me."

Bach's new album, Child Within the Man, is slated for release on May 10. The album includes features from past collaborators of artists like Michael Jackson, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, and more. The lead single, "What Do I Got to Lose?," is out now and has already seen some massive success.

"It's already successful and it's not even released yet. [Laughs] I can't believe it. I can't believe that [the music video for the first single, 'What Do I Got To Lose?', has] got over one million views. I mean, in '89, if you sold a million records, that's a platinum album. Nobody can buy this record yet. Well, you can preorder it, but you can't buy it. But they're, like, 'Well, I've gotta hear it.' So, to me, that's the same kind of thing. I mean, really."

The album is his first full-length release since Give 'Em Hell in 2014. Prior to that, he dropped his acclaimed album, Kicking and Screaming, in 2011. Bach contributed lead vocals to Skid Row from 1987 - a year after their debut - through 1996, appearing on albums like Subhuman Beings on Tour, 40 Seasons: the Best of Skid Row, and their self-titled LP.

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Skid Row, Rock