Inside I never said I wanted to do theatre or be an actor.

Meaning of the quote

Sebastian Bach, a Canadian musician, is saying that even though he became a successful actor and performer in the theatre, that was never something he had originally wanted to do. He didn't think he would end up being an actor, but it just happened that way. Sometimes in life, we end up doing things we never expected or planned, and that can be okay.

About Sebastian Bach

Sebastian Bach is a Canadian-American singer who found mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row in the late 1980s and 1990s. He has also acted on Broadway and appeared in various TV shows. Sebastian Bach continues to pursue his musical career as a solo artist.

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I’ve been solo since 1996, so I’ve been doing it for a while now.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

There’s way easier ways to make money, let’s just put it that way.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

It’s too easy to do your own site to not have one these days. I guess everyone has one.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That’s just copying what someone else did.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

That’s why it’s called Sebastian Bach. I mean, it’s a permanent band, pretty much, but if I jam with other people, it just makes a better album, I think.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Well, you know, if you do 200 shows a year, they’re not all going to be like Castle Donnington.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

You know what I’m doing starting 1st November? Jesus Christ Superstar.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it’s pretty tough to top them, you know.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Metal is still the biggest music now in America.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

There is no singing anymore, everything is yelling and shouting and rapping and that is real boring to a guy like me.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I want to do something creative, not just easy.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I listen to music for emotion and I get zero emotion from rap.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I’m a TV junkie. I’m always flipping through channels.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

My first band, Kid Wicked, we did half covers and half originals.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I can’t drink whiskey like I used to back then, that’s for sure.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I had to get out of my record deal that I signed with my previous band and get a full solo record deal going so, with all of the paperwork that, that entails it did take a while.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Yes, but I have to say this: the band is going to decide where the band plays.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I got the whole band set up in the basement and we are jamming.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I write my lyrics into the computer and I hum my music into the dictaphone.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

The way I look at a solo project is, I create what I want with whoever I want.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

No, if it was up to me every record would be brand new studio material but Atlantic records asked me to put out a full live record because my tour really did do well last year.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Maybe one day I can have a reunion with myself.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

You have got to make new music, that is the way that I look at it anyway.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

They don’t have the edge that I need. I’m not interested in reliving 1988.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

It is easy for me to go play a rock show, I have been doing that all my life and I love that.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Inside I never said I wanted to do theatre or be an actor.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Kids don’t go out and buy CDs, they make their own, they download them from the Internet.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

Maybe if they start playing new rock bands videos, then maybe but there is no point in a guy like me spending 250 grand for a video that no one is ever going to see.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I do Skid Row every night.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

They have had such a crazy life living with me as their dad. Not crazy but different from their friends.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

So, it ended up being what you have there, seven songs brand new and ten live songs which is a good mix.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer

I guess I watch more MTV than you do. I’m a junkie for it.

Sebastian Bach

Canadian-American singer