Recently speaking with Chaoszine, former Manowar member Ross the Boss detailed what it takes for him to reunite with his ex-band.
Last year, Manowar revealed that their guitarist, E.V Martel, would be parting ways with the band, and they were searching for a replacement. When asked how he would react if they had approached him to rejoin the band, the musician said:
“Well, there would have had to be some serious business negotiation because I have a – I mean, there would have to be some serious stuff to be agreed on. I have no problem with the band. I have no problem with the boys. I have no problem with Eric Adams or whoever’s playing drums at the time, but I do have problems with one man. I have problems with him. He impacted my family. He impacted my life.”
Comparing it to how things worked in his neighborhood, Ross the Boss continued:
“And for that, things have to be, you know, changed. ‘Cause you f*ck with my family, and there’s a big problem. There’s a big f*cking problem. And, in my old neighborhood, we solved it by death, by fighting to the death. I’m just saying, that’s, that’s things happened in the Bronx, okay, growing up. If there was a blood feud, you– we solved that. We all turned our backs and let them fight.”
The guitarist also shared how he feels about being fired today:
“Whatever happened happened. But sometimes you can only do that when you’re fighting like that. But you affect my family? Okay. You take food out of my family’s mouths? Okay. All right, see what you’re going to get. And it’s still the same. I mean, but think– I mean, we’re grown up and old to the point we’re old guys to the point now, but you know what? I don’t forget.”
He still kept the door open for a reunion with his former band, as he added:
“I don’t forget. But listen, whatever happened, I would love to play with Manowar again. One big, great Manowar tour would be unbelievable. How many tickets do you think could be sold? I mean– Many f*cking tickets. I mean, many, bigger than Metallica and, you know, who I don’t understand. I mean, I love those guys, but I still don’t understand what they got. But I mean, if I could, one, one great Manowar tour with me, but, you know?”
The guitarist departed from the band in 1988 after Joey DeMaio fired him during the world tour to promote ‘Kings of Metal.’ As a founding member, Ross the Boss contributed to six Manowar albums. In July 2005, the musician had a stage reunion with Manowar at the Earthshaker Festival in Germany, where the band was the headline act.
