In a sit-down with Robert Miguel of Uvalde Radio Rocks, Steve Brown revealed his honest opinion about Mark ‘Gus’ Scott’s drumming. However, his remarks were a bit ‘belittling.’
Reflecting on the possibility of a reunion for the band’s classic lineup, Brown expressed:
“Pete Loran is a brother. We talk all the time, and everything’s cool there. I just think that Pete’s — look, he’s always welcome. He can come out whenever he wants. He’s always welcome to come on stage and play with me and Trixter bassist P.J. Farley.
We’ve gotten offers over the past couple of years, and we’ve presented it, ‘Hey, we want the band,’ and it just doesn’t work out. And there’s nothing I can say more about it other than the fact that, with Mark ‘Gus’ Scott, sadly, that’s a problem that’ll never be repaired in my mind.”
He further commented on Scott’s abilities behind the kit:
“So that you’re never gonna see the original Trixter back with the drummer again. But you might see Pete fronting us with a different drummer, which is fine ’cause that guy was an adequate drummer at best anyway.”
This isn’t the first hint of conflict among the band members. Brown and Farley have publicly criticized Scott in past interviews. Steve has previously voiced his dissatisfaction, mentioning Scott is on ‘the shit list beyond belief’ with the group. P.J. Farley also compared working with Scott to dealing with a disobedient dog.
Mark ‘Gus’ Scott addressed his side of the story in a 2022 interview with ‘The Bay Ragni Show.’ Touching upon the projects of other Trixter members, he expressed disappointment in their lack of commitment to Trixter:
“I think the biggest reason why I don’t reach out and why a bigger effort hasn’t been made on anybody’s part is these guys are out with all these other projects, doing all this other stuff, and they didn’t care to do Trixter first. They fail to believe that there was potential to be at least.
You actually don’t see the potential or have the desire for that. Even if we did not have the potential, I love the music so much I would do it for nothing; I’d pay somebody to get on that stage. Whereas they — apparently — do not possess that desire at all.”
It’s been six years since Trixter’s classic lineup last shared a stage, their final performance dating back to 2017.
You can listen to the interview below.
