RS: It’s your second show within almost a year Hungary. Do you remember the one you had here last year?
BB: Sure, as I remember it was a good show. But you know if you play as often as we do, days blend into each other. But I remember visiting your country several time either with this band or with my other band and it’s a always a pleasure to be here.
RS: Can you tell me a few words about Nick’s departure?
BB: Well, you know we had the lawsuit which Josh filed and Nick have his own personal legal issues. And the two lawsuits, together, it was too much for him. He did not want to be part of the two cases at once, neither in a direct or in an indirect way. So one day he thought that being in the band does not worth it. Of course it’s just my opinion, honestly, you have to ask Nick himself.
RS: So do you think if there would not have been the lawsuit which Josh filed, then Nick would be still in the band?
BB: I don’t know, but....very likely. In the beginning when we started to reform the band and started to play together, it was all going very good. But after Nick had that issue with the law in Los Angeles, things have changed. You could see that he had his mind on that issue, because what he is dealing with is pretty serious.
RS: So he could not concentrate on the band.
BB: Personally, I felt that his presence in the band... he wasn’t as present as he used to. These two lawsuits started to consume his inner consciousness and he was not the same after that.
RS: Another weird thing about your legal issue. As far as I know, Scott had been playing with you recently on some shows. Even so, after a while he joined Josh in the lawsuit. So what the fuck?
BB: You know, we were as surprised as the public. We only heard about the lawsuit when YOU heard about it. When Nick got into that trouble and he could not play with us, we naturally contacted Scott to fill the bassist role. And he was very pleased and he immediately said “yes”. We had a good time, we played great shows. Everything went fine util the end of the year, we finished the year at a high peak, we were motivated and had many plans for 2012. Still, the issue happened at the end of the year.