It’s the plain low-hanging fruit, so I received’t make some joke about Tesla vehicles and Tesla the band as a result of, what objective would it not serve apart from making me giggle? BUT, since we’re on the Tesla matter, it appears as if Tommy Skeoch, the band’s former guitarist and the present guitarist for the rock band Dangerous Marriage, desires to begin a brand new band. If/when it occurs, the brand new, yet-to-be-named venture will characteristic Tesla’s present bassist Brian Wheat and W.A.S.P.‘s former guitarist Chris Holmes as nicely.
Skeoch talked in regards to the possiblity for a brand new band in a latest interview with Talkin’ Bout Rock:
“We’re all doing our personal factor, and I don’t know once we can ever get collectively, all of us. Though, when [Brian] requested me about that, I did suppose it might be cool — I wish to play with that man [Chris Holmes]. I believe me and him would have a cranky guitar factor happening, most likely. He’s sort of cranky like me. However it’s simply if we are able to all get our schedules collectively, like if we’re not doing nothing. However we’re all busy. It’s exhausting.”
Skeoch reconnected with Wheat again in 2022. Wheat was already planning on working with Holmes on one thing anyway, so it gave the impression to be some form of kismet match. Talking with Ernest Skinner from Canada-based Border Metropolis Rock Discuss a couple of months in the past, Wheat gave extra background as to how the concept for the brand new band happened within the first place:
“Me and Chris are gonna do a band or a venture, no matter you wanna name it, collectively. And Tommy has agreed to do it as nicely. So the three of us have talked about placing collectively a venture, band, no matter you wanna name it this point in time, however me and Chris have already began to work on some songs. And I do know me and Tommy know the best way to write songs collectively ’trigger we did so much in TESLA. So the subsequent step could be to get me and Tommy and Chris collectively, whether or not it’s on a Zoom, working collectively like that or no matter, and write some materials, after which discover a singer that might be the appropriate singer for that venture.
“Me and Chris are fairly good buddies. We see one another after I’m at my home in Italy. He’s there on a regular basis. He lives in France. And I’m in Florida now for the winter. Tommy’s in Florida. So we’ve all talked about it. So it’s simply once we get round to doing it. And it’s simply carving out a time the place Chris isn’t busy doing MEAN MAN, I’m not doing Tesla or Violet Breed and Tommy’s not doing Dangerous Marriage.
“I’m wanting ahead to it, as a result of I like Chris and I wanna work with Tommy once more.”
Skeoch was fired from Tesla again in 2006 because of some points with substance abuse. In a previous interview with Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, he talked in regards to the seeming lack of justice in his exit from Tesla:
“I used to be fired. I used to be getting fucked up and I used to be undoubtedly within the improper about a number of stuff, and so they put up with it for a very long time. However on the identical time, none of us have been angels, and we put up with a number of stuff from the opposite guys for a very long time too, and so they’re nonetheless there. So I felt like a little bit scapegoated by the factor. And the opposite factor is that they didn’t need individuals — I suppose for the good thing about my household, so it wouldn’t look dangerous — they mentioned, ‘Tommy’s simply gonna spend time [with his family].’ That’s why no one is aware of, and that’s why you’re asking this query. Everybody’s confused on even what occurred. Mainly, I used to be fired. I used to be getting fucked up, and I stored fucking up, and I stored telling ’em I wouldn’t, and I simply couldn’t cease.”
When will music be coming from the brand new band? Who is aware of, however we’ll be ready with bated breath.
