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Former Ratt Won't Go Back

02/28/2011
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(Rock News Desk) Original Ratt bassist Juan Croucier says he'd love to return to the band but can't because they're stupid and their political issues are unbearable.

The Sunset Strip sleaze stars returned in 2010 with acclaimed album Infestation, featuring Robbie Crane in Croucier's place. Despite the success of the release, the band are now on hiatus with singer Stephen Pearcy saying he's not sure if he wants to return and drummer Bobby Blotzer having recently slated Pearcy in public.

"I'd love nothing more than to be in Ratt. I love what we did and I helped build the band. Why would I walk away from something that successful to play local clubs for a dozen people? I'm being honest here," Croucier tells Guitar International. "But we just couldn't reach an agreement. We had a lot of issues with alcohol abuse and personal issues. It's one thing to have them when you're a young man in your twenties, but it's entirely different in your mid-forties. more on this story

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