RATT: Robbin Crosby on Stephen Pearcy, "I'm sure glad the girls think he's sexy cause he can't sing"

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

For the style of rock music Stephen Pearcy voice is perfect...I love Ratt ever since I was a teenager in the 80s

[@ianmeadows8719]

Exactly my thoughts

[@debrahigh7968]

Ratt n Roll 4ever!

[@jonnyj2331]

I have always loved Stephen's voice. Saw Ratt many times and there were few bands where every original member was absolutely essential to the sound, look, attitude and success.

[@HogLife]

RIP ROBBIN,one of the greats of my time,the 80’s,still jam out to Ratt to this day and I love the sharing of lead solos between Him and Warren,I’m locked in the 80’s til I die,I’m 54 and bang my head like I’m 18 again🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@raymondtrepanier3118]

I'm 67 and I love to listen to RAT, they had so many hits, some really great songs. Too bad then day's are gone.

[@j.s.8496]

I'm the same age and I "identify" with everything you just commented !! Ratt was very special to me....

[@wendyrowland17]

SAME!! I’m 53 turning 54 and Shiiiit boy howdy those were literally the BEST days EVER!🎉

[@Debra-k1f]

60..RATT n' Roll ♥️

[@imaouima]

The band kinda dumped him in the end, didn't they?

[@seagullpoet]

RATT was a damn fun band. They had great tunes.

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

Every song was great ...They're better than Motley Crue

[@peacefulbliss1]

@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 I agree and felt the same. They were better than The Crue.

[@rhgamecock1]

@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 Even though I also like The Crue, I always thought the roles should have been reversed. Ratt should have been the massively popular band and The Crue less popular. I also think Detonator was great and never understood how it didn't become as popular as Dr. Feelgood.

[@stfu699]

Have

[@davidvenesky9053]

RATT is and was a very underrated band. They were definitely a BIG part of 1980's metal scene!

[@bb-us4ew]

they were not underrated they sold out 20000 seat stadiums world wide all throughout the 80s

[@aaronmalphrus3054]

@@bb-us4ew yeah but they get nowhere near the recognition they deserve, they were some Trail Blazers in the hair metal scene

[@leoborganelli3558]

Ratt was an awesome band during my teen years! Back for more, Lack of, and Lay it Down are freaking classics!!

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

They are my favorite glam metal band

[@leonardgarcia5320]

The morning after, wanted man, way cool junior....

[@jasonsabourin2275]

"Body Talk"

[@illegallyblonde232]

Heads I win is my favorite

[@theelitebattleangel]

Ratt will be remembered for their first three great albums the EP Invasion your privacy and out of the cellar

[@warpath6666]

Dancing Undercover is such a great album 😊

[@GLPitt1]

Steven doesn't have a great range. But he has a cool sounding voice. It is unique and one of the main things that made Ratt a little bit above the other bands of that "hair band" genre. Really great guitar work and solos, and Stevens voice. A lot of their songs still hold up today unlike the majority of that stuff.

[@peanutbutterisfu]

He’s a lesser version of David Lee Roth both aren’t good singers in a technical sense but cool voice but more so the attitude and stage deal

[@METAMYSTICPODCAST]

A great singer is not how many notes they can sing - a great singer especially in rock/metal is some one who has a strong identity and tone and VIBE. When Pearcy sang those songs u BELIEVED it. No one can deliver those old Ratt songs except Pearcy. Bad ass killer voice to MATCH the energy and vibe of Ratt. Classic era we will appreciate as the years go by.

[@MrOctober44]

Lol. First off he doesn't even sing. He basically does a Roth like speaking through songs. Yes, a singer is how many notes you can sing.

[@dmez4481]

I was a big Ratt fan back in the day.I saw them in Toledo at the Sports Arena. It was a great show. I love the sound of Stephen's voice. He was a good singer and front man. It's my opinion that Warren is one of the most underrated guitarists ever. Try playing his chops & leads and you'll give him his due respect.

[@MichaelKerr71]

Ratt was one of those bands that I really liked back then. They had this great momentum for a while. Then one day I blinked, turned around and never really heard from them again. But that happens to a lot of bands. All I know is I still listen to those old songs I grew up with.

[@juve3690]

Exactly the same with me. That's what is so awesome about music. The stuff we grew up on never goes away and is easily accessible nowadays. It's amazing IMO, that groups we grew up with are still putting out some excellent music, like Judas Priest, Scorpions, etc. The new Cheap Trick is good too IMO. 😎

[@Rudy_Riot]

I wasn’t lucky enough to experience this time in person, but I can tell you one thing, I jam all these banger tracks from the 80’s especially Ratt! 🤘🏼

[@debrahigh7968]

@@Rudy_Riot so sorry you missed the greatest decade!! It was all that!! I wouldn't change it for the world

[@debrahigh7968]

Ratt n' Roll, ♥

[@Rudy_Riot]

@@debrahigh7968 it looked amazing! I think it’s coming back though! Within 10 years hard rock/heavy metal will be as big with the kids as it was in the 80’s! I’m calling it now!

[@romainlavoie1526]

Robin Crosby was and still is my favorite musician ever. I'm floored at learning this . After millions of albums sales and constant touring ... the man was broke . I always believed it happened much later. RIP Robin you're still the King !

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

Yeah Robin went hard on that H for years. If he is your fav then you probably have read the Fan article of Robin's last years it was so painful. I highly recommend it if you havent.

[@louiscsanko3673]

@@fungus_am0nguz644 That ( H) will make anyone go broke!!! It takes over your life and When you try to stop!!!!!! I won't even try to explain the HELL OF WITHDRAWALS. [ Mr. Crosby]( RIP)🙏

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

@@louiscsanko3673 after 20 years of a massive addiction of it and almost 4 years clean, i know exactly wacha mean.

[@Cognitively_m_paired_4_Kamala]

You know he died from AIDS, right?

[@debrahigh7968]

​@@fungus_am0nguz644🎉🎉🎉

[@robstanfield2157]

I was fortunate enough to meet Robyn at a UFO reunion show in San Bernardino in the mid 90’s and he couldn’t have been nicer. We weren’t sure it was him, even though he was super tall, so my friends wife asked him, and sure enough the 6’6” dude in make up was Robyn Crosby. He spoke to us for a solid 10 minutes until one of MichealSchenker roadies came to get him to go back stage. He jokingly asked if I wanted to go, then left, and I think he died a couple years later. He was super handsome, and very kind, and almost nobody recognized him, which was sad. Anyhoo, my brush with fame hahaha. 😊

[@wayne6777]

Stephen Pearcy is RATT. Such a unique voice, I can’t imagine anybody ever replacing him.

[@TracyHall70]

Without Pearcy that band would have been nothing. Great front man and a very unique voice in R&R.

[@chrisbarnette7137]

Thank you for keeping all these stories alive for us and future fans.

[@benjaminreyes2869]

In those days Robbin Crosby was my favorite member of Ratt... I was shocked the day he died...

[@debrahigh7968]

Ikr! Heard it on the radio driving. I didn't know he had aids..

[@jayteesgear]

I give Ratt huge props for the mid Milennium period- Cavazo came in and really helped light the flame again. Im not sure whats goin on with them now but they were rockin again for a bit

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

Just a club band right now. Only Stephen and Juan playing with them now

[@danielrosadoguitar]

Very rare (and unexpected) photo of King with Rick James. Cool. 👍

[@azinfandellvr]

I remember every word to every song..& I don't think I've heard them since I was a teen...CRAZY!

[@nynthworld4152]

The first full length album from Ratt ( Out of the Cellar ) is awesome. Every song is good 👍

[@justine_holloway]

yes, one of the best releases of the 80s for sure, and the EP is even better!

[@tod3msn]

I appreciate the honest assessments of Beau Hill. Many 80's rockers like Brett Michaels and Stephen Pearcy were not great singers and that was obvious but with the studio wizards like Beau Hill it didn't matter. These guys got paid to make people look good.And they did.

[@saintfan9lb]

I just wish there was more that could have been done rid Robbin of that demon. I lost interest in Ratt after Robbin was replaced. They lost a huge part of their sex appeal without him and to me they sounded different. I lost a sibling to substance abuse. I guess life is too big for some

[@theodorecarbajal2975]

I like Stephen voice it's real raunchy and loud, love it

[@debrahigh7968]

Yeppers! If only to be able to go back to the time the whole world went "Round & Round" to the music of Ratt- 1984...Out of The Cellar.

[@amac8237]

Robin was a well accomplished & seasoned guitar player. I have read that in later years he felt written off, constantly living under the shadow of Warren. Even though they complemented each other nicely.

[@phillipweber6059]

Robbin Crosby and Rick James in the same photo might be the greatest photo I have ever seen

[@4dmind]

This whole interview is a great listen. Beau is an amazing producer.

[@ChadLSmith-ys8qw]

I'd say that Pearcy definitely CAN sing. Still sounds really good to this day...

[@PRHILL9696]

Agree. Every Ratt album is a masterpiece and the vocals are a huge part of that

[@garrettgrant6049]

R.I.P. to ROBBIN CROSBY who passed away 20 Years Ago Today at Age 42

[@CoreySosner]

One of the best 80s band

[@mikewatkins3533]

Ratt and Roll!! RC aka King! RIP brotha!🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺😎🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@williamweiss6128]

Yeah, Ratt had a thing. People still like their music.

[@henrymyrickjr.6572]

You seen that photo in there with Rick James that's humourous and sad all at once a couple talented dudes that definitely lived up to the party like a rockstar label. Cause they went full throttle

[@deborahchesser7375]

Ratt may not have had the elaborate stage shows like the Crue but they flat out rocked a lot of bands. I love their sound.

[@BradYaeger]

While I CAN sing , I am a TERRIBLE guitar player. Once after one of my early gigs I was talking to this old timer that shared the bill with me and was an outstanding player. When I brought up my lack of skill he said " Brad, there's thousands and thousands of great guitar players out there right now . But there's not that many cool ones. It's better to be cool than great. Stephen was and still is a cool singer . He has the right stuff for the job .

[@PatPakken]

Stephen even admits in book that he’s not much of a singer but that he was more of the ring leader of the party.

[@shlepmessing8703]

He was a lazy piece of sh!t. He's why they never sustained it.

[@CountDraculasrockband]

Still a better singer than Vince Neil.

[@Catsrock-u7y]

That photo of Robbin and Rick, speaks volumes 😢two great talents gone way too soon. Please 🙏 people don’t do Drugs.

[@Debra-k1f]

❤❤❤Robbin the King Crosby

[@JCStorm76]

Stephen Pearcy isn’t a great singer but he just might be the most unique one. I couldn’t possibly imagine anyone else singing all those Ratt songs

[@stricknine8623]

When he was very young, he could actually belt that stuff out and hit his pitch marks. He was borderline legitimately great. His voice just had a short life span.

[@shlepmessing8703]

Except that he was just lazy. Like Vince Neil, he thought he could just put on a torn shirt walk around the stage. Stephen killed Ratt.

[@stricknine8623]

@@shlepmessing8703 I went to the Center Stage Atlanta concert during the 1989 - 1990 Detonator tour and they were on FIRE !! Even Pearcy was full of energy and sang on pitch for the most part. But YES, he got extremely lazy shortly after that and lost his voice.

[@JCStorm76]

@@stricknine8623 Detonator is underrated

[@stricknine8623]

@@JCStorm76 Not to me,...I think it is some of Warren's finest lead playing.

[@shaunduffy5180]

Ratt was miles above most of the crap that was out at the time.

[@PRHILL9696]

agree

[@miguelbarahona6636]

The 80s were fantastic. There were hundreds of awesome bands.

[@toms3664]

Raft is awesome. But what crap?

[@shaunduffy5180]

@@toms3664 whitesnake..poison..winger..motley(1st 2 records r good..rest is garbage) warrant..vain..tuff..kix etc. It would be easier to list what wasn't garbage from that time.

[@AlmasAztekas]

@@shaunduffy5180 in every comment section of 80s rock songs, I've never seen someone who was around in the 80s say what bands were trash. This is a first for me and agreed with some of your list.

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

The Robin story always makes me sad because in reality he was RATT. RIP King! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@vivsavage13]

Ratt N Roll. I love the Band. Always have, always will. 🎸

[@debrahigh7968]

❤❤❤

[@shermigz]

I liked Stephen's voice. It worked for their music.

[@breestone8978]

I fell in love with RATT instantly growing up, i grew up in the 2000s but didnt care for the music it wasnt fun and it didnt make me happy the way ratt did

[@billbailey1511]

I like Pearcy's Voice for his kind of music. I mean come one he was never on a Vince Neil level.

[@richsleyster2656]

Wow Robin Crosby hanging with Rick James. Now that’s a serious party!!!

[@scottwhite2757]

Cool interview interesting..:)

[@TheMasonator777]

His “non-singer” voice is what makes Ratt sound tougher than a lot of LA bands.

[@paulthompson8642]

Thank you

[@brigham2250]

It really is a shame how many talented musicians brought on their own demise by drug use and/or alcohol abuse. Totally unnecessary and too much of a stereotype. As for Pearcy's singing ability, I'm pretty sure I've heard him say he knows he isn't a singer and considers himself more of a screamer who is there to entertain you. That's paraphrasing.

[@johnnybgood774]

that's what happens when your an industry baby

[@kevinkaatz883]

What did Jesus say about waking a Mike in one's footsteps? You don't know what's in another's head nor what they're dealing with

[@Rudy_Riot]

I love Ratt and Pearcy’s voice! But I get what you’re saying it’s like yeah he may not hit these crazy notes BUT, the sound of his voice is extremely pleasing to listen to on their songs.

[@cherobinson6371]

Alcohol is a Drug. In FACT it kills way more people every Year than all other Drugs Combined and for 98% it’s the Gateway to Street Drugs.

[@sonnyjames8922]

Pearcey sings fine . . . If he sounded any different, it wouldn't be Ratt!!

[@veekatore8983]

Warren DeMartini was the key to Ratt's success. He is also one of the most underrated guitarist.. He wasn't all pretty and glammed up like Robbin and Stephen & his play did it all... Man the 80's was a blast..

[@davehelmick7395]

Warren and George Lynch had a similar sound and technique but when it comes down to it warren was better ,that's my opinion

[@MrOctober44]

I love Warren but to say he wasn't glammed up is ridiculous.

[@marcusmorgan2373]

Yeah dude I love The Torch too but he was as glammed up as the rest of them

[@BURNOUT3272]

Robbin and Stephen were the key song writers in the beginning though, without Robbin who knows how it would have turned out

[@agutierrez3023]

@@BURNOUT3272 Totally agree! All five guys in Ratt were equally responsible for their success. One guy didn't make the band.

[@blikketty77]

I'm not a Ratt fan, but when they opened for the Scorpions when Cavazos was in the band, Pearcy could still sing as well as he ever could. He was never known as some amazing vocalist, but he sounded better than a lot of dudes from that era did by the 2010s. I gotta say, I don't know if I have even seen a singer with less stage presence,

[@dragonqueen6589]

Ha ha, I remember Jake E Lee saying he didn’t think much of Stephen’s singing back in the Mickey Ratt days back when Stephen was adamant he’d be a star… well guess he was right😂😂😂

[@JCStorm76]

Who was actually right?

[@dragonqueen6589]

@@JCStorm76 Stephen, his will and determination and his personality got him famous, not his lack lustre vocals😂

[@JCStorm76]

@@dragonqueen6589 Thats what I thought

[@houstonpenguin]

Stephen was Adam Ant!?!

[@dragonqueen6589]

@@houstonpenguin An American version maybe😂

[@jayusher576]

Huge difference in sound and direction of RATT as Robbin stating checking out of the band... sadly ..., Robbins rhythm and leads were the core of the RATT sound.... period

[@saintfan9lb]

@@jayusher576 even Stephen admitted in interviews Robbin was not replaceable. Different sound minus Robbin indeed

[@quingill508]

Stephen Pearcy isn’t gonna be in anybodys top singers ever but for 80s heavy metal and Ratt it fit perfectly!

[@alfonsogutierrez1392]

Fame and fortune aren't enough, real happiness is beyond that

[@直美岩熊]

私は、今の今迄キング事ロビンが亡くなっているとは思ってなかったです。とてもショクでした😢　早すぎです。笑顔の時は、エクボが出来るのが印象的でした。😂❤

[@adamwarlock3530]

Robbin Crosby had some great solos. I like his solo on Wanted man better than Warren's actually. Sad that he went down hill after Invasion of your privacy. As great as Warren is, Robbin gave some diversity. When they started giving Warren the Lead position, that's when Robbin went on the decline. The band at it's peak was when Warren and Robbin were a team. When they started treating Robbin like nothing more than a rhythm guitarist, I'm sure it hurt him a lot.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

I'm with you, I like Crosby a bit more than WDM.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

I agree. What was the point of excluding Robbin? The variety was an asset. It was the producers decision I think. A mediocre producer at best.

[@saintfan9lb]

@@ColtraneTayloris it possible they were jealous of the sex appeal he had? I still believe someone in the business end turned him on or figured out that it would take heroin to burn him out. I never would have thought ppl could Be that cruel and creepy but I unfortunately saw unrelated cases first hand. Made me sick. Doesn’t take a phd to figure out That many artists are controlled this way No names please

[@danielsultimaterockmetal9363]

What was the connection between Cosby and Steve Harris?

[@bucknasty69]

Ratt and Iron Maiden toured together some in the 80s, I’m guessing the picture in this video is from on of the times they were on tour together.

[@TracyGunz]

Ratt and Roll. They were bad ass back in the 80s, man. I thought Invasion Of Your Privacy was a kick ass album.......

[@JBG949]

Picture with Rick James is the smoking gun...TONS of BLOW.

[@christopheryasus3666]

Rick looked tall as hell there lol

[@debrahigh7968]

Right? Robbin was 6' 5" .

[@vincegedeon6583]

He didn't plan on being singer he kinda fell into to it he was actually auditioning for guitar but it was filled and they needed a singer so he just gave it a shot and the rest is history 💯

[@rjc7289]

Robbin's death is still one of those things I shake my head in disgust over. It could've been so easily prevented had somebody close to him cared enough to intervene and show him some tough love. Like the saying goes, it's when you're at your lowest when you find out who your true friends are! Plus, with all the advanced medication that's around now, his HIV status could've been mitigated, and he'd be able to live a normal life span. As for Stephen, even in his prime, he sounded like a cat with laryngitis being strangled, but for whatever oddball reason, it fit the style of those Ratt albums.

[@cherobinson6371]

U can’t tough live addiction outta someone that’s like saying increas money for the War on Drugs. Both are Absurd ideals

[@kristianjohnson8787]

@@cherobinson6371 That is true…you cannot tough love addition out of anyone. However, an addict must reach a point at which continuing on with the behavior hurts worse than trying to quit…the proverbial “bottom”. Everyone’s “bottom” looks different. Legal issues, losing custody of children, living on the streets, tricking for a fix, etc…but most of them do include all enablers discontinuing their enablement in one form or another…what most call “tough love”. Most addiction is actually caused by trauma. Unknown to most, trauma can alter one’s DNA. This helps make addiction so damn difficult to move past. And YES, Stephen Pearcy is a horrible singer.

[@MrOctober44]

You can't use tough love to stop people from doing drugs. They have to do it themselves. From everything I've read Robbin alienated everyone from his life. It's sad that he died so young but he did it to himself.

[@joanietravel9125]

@@Rjensen2 Rob never screwed anyone over. Never.

[@jenniferwilliams4462]

Yes I will agree with you on some things. I was in that circle, King had alot of people bail on him when he was let go from RATT. He continued to spiral, his true love Tawny had already gone on, King had married Laurie and divorced. He was broken hearted, broke, when he was in that hospice home he begged so called friends to come. Yes Tawny did, Jaun, did, A few techs did. So when he passed and Tawny gave the interview about King getting out and doing that last shot, yes he went out that way....he was so embarrassed at what he had done with his life. He had it all at 1 time. Back then the medicines were no where like now. His cocktail of medications a day was so bad. He wanted freedom, happiness so he did what he did. Yes Robbin, along with Slash, Steve Wider and many more should have been like Robbins best friend the great Nikki Six and got sober and hit rehab over and over after They all watched Nikki of on Dec 23 of 87 @ The Franklin.....Everyone rmbrs, it so so well. thank god NS survived. but no people bailed on Robbin. And then acted like they were best friends. How many actually showed up for the funeral.....y'all would be amazed. RIP Orea.....you were an amazing friend, guitarest, your voice and laugh I still hear in the wind all these yrs later.....thank you for some great memories especially getting stuck in Kentucky on Thanksgiving in 84....Fly high big man I know your with your true love Tawny again

[@paolo-n2000]

Ratt debut EP and 1st and 2nd albums are classic!!! All down hill from there though....

[@justine_holloway]

agree. they lost their distinctiveness, the riffs, and songwriting in general became far less interesting.

[@pb12661]

everyone likes to criticize singers like Pearcy but the reality is: if not for him/and the "persona" their band wouldn't have been as big as they became....if at all.

[@robertghanem1424]

I prefer ratt more then crue.

[@blacklabelnc]

Ratt was unique and such a killer band, I still listen to the old stuff. Anyone know what drug or drugs it was that Robin was doing?

[@powercourageandwisdom]

He was doing Downtown

[@blacklabelnc]

@@powercourageandwisdom What’s Downtown?

[@powercourageandwisdom]

@@blacklabelnc Heroin

[@blacklabelnc]

@@powercourageandwisdom Wow. Figured that’s what it was.

[@saintfan9lb]

It was a huge problem in the industry back then And artists hide their habit. They will shoot in their toes to conceal track marks in their arms.

[@gregpeterson6161]

Robin always had the best BLOW

[@MARKIEBANUNCE]

NOBODY RIDES FOR FREE

[@ljr7945]

Ratt 'n Roll!

[@nicksideris2600]

Dont do drugs, kids...RIP King...

[@joshburns4611]

Well, drug addict or not, Robbin decided to go out on his terms, rather than die a slow death. You gotta respect him for that.

[@Dastardly_X]

🤘🏻 🌟 🤘

[@CelestialWoodway]

Better than Vince Neil.

[@jakeross2050]

A newborn puppy sings better than Vince Neil does now

[@newwavepop]

RATT are my all time favorite metal band, i know they always saw themselves as hard rock not metal. and Pearcy's voice is great for the band but he is sort of infamously a bad singer live so that is true. Robbin is one of those guys you look at you you just cant understand how he could make such bad choices when he had so much going for him. its sad and it is scary what people can do to themselves.

[@karenmonson9893]

Part of being a drug addict is being in denial of it and also hiding it!!! But as Robin's addiction worsened he wasn't able to do either anymore and things went from worse to bad!!! He couldn't have been helped at this point because his addiction controlled his life!!! This is really sad!!!😭😭😭

[@karenmonson9893]

The girls may have thought Stephen was sexy but during this time all the guys were "hot"!!!

[@lexbeltran1354]

Indeed

[@saintfan9lb]

I hope the skank that introduced heroin to Robbin rots in hell

[@JBASH2011]

He was right.

[@tannrrsmiddy]

=== LONG LIVE ROBIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@illegallyblonde232]

Robbin's backup vocals were as good as his guitar playing...he died a sad lonely death 😢

[@arturoalmazan5262]

say whatever you wanna say about bands like Ratt ; Dokken ; Cinderella etc but they sure had more talent than all this so called ' rock music ' these days. ex crap bands like ghost ; Greta van fleet shit . they can't even compare to the great bands of the 80s

[@carletonrutherford1799]

All those bands you named were second rate crap bands. They were all the same. Hey crap bands, why don't you play your power ballad? Poof up your hair more, put on some makeup, and spandex. Absolute vapid garbage.

[@brandonjohnson191]

I agree except that, just because you don't like a band, doesn't mean they're crap, Ghost is not a crap band, they actually do have talent, they're just not for everyone. There are plenty of shitty half assed bands out nowadays though.

[@bartsullivan4866]

I agree Arturo rock is kind of dead right now. Since when do you have to apologize for liking that twin guitar sound of the 80's. Post grunge there hasn't been any great rock groups it's all compartmentalize where you have so many different types of metal. You can't just enjoy what you like without someone talking shit. Besides The Darkness not a lot of bands really embracing those power rock chord sound from the 80s.

[@richardbailey7558]

I've liked to see RATT,DOKKEN and CINDERELLA on the same bill

[@arturoalmazan5262]

@@richardbailey7558 with the original lineups

[@jonnyrock3986]

I saw ratt in 1986 at Nassau coliseum on long island, new York, bon jovi opened and sucked it was the year of the raft literally, ratt where running on all cylinders

[@XI_Daisy_XI]

✨😃Wayyy cool!!! I saw them there with Kix and Britny Fox. Reach For the Sky tour '89.✨🎶✨🙌✨🎶✨

[@bb-us4ew]

I've always considered Bon Jovi a girls band if you wanted to bang girls go to a bon Jovi show

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Poor soul. RIP Robin.

[@paulmcphee5232]

He says Robin can’t sing. How ironic.

[@JackTorrance333]

I don’t care what anyone says about Pearcy, he was a bad front man!

[@mattw4461]

I thought the dude had a great and unique voice until I heard him sing live.

[@metalmarty3948]

I thought he was okay live in the early days but got worse over time.

[@shlepmessing8703]

Stephen was absolutely brutal in concert.

[@schoolboy320th]

🤣😂

[@koolkitties8552]

Robin was hot though

[@fuzzyfish80549]

Stephen's voice on the studio albums was a really good fit for the sound that Beau produced. But if Beau had not hand fed a lot of the vocals to Stephen, those albums would not have become some of the greatest metal albums ever. Stephen's efforts live make me cringe. Sorry, Juan was a better singer but didn't have the right timbre to his voice that Stephen had, which made those recordings so edgy and dynamic. I like Stephen, so please don't take this personally. As for Robbin, We miss you! Rest in peace King.

[@Aeis_Kalt]

I always rather liked Pearcy's style over most of the other bands at the time. Probably also why I can only listen to Bon Scott with AC/DC, and Brian Johnson is just fucking irritating

[@shlepmessing8703]

Robbin was really too sweet of a human being to be a leader of that band. Like Jon Bon Jovi and Nikki Sixx, Ratt needed a leader and Stephen should have been it. Unfortunately, he was too busy wanting to be a rock star and, just like Vince Neil, got lazy.

[@MrOctober44]

Kind of agree. I think both could of led the band but they got lazy. Robbin got into drugs and Stephen only cared about getting laid. Like most bands, they lost their hunger when they got successful

[@shlepmessing8703]

@@MrOctober44 Robbin wasn't very bright. Sweet guy, had the vision, but didn't have the business intellect needed. He did veer off into drugs but, at that point, it should have been Stephen that went Gene Simmons or Jon Bongiovi for that band and he didn't. To your point, Stephen cared about the image and image only.

[@jitsroller]

Who's being interviewed?

[@ColtraneTaylor]

I'll take Pearcy over Joe Elliot, JBJ and even Vince Neil. Robin was no EVH himself.

[@sagatuppercut2960]

Why would a guitar player in a successful rock band need to borrow $80?!

[@sunjester8254]

Sounds like Robbin was self destructive in more ways than one.

[@truescotsman4103]

pearcy doesn't sing he yells and he bends pitch. his voice isn't a singing voice.

[@zombiemachinery4868]

He's a poor man's Halford but we love Ratt.

[@MrOctober44]

A poor man's Halford, lol?! Halford is one of the greatest singers ever while Stephen can barely carry a tune.

[@zombiemachinery4868]

@@MrOctober44, that's exactly what I said.

[@Imadeyourun]

Stephen couldn't sing?! Please!

[@jorgepaul5049]

Wao!!dancing was cert. platnium and reach 4 the sky too as well and he suppossed to be millionaire and he showed up to the studio to borrow 80 bucks for heroin,what a drug demon.. ..R.I.P.

[@deangoings]

Can't sing? that smack blurred his senses.

[@thewhiteelephant]

Singing ability has absolutely NOTHING to do with being a successful entertainer.

[@gregorydavidson177]

I thought he was a great singer!