In 1996, Bach formed a rock supergroup, the Last Hard Men, with Frogs guitarist Jimmy Flemion, The Breeders lead guitarist Kelley Deal, and The Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The group recorded a full-length, self-titled album for Atlantic Records, who then optioned not to release it. In 1998, it was released on Kelley Deal's label, Nice Records, with no fanfare and a very limited pressing of 1000 CDs, which may have been sold via mail order only.
On November 28, 2001 Sebastian appeared at New York Steel, a benefit concert in response to 9/11. He appeared early in the show, left to perform on Broadway, and returned at the end when all performers gathered for a final song.
In October 2002, Sebastian was signed to perform in the national touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar and played the role of Jesus successfully in the show until April 2003, when he was fired for alleged diva-like behavior. He is currently working on a DVD version of VH1's Forever Wild that will be released in June.
Sometime in 2003, Sebastian tried out for Velvet Revolver before the band found Scott Weiland, but was turned down because, according to Slash, "We sounded like Skid Row!" Many fans of the band frequently express frustration that Bach was not selected because his vocal range would have allowed them to cover more GN'R songs during shows.
He has a role on the WB television show Gilmore Girls as Gil, the guitarist in Lane Kim's band. The other members of the band, all teenagers, initially objected to his age, but he proved to be a talented guitarist and remained in the band.
In 2005, Bach cooperated with Henning Pauly to be the singer on the Frameshift album called An Absence of Empathy which has been released in April 2005.
As of recently, and assumably at present, he still performs with his band, Sebastian Bach and the Bach Five, formerly noted as Sebastian Bach and Friends, who live with him, his wife, and children...recently documented on VH1...in a show called "I Married...Sebastian Bach", one of the "I Married..." series. Stars also included Dee Snider, of the rock band, Twisted Sister.
On May 12 and May 14, 2006 at Guns N' Roses' warm up show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, Sebastian joined Axl on stage for the song "My Michelle". He joined Axl and gang for a third time the following night (May 15) to sing "My Michelle" once again. He also joined them for their Pre-Download Festival show in the Apollo Hammersmith, London, singing My Michelle. Rose introduced Bach by saying that the two had rekindled their friendship in the previous week after 13 years of not speaking. On June 4, 9th & 11th he again joined Rose on stage at the 2006 Gods of Metal Festival (Milan), Download Festival in RDS Dublin and in Donington, respectively. He also appeared on several other tour dates during GN'R's European tour. On September 23, 2006, he joined Axl on stage once again at KROQ's Inland Invasion festival in California for a rendition of "My Michelle".
On July 30, 2006, Bach filled in for an ailing Axl Rose for “Nightrain” and the encore “Paradise City".
Bach starred with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld, Jason Bonham and Scott Ian on the VH1 show "SuperGroup" as of May 2006. The musicians formed a band called Damnocracy for the reality show, during which they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created music. During the show, he became particularly close to Ted Nugent, whom he looked to as a father figure. This was acknowledged several times on the show. He also appears to have developed good relationships with Evan Seinfeld. However, at a November 5 2006 Guns N' Roses concert in Huntington, West Virginia, Bach referred to a SuperGroup episode where he promised Ted he would quit drinking, and claimed that he had lied. He then went on to say, "Fuck Ted Nugent. He can go skin fucking baby seals in Canada, but I can't enjoy an American Budweiser? Fucking Ted Nugent!" and again at a December 4 show in Winnipeg, Manitoba stating, "You know how I promised Ted Nugent that I'd quit drinking? I fucking lied! He can go skin fucking baby seals, but I can't enjoy a fucking Labbatt's Blue?".Sebastian also said during the dec.7th show in Edmoton alberta "Us canadians like to have a drink once in a while right? Remember that one episode of super group where i stopped drinking? I LIED!" Bach had previously said that he had taken offense with disparaging comments Nugent had made about Dimebag Darrell.
In August 2006, Bach appeared in the upcoming seventh season of Trailer Park Boys. He is played himself and the part of a model railroad enthusiast, who happens to love da green! He has since appeared in several episodes of the 8th season as well, again playing himself in search of the best high!
On 13 September 2006, during a show at Selinas in Sydney, Bach stormed off stage during the encore. After two earlier similar incidents, Bach had warned the crowd that the throwing of any more plastic bottles and/or cans onto the stage would lead to him walking off. As the encore began (Youth Gone Wild), Bach was hit by a plastic cup, threw down the mic and left the stage.
On September 28, 2006, he appeared on Celebrity Duets singing with Hal Sparks. Bach later was on the road with Guns N' Roses, touring around the world until late 2006.
In 2007 he released the album 'Angel Down', which he worked on for the past seven years. The album contains a mix of rock and metal.
I'm Alive
Sebastian Bach Lyrics
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I have nothing
It's all in my mind
From another time
But who am I
To complain
About circumstance?
Give me another chance
'Cause I'm alive
This love's a fake
Wake up tomorrow
Brand new day
Was it a dream?
As real as you seemed
Leaving me
Without a thing
'Cause I woke up
With someone else not me
And I can't believe
All these years
Have come and gone
In a night
My whole life
I built it all
On nothing
'Cause I never knew
Just who was who
Was livin' with this truth
'Cause I'm alive
This love's a fake
Wake up tomorrow
Brand new day
Was it a dream?
As real as you seemed
Leaving me
Without a thing
'Cause I woke up
With someone else not me
And I can't believe
I have it all
I have nothing
It's all in my mind
From another time
I gotta start
Over again
'Cause every night
Is just black and white
I'm living with this truth
'Cause I'm alive
This love's a fake
Wake up tomorrow
Brand new day
Was it a dream?
As real as you seemed
Leaving me
Without a thing
'Cause I woke up
I woke up
With someone else not me
The lyrics to Sebastian Bach's "I'm Alive" are about the confusion and turmoil that can come from waking up and realizing that a dream has ended and reality has set in. The singer of the song seems to have lost everything that he thought he had and is struggling to come to terms with the changes in his life. He is torn between feeling grateful for what he has and wishing for something more, and he is trying to make sense of it all.
The first two lines suggest a sense of contradiction: The singer believes that he has everything he wants in life, but at the same time, he feels like he has nothing. These feelings are all in his mind and stem from a sense of longing for another time. However, he recognizes that he has no right to complain about his circumstances, and he is asking for a second chance to find the truth. The line "Was it a dream? As real as you seemed" takes on a literal meaning as the singer expresses his confusion about whether his recent experiences were a dream or not.
The chorus contrasts the feeling of aliveness with the realization that his love was a "fake." He recognizes that he must wake up to a brand new day, but it all feels like a dream to him. He is struggling to come to terms with his feelings of loss and is asking for another chance to start over. The song's underlying message seems to be that life is fleeting, and one cannot hold onto things forever. It may be scary to start over, but sometimes it is necessary to find the truth and move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
I have it all
I possess everything
I have nothing
I have nothing in reality
It's all in my mind
Everything I possess exists only in my imagination
From another time
What I possess is from the past, not present
But who am I
I am questioning my own identity
To complain
I have no right to grumble
About circumstance?
To criticize my fate?
Give me another chance
I am asking for a second chance
At finding the truth
To search for the truth about myself and my life
'Cause I'm alive
I am grateful for being alive
This love's a fake
My love is false
Wake up tomorrow
I will wake to a new day
Brand new day
A new beginning
Was it a dream?
Did it really happen or was it just a dream?
As real as you seemed
Although it felt real
Leaving me
Abandoning me
Without a thing
Leaving me with nothing
'Cause I woke up
I realized the truth
With someone else not me
I woke up with another person, not myself
And I can't believe
I find it hard to accept
All these years
A long time
Have come and gone
Have passed
In a night
In one night
My whole life
My entire life
I built it all
I constructed everything
On nothing
On an illusion
'Cause I never knew
Because I was unaware
Just who was who
Unable to distinguish one person from another
Was livin' with this truth
I was living with this reality
I gotta start
I have to begin anew
Over again
From scratch
'Cause every night
Because every night
Is just black and white
Is dull and colorless
I'm living with this truth
I am existing with this reality
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SEBASTIAN LIND
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Mike Lawler
One of the greatest voices in rock history!!!!
Kevin Smith
Vincent Junio They made up on the Kiss Kruise
valzerest
His voice is so dynamic. I swear Sebastian conjures Lane Staley (think Man In The Box) when he sings certain notes like min 1.0 for example. In Sebastian’s “Tunnel Vision” song I swear I hear a little David Draiman from Disturbed in Sebastian’s high pitches like any minute Sebastian’s about to say “ ooo wah-ah-ah-ah”. Just a testament to the many tones and textures of Bach’s ridiculously good voice.
강태권
It's great that he keeps on making music.
boneshaker crane
Its awesome i love his talent
RubyRose &1977
Mm. I'm thankful too.
Violet S.
He will always be the best. I would love to see a Skid Row reunion and start a snowball of the good bands coming back. Man those were the days. Thats when music was awesome!
Serge A
Sebastian Bach is the man !! One of the best. Feel lucky we still got Bas with us....so many greats already gone.
Starr Smith
Sergio Iribe Baz, any member of Motley Crue (especially Nikki), Axl, Jon Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, etc.
Cintya Stevenson
Es un gran artista inigualable, tanto como por su calidad vocal y su carisma. Gran talento!! Larga vida Sebastian Bach