Jack Russell has book coming and states Great White’s blindside of Terry Ilous was despicable act

Jack Russell has book coming and states Great White’s blindside of Terry Ilous was despicable act

Former Great White frontman Jack Russell was recently interviewed by Daily Boom and addressed his former band’s firing of singer Terry Ilous earlier this month.

Russell was asked about his shows as Jack Russell’s Great White are going to which he replied:

“The shows have been great. The band is getting more and more popular and people realize now that there are two Great White‘s on the road. Jack Russell’s Great White is the actual, real voice of the original band that you know from the albums. I was a really big part of the sound and totality of early Great White, regardless of what has been said. I know the truth and I know what was what.

I actually heard (for the first time) one of their more recent songs about a month ago and I have to admit that Terry Ilous‘ voice sounded really good on it. I was really surprised that they (Great White) let him go recently and so I got in touch with him because I’ve heard he’s a really nice guy. I have a feeling we’re going to end up being friends. We’re both singers and we’ve both got lead singer disorder (laughing) and I don’t blame him for anything. He just took an opportunity that was offered to him and it was a good career move so why not? He wasn’t being deceptive at all, it was my dear friends that were.

They turned around and did this lousy thing to him and he was totally blind sighted and I feel really bad for him. I saw the video of them with their new singer and Terry onstage together, showing that it was in the works for months and to me that just made it such a despicable act. They couldn’t tell him in person or even make a phone call and that was exactly how it happened to me. That was what upset me. It wasn’t the fact that they didn’t want to play with me because I get it. I was a mess, I was a total wreck, but rather than have that conversation, they kept dodging me. I know what that’s like to be treated that way and I felt bad for him. Terry is a good guy and I wish him the best. I have no ill will towards anyone at this point and I wish them all the best, but Terry maybe just a little more success than the others now.”

Great White performing “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” with Mitch Malloy as guest performing at Monsters Of Rock Cruise in February 2018:

Great White – Once bitten twice shy & Mitch Malloy (MORC 2018)

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When asked whether honesty and transparency comes easier with age, Russell replied: “They do and I let my guard down more and more with every record because the older I get the less I care what people think of me. I’ve got a book coming out at the end of the year and it’s basically naked and unafraid because I put it all out there. This is who I am, this is what I’ve been through and I’ve had a very full life. I give all of the credit to god because I see his signature all through my life. My voice is a gift, every song that I write is a gift and I have to give credit where credit is due, at least that’s what I believe.

One of my main reasons for doing the book is because I want people to know that no matter how far down the ladder you fall you can always climb back up. You don’t have to stay down. Whether you have a drug an alcohol problem or anything else for that matter, you can pull yourself out of it. You can accomplish so much in life if you just believe in it and visualize it.

Nothing happens by chance and I believe that everyone that you meet has some sort of message for you, if you listen closely enough. It might be a stranger that says something random to you that you shrug off, but if you sit and think about it, maybe they said something that you were supposed to hear. You just never know when you are being used as that voice of encouragement for someone else. I don’t believe that anything happens by coincidence, it’s all for a reason both good and bad. Life isn’t random, it’s very well choreographed and we’re here to learn.”

You can read the rest of the interview with Jack Russell at Daily Boom.