Dee Snider has called out rock bands who wait too long into their careers to retire.
During a recent radio interview, Snider explained, “I see people singing 'Crazy Nights' and they're not so crazy anymore. I'm not gonna name names. I always b***h about people who retire, sell us the 'No More Tours' shirt — Ozzy — and then come back a few years later, 'We love you, we love you.' That's bulls**t. And people say, 'Well, that's f**ked up.' No — stay forever, man. Stay forever. We don't want you to leave. Just don't do a three-year farewell tour — SCORPIONS — and then say you changed your mind. 'Cause you haven't played every place? No, you've played every place — twice.”
He also said, “I didn't lose the passion for the music. I didn't lose that at all. My last two solo albums, Leave A Scar and For the Love of Metal, were stronger and sort of Dee resurging. I lost the willingness to get old on stage. I don't want you guys to watch me age out.”