WARRANT Guitarist Erik Turner Says That They Wanted Jani Lane "To Be In The Band"
November 3, 2011, 12 years ago
WARRANT founder and guitarist Erik Turner spoke with Rachael Recker from SWRNN about new music, an autobiography and late singer Jani Lane. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:
“(Lane’s) somebody that I spent a lot of time with,” said Turner, who recalled sharing many good memories. “We had some bad times, as well. It’s just sad and so awful for his family and kids. And we’re sad, too. We wanted him to be in the band.”“We kept giving him chance after chance after chance,” said Turner, who said Lane was often “drunk out of his mind” and “semi-belligerant.” “This guy (didn’t) even know what planet he’s on. All those demons came back, and it made it impossible to function with Jani. … It was a nightmare.”
“I can sleep at night knowing I did everything I could,” Turner said. “It’s really sad that Lane couldn’t break his addiction.”
Right now, Turner is focusing on taking Warrant into the future with the possibility of doing a live DVD with bonus features sometime next year. Warrant already has begun writing new music.
“I’m already starting to get excited for the new record,” Turner said.
A new single, a ballad titled 'Home', as well as its music video recently shot in Reno, will be released in January.
Read the entire interview here.
