The 2nd annual Rock & Roll Roast comedy series, with honoree DEE SNIDER, lead singer of the legendary 1980‘s rock band TWISTED SISTER, took place at The Grove in Anaheim, California on Thursday, January 24th.

In a new interview with Metal Assault, LITA FORD discusses her feelings about the event. An excerpt from the interview follows:

Q: Recently you also did the Dee Snider roast at NAMM. What was that like?

A: "I enjoyed being there, I enjoyed being around my friends Eddie Trunk, Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and just everyone that was involved was really nice. But I think the whole concept behind that roast is terrible. I don’t agree with it, and I personally hope it goes straight into the toilet. That’s my opinion (laughs)."

Q: Wow, I’m pretty surprised by that! Why do you think it’s a bad thing? Is it just a distasteful way of doing it?

A: "I don’t like bagging on my friends. I don’t like calling people names. It’s terrible! They’re turning us on ourselves. They’re turning us against each other, and it’s sickening. It’s such a fucked up show. I really had a hard time with it. I could hardly speak. I was really very uncomfortable with it?"

Q: Well, why did you do it then?

A "I didn’t know what it was. I wasn’t quite sure. I knew it was something where you make fun of somebody, but I didn’t realize how extreme it was and how terrible it was. They turn you on your friends, so you’re bagging on your friends! To me that’s just not what I’m about. I don’t like it. It might be good for some people, but for me it was a nightmare and I will definitely never do that one again, nor I think will they have me back."

Read the full interview at this location.

Video footage of the roast aired live on AXS TV, and can be seen below: