Scott Ian is a busy guy. He’s currently promoting his memoirs I’m The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax, and next month, he releases Swearing Words, a DVD of his self-described “speaking words” tour (a show in which he tells stories, but it isn’t “spoken word” per se). Also, of course, Anthrax is often on the road, and the band is working on the follow-up to their 2011 album Worship Music.

But it turns out he has another project in the works, as he told Radio.com's Brian Ives in an interview promoting I’m The Man.

“There’s a band called Mother Superior that you’ve probably heard of: they were the Rollins Band for years. It was Jim Wilson’s band, he’s been Daniel Lanois’s bass player for years, he was just Emmylou Harris’s musical director on her last tour. Jim and (Scott's wife, singer/songwriter) Pearl are writing partners, they’ve written all of Pearl’s solo material together. We love Mother Superior, this kick-ass three-piece rock band from L.A. They’ve been gone for about seven years. I turned 50 last December. My birthday present to myself was, I cherry picked my 12 favorite Mother Superior songs, I put a band together, and we played a concert in the jam room in my house for like twenty of our friends, who are really into Mother Superior. The vibe in the room was so good. It was me, Jim Wilson, Pearl, John Tempesta (formerly of White Zombie, Exodus and Testament) on drums and Joey Vera (formerly of Armored Saint and Fates Warning, and briefly of Anthrax) on bass. We crushed it.”

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On October 14th, DaCapo Press published the long–awaited and vastly entertaining autobiography of Anthrax guitarist and spoken wordsmith Scott Ian, entitled I'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax. Currently on a press junket for the book, Ian recently spoke with Sid Black at Colorado Springs radio station 94.3 KILO and addressed the long-standing rumour that Metallica were prepared to sack drummer Lars Ulrich in the mid '80s.

Check out the interview here, go to 2:40.

Ian: "The story was that they had made a plan that they were gonna make a change and get a new drummer. We were all kind of blown away by that, because it was the four of them. It was just, like, 'Wow! Really?' And they were, like, 'Yeah. When we finish this tour, we're gonna find a new drummer."

Ian attributes the tour bus accident that killed Metallica bassist Cliff Burton for putting things in perspective for everyone involved:

"I honestly think it wouldn't have happened. Believe me, I've thought about it quite a bit over the years. I honestly think that the tour would have finished and I think cooler heads would have prevailed, maybe, and I don't think the change would have taken place."

 

 

In this fast–paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from guitarist Scott Ian - the leader of a band that proved brutality and fun don’t have to be mutually exclusive - Ian tells his life story, starting with his upbringing as a nerdy Jewish boy in Queens, who had his first musical epiphany when he saw The Who on television. Not long after that, he saw KISS at Madison Square Garden and realized what he wanted to do with his life. I’m the Man covers Ian’s dysfunctional home life and his escape through the turbulent world of heavy metal. It also chronicles the complete history of Anthrax, from the band’s formation to their triumphant performance at Ian’s beloved Yankee Stadium on the Big Four Tour with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth.

 

 

Scott Ian had a lot to say on the European and United States legs of his groundbreaking Speaking “Swearing Words” Tour. After decades-worth of international touring with Anthrax, bumping elbows with illustrious (and sometimes ridiculous) characters all over the media spectrum, and undergoing general “you won’t believe this” experiences - he certainly had some hilarious and surprisingly personal stories to share.

Swearing Words is an honest look at the insane life that Scott has led for the last 31 years, the people he’s met, and the events that coincide. Now, you can experience Scott’s Swearing Words Tour by way of Swearing Words In Glasgow, available via Megaforce Records on November 13th.

 

 

The Swearing Words In Glasgow DVD is a full performance recording, filmed towards the end of the tour run in Glasgow, Scotland, and is being funded by a wildly popular PledgeMusic campaign, which surpassed its goal with the help of gracious and dedicated fans!

To pre-order the DVD or for more information, visit the PledgeMusic campaign page here.