Robert Cavuoto recently spoke with original Great White vocalist Jack Russell for My Global Mind about his new album, He Saw It Comin’, and his former Great White bandmates. Following is an excerpt from the interview.

Robert Cavuoto: Is it still an “Us vs Them” mentality with Mark Kendall’s Great White or has everyone found peace?

Jack Russell: "I’m okay with everything. I don’t hold grudges for too long. If Mark called me up tomorrow, I would be 'Hey, Buddy how are you doing?' Unfortunately he won’t take my calls but hopefully, there will be a day when that happens. That’s what makes me sad. We started the band in 1978 when I was 18. We have so many memories that only he and I can appreciate. I can’t share them with anyone else because we lived through them together. It’s a weird situation."

Robert Cavuoto: Right now Ratt is going through many of the similar legal entanglements that Great White has gone through. What advice could you offer these guys from your prior experiences?

Jack Russell: "I’m friends with all of them and feel really bad for the guys. Bobby Blotzer and I go back long ways as I used to tuck his kids into bed. Stephen Pearcy used to help us book shows at the Whiskey. I can’t pick a side. My best advice to them would be to do what your heart tells you and be honest. It’s hard to hear your friend telling lies about your career or reinventing the past. That’s what causes the pain. When someone tries to change how the band started, or who was in charge, or discrediting your participation when you have the most writing credits in the band. Any advice to those guys would be to make sure you are wearing padded underwear because you’re going to get kicked by everybody. [Laughing] There really is no clear winner as everybody gets hurt. I wish they could patch things up. I hate to see them going through the same thing I went through, it’s not a fun thing."

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Jack Russell's Great White released their new album, He Saw It Comin’, on January 27th. A video for the album’s lead track, “Sign Of The Times”, is available for streaming below.

“For me this is so much more than a collection of songs, it is the culmination of a lifetime of living. It is about addictions , love, pain and many facets of the human condition. I tend to write autobiographically and on this album I dealt with topics I've never explored,” explains Russell of the new record.

Rather than look backwards and merely attempt to relive the multi-platinum hard rock entity’s storied origins, Jack Russell set his sights on the future. In December 2011, Jack Russell’s Great White first bared its teeth. Robby Lochner has been with Jack since it's inception, they soon welcomed back longtime bassist and friend Tony Montana - this time as a guitar player and keyboardist - they then added drummer Dicki Fliszar, then bassist Dan McNay. This group has a sharp, soaring, eclectic, hook laden new album ready, boasting the bluesy hard rock stomp that made Russell and Montana icons in the first place.

“It’s a powerful band,” Russell proclaims. “The music is dynamic and I’ve gone where I’ve never gone before. Lochner was a catalyst for moving forward. I wasn’t sure how the writing would go at first but soon realized the chemistry is beyond words. He’s my copilot and one of my best friends.”

This past year the musicians hit the studio to cut their official full-length debut. It taps into the bluesy bombast and heavy energy of Russell’s celebrated material, but it’s a distinctly modern metallic monster.

“We want the new material to blow people’s ears back,” Russell goes on. “It has the elements of the best of Great White, but there’s diversity, vibe and an edge to it. It draws from our 60’s and 70’s roots in a more modern way.” Montana agrees, “It’s got the classic sound. The first element is Jack’s voice. No other band sounds like this one, ever did or does now. When I was 17-years-old, I remember walking around the UCLA campus listening to the band’s first EP. I was a fan before I ever joined the band. We’re going to maintain that integrity moving forward.”

That integrity became forged over nearly thirty years. In 1984, the band broke out of the Los Angeles scene with its self-titled debut followed by seismic platinum-selling outings such as 1987’s Once Bitten... and 1989’s …Twice Shy. Moving over 10 million copies worldwide, they stood out as tried-and-true rock stalwarts into the 21st century until 2011, when Russell went on to form Jack Russell’s Great White.

Ultimately, the new music is for the millions of fans who stuck by Russell all these years. It’s everything they’ve been waiting for and more.

He Saw it Comin' tracklisting:

“Sign Of The Times”
“She Moves Me”
“Crazy”
“Love Don’t Live Here”
“My Addiction”
“Anything For You”
“He Saw It Comin'”
“Don’t Let Me Go”
“Spy Vs Spy”
“Blame It On The Night”
“Godspeed”

“Sign Of The Times” video:

“Love Don’t Live Here”:

“She Moves Me” :

“Blame It On The Night”:

Jack Russell’s Great White lineup:

Jack Russell (Vocals)
Tony Montana (Guitar, Keyboards)
Robby Lochner (Guitar)
Dan McNay (Bass)
Dicki Fliszar (Drums)