Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach recently spoke with Fred Topel of ShowbizJunkies.com. During their chat, the topic of "saying no" arose, and Baz explained how he had to say no to the original treatment for the "Slave To The Grind" video; an excerpt follows. 

Sebastian: “Here’s one I said no to... the video ‘Slave To The Grind’ by Skid Row. When we showed up there, they had this chick in a bikini. She was supposed to be in the video and she was going to be objectified sexually in the video. I was going to be the front man, like a groupie. I go, ‘She’s not going to be in this video.’ Everybody’s mad. I go, ‘That’s not what the song’s about. We don’t need to have hot chicks. That’s not what we’re doing.’ I had to cause a big scene. I said, ‘No, we’re not doing that kind of video. That shit’s tired.’ The director came and goes, ‘You know, you’re right. That’s good that you say things like that.’ At the time, you don’t want to piss people off or make them mad, but that’s what separated Skid Row from some of the other bands at that time. Our videos weren’t objectifying ‘Cherry Pie’ with a piece of pie in the crotch. I would say no to shit like that all the time.”

To read the interview in its entirety, click here; and check out the video for "Slave To The Grind" below.

Slave To The Grind is Skid Row's second album. Released in 1991, it was the first heavy metal album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 during the SoundScan era. The cover art was painted by Sebastian's father, David Bierk.