In a latest interview with Leviticuss, unique SALIVA singer Josey Scott (a.ok.a. Joseph Sappington) credited God and the help of his household for protecting him alive and on the precise path by way of varied hardships of life during the last couple of a long time. He stated partially (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I actually rely on the steerage of God. And I’m blessed and fortunate and lucky sufficient to have my stunning spouse at residence, praying spouse at residence that has at all times had my again and by no means given up on me. I would not be alive, I do not consider, if it hadn’t been for my spouse, as a result of she walked me proper by way of the fireplace of this life, all the best way again to the ten years that I left the band, all the best way again to 2003. We have been collectively for 21 years. We celebrated 20 years of marriage this 12 months, and we have been collectively for nearly 21 years. And so having her, like I stated, I do not assume I might be alive have been it not for my spouse and her being a praying, believing Holy Spirit-filled spouse. And I joke with my spouse that I’ve the 2 largest insurance coverage insurance policies on this planet, my two sons, out right here on the street with me. In order that retains me sincere, retains me accountable. And fortuitously, man, it is only a completely different day and age than it was in 2003, or 2001, actually, when this all form of kicked off. As a result of in 2000, we have been younger, we would by no means had cash, we would by no means had that type of fame and that type of affect simply hurled in our laps. And I’ve stated earlier than that there ought to be some type of college for guys and women to undergo that educate you the way to cope with this. And so they do ship you thru type of a press training-type factor, however I believe there ought to be extra artists growth, completely, to show you the way to cope with what’s coming, as a result of we completely weren’t prepared for that. So we type of simply went hog wild for a number of years, and that is precisely what the satan needs, is you get beneath the wheels of the bus fairly fast.
“However, like I stated, have been it not for my praying spouse praying and believing and a spouse of religion, like I stated, I do not assume I would be right here, however she made it straightforward and supported me once I determined to go away the band as a result of I used to be gonna die,” he continued. “It is not like I made a decision to go away the band to simply go residence and be a father and a husband. I used to be going to die. The pit was dug and I used to be going there. It was only a matter of the clock. So, I used to be fortunate and lucky and blessed sufficient to have the ability to stroll away from the band and go residence and clear up my facet of the road and start to rebuild my life otherwise, in a spiritually based mostly means and a better energy means, as a result of I used to be taking place the flawed street, man, and, like I stated, it was only a matter of time earlier than I expired. That is simply flesh and bones, man, and if you put it by way of what I used to be placing it by way of, it does not final. It is not constructed to final like that. And I thank God for that each single day. I do not take it without any consideration and I actually thank God. You’ll be able to ask my spouse. I thank God for each day. And coming by way of the fireplace together with her and her by no means leaving my facet, by no means letting go of my hand, it has made me a stronger man and it is made me a greater husband, it is made me a greater father. However, yeah, to reply your query, my spouse, undoubtedly my sons undoubtedly maintain me accountable. And my supervisor — I’ve an exquisite supervisor, Dean O’Shaughnessy, who’s a extremely nice man. He is only a nice human being. He is sober too, and he helps my sobriety and he is into health and into the fitness center and all the pieces. So he retains me accountable on that finish too. So, like I stated, I am fortunate and blessed and grateful to be surrounded by a crew of individuals, beginning with my spouse, that simply are so loving and supportive of me, and [it] retains me accountable. I am simply so grateful for that.”
As beforehand reported, Josey will headline the 2025 installment of the “Nu Steel Revival Tour”. The trek will function help from (HED) P.E., ADEMA, FLAW and CORE.
In a Could 2024 interview with Rock 100.5 The KATT‘s Cameron Buchholtz, Scott, who has been performing together with his solo group in latest months beneath varied names, together with JOSEY SCOTT – THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF SALIVA and JOSEY SCOTT’S SALIVA, was requested concerning the musical course of the fabric he’s engaged on together with his present bandmates — his stepson Dylan Edney on guitar, Ben Hosterman on lead guitar, Brian “9” Kirk on bass and Justin Barber on drums. He stated: “I’ve influences from each style, if I am sincere. I’ve people influences and nu metallic influences and actually heavy influences and R&B influences. Rising up in Memphis, I used to be surrounded by R&B and hip-hop, and I like each little bit of it. And with a band like mine, we aren’t afraid to go down any of these roads. We’re not afraid to journey any of these paths.”
Earlier in Could, Scott was requested by Tulsa Music Stream whether it is his hope and need that he and the members of his new band can ultimately carry out beneath the SALIVA identify. He responded: “In fact that is my hope, as a result of I’ve at all times needed the identify to form of go full circle and are available again residence. Whether or not that occurs stays to be seen. I believe there’s issues that I believe are honest and issues that the opposite camp thinks are honest. And we’ll see. We’ll see the way it all shakes out.”
Requested if he’s in communication with the band which is continuous to carry out beneath the SALIVA identify, consisting of longtime singer Bobby Amaru and bassist Brad Stewart, about coming to a decision on the utilization of the SALIVA identify, Josey stated: “Uh, sure,” earlier than including, “Mainly, all I have been attempting to do that complete time is appease the opposite facet. I am going to depart it at that.”
He continued: “On the finish of the day, as I’ve at all times stated, this enterprise shouldn’t be about band names and it is not about personalities, it is not about Josey Scott and it is not about Bobby Amaru. It is about songs, songs, songs, songs. On the finish of the day, once we all put our head on the pillow at evening, it is at all times going to be all about songs.”
Josey‘s new band performs all of SALIVA‘s hits — “those that folks, after all, anticipate to listen to,” he advised LehighValleyNews.com. “After which I take ’em form of down the street of music that has affected my life — like, I do an ALICE IN CHAINS music, and I do a RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE music, simply to indicate them who a few of my influences are, after which we do a ravishing tribute to [the late FOO FIGHTERS drummer] Taylor Hawkins, and we play [that band’s song] ‘My Hero’.” The group additionally performs “some deep cuts that solely true SALIVA followers would know … issues that I by no means performed with SALIVA once I was within the band from 1996 until 2010. Like, ‘Larger Than Much less Than’, a music that was on the primary document that we by no means performed dwell,” Scott stated.
SALIVA launched its profession in 2001 with the discharge of “Each Six Seconds”, a double-platinum promoting album with hits that embrace “Click on Click on Increase” and “Your Illness”.
The band has toured the U.S. with SEVENDUST, AEROSMITH and KISS.
SALIVA reunited with Scott for a one-off look on the 2022 Blue Ridge Rock Competition on the Virginia Worldwide Raceway in Alton, Virginia.
Scott left SALIVA on the finish of 2011 after 15 years with the group, reportedly to pursue a solo Christian music profession. He was shortly changed by Amaru, who could be heard on SALIVA‘s final 5 releases: “In It To Win It” (2013),“Rise Up” (2014),“Love, Lies & Remedy” (2016),“10 Lives” (2018) and “Revelation” (2023).
SALIVA launched six albums with Scott and tasted platinum success and a Grammy nomination for its first large hit, “Your Illness”.
In Could 2021, SALIVA celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its breakthrough main label debut, “Each Six Seconds”, with a particular challenge known as “Each Twenty Years”, an EP of traditional songs re-recorded with Amaru.