I met Bobby a few years back. Of all places, it was at a desert hot spring. I was with my group of friends, he was with his fiancee and their friends. I didn't recognize him right away. We were all just hanging out at the springs and having a few beers. He and I got to talking.. told him about my days as a bouncer in a nightclub.. all the women, the bar fights, the after parties etc.. then he told me stories about playing clubs in the 80s and all the crazy shit that happened. We talked like old friends for a good half hour. Then I noticed the Ratt dog tag he was wearing. I complemented him for it, told him how much I liked Ratt in the 80s. Then he told me who he is. I was so blown away. He was super chill, respectful and cool. He told me a bit about his outlook on life.. he definitely seemed to appreciate the business aspect of being a rock star as much as having fun with it. Very well balanced. That's my experience with Bobby. I was very impressed

@whitelion1111

3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing

@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte

3 жыл бұрын

that's awesome... thanks for sharing

@Kents1969

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, cool story. Thanks for sharing that.

@despo721

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@johnphillipsjr7238

2 жыл бұрын

Yawn

I love RATT. Listen to them everyday still. Grew up jamming to them now my 14 yr old son sings along with me.

@brainhakker7133

Жыл бұрын

Every day ?? Dude , a Grip and Flip the Script :-)

Miss the days with Robbin Crosby, the backbone of the band back then!!

@jamesradcliffe3985

2 жыл бұрын

wrong, everyone knows without Milton Berle writing the songs, producing the records, directing the videos, etc. etc. Ratt would never had did JACK SQUAT!

@kevinhammond1686

2 жыл бұрын

Very underrated guitarist and riff writer. Wish he hadn’t been taken so soon.

@nachogirl35

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesradcliffe3985 lol

@busterstutts9849

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesradcliffe3985 comedy

@Fearzero

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamesradcliffe3985 his tranny sequence in R&R cemented their legacy.

I couldn't imagine getting up in the morning and applying eyeliner as a 60+ year old dude.

@davidmerlin3344

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he needs to let the 80s go and realize he looks ridiculous 😂

@chesterswingjr9796

2 жыл бұрын

The interview was right before a show he was doing.

@johnc1666

2 жыл бұрын

Because you're not the drummer of Ratt

@trissloan2340

2 жыл бұрын

You must overcome your insecurities.

@danielnichols5632

2 жыл бұрын

You get up in the afternoon if you're a rocker

This is old, but Bobby is looking more like Phyillis Diller than ever here lol

@renorailfanning5465

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the Phyllis Diller reference :)

@noeltheshemale

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@nymike06

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@nymike06

3 жыл бұрын

@@joebagodonuts7563 Dam lol

@brianmcgonigal229

3 жыл бұрын

😂

I saw Ratt front row center stage in 1984 and was one of the best concerts I ever witnessed. I pull out the Ratt songs every now and then and relive those days. Totally underrated 'hair' band from the 80s and on. Blotzer is so clear and level headed. Good to see an older rocker and drum master still with his wits about him.

I was 15, at the out of the cellar tour concert, and 3/4 of the way to the back of an arena and pointed at Bobby as he played and gave him a thumbs up. During the song just a second later he pointed at me and nodded his head and did a thumbs up back at me.. Seemed like a pretty cool guy to me.

Bobby is keeping the 80' s look until he's 90 lol.

@andymaciver1760

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@gunnervictorika9859

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's awesome! 🤘🏻😎

@Davo-gj7gl

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Honestly the drum sound in the early material was really good he is an excellent drummer that entire sound is a team effort not just one guitar player

@claussteiner5857

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. What matters is he always played well. Ep, Cellar, Invasion

@badmonkey2222

2 жыл бұрын

It didn't hurt that they had a killer producer as well.

@tyroneshuz

2 жыл бұрын

@@badmonkey2222 Saw RATT 2x--once in a club pre-fame, and once as an arena headliner, Bobby was great both times, Pearcy, not so much. The producer made everyone think they had a singer, but the band was always tight.

@badmonkey2222

2 жыл бұрын

@@tyroneshuz yeah Beau Hill knew exactly what to do with Stephan's voice in the studio and it was almost impossible for him to recreate it live. Robin was talking about trying to harmonize backup vocals live with Stephen said every night he would be in a different key no it just a nightmare trying to sing backup vocals with him.

@denizenofclownworld4853

21 күн бұрын

He was basic AF and the sound was the engineer's doing.

Pearcy’s voice is gone R.I.P. Robbin Crosby Warren full of talent but probably moved on Let Bobby keep Ratt alive if he wants,the music was awesome Good luck Bobby

@A_Final_Hit

Жыл бұрын

Warren made his money in RATT, and married a woman who was loaded, too. He's got no reason to put the time and effort into writing, recording, or touring.

@denizenofclownworld4853

21 күн бұрын

The least important and least talented member? lol Nah.

@johnnyhotrod

21 күн бұрын

@@denizenofclownworld4853 Best stay in clown world son

Bobby was an animal, and I hope history one day properly records (like this) the history of those 80's days. It was craaaaaazy.... And Bobby deserves a lot more credit than he gets for holding it all together.

I liked all the members, they were amazing musicians, and I love RRRRRAAAAATTTT!

RATT N’ ROLL for life …great band..

Two of the all time best guitar players, plus Robbin Crosby wrote many many of the hit riffs,,, I got to meet Robbin way back in 1985 in Fayetteville NC, Bon Jovi opened,, Sorry Bon but Ratt blew the doors off of that place! Robbin was the only band member to come out behind the venue and talk with fans,, what a great guy, he towered over me and my friends, soft spoken and I have to say a gentleman,,, Thk you for that great memory, RIP

I met Bobby years ago after a show in Belfast, Ireland. He's a cool dude!

Robin Crosby was the riff writer and Warren had the skill that few ever had, even at the very top.

@Fearzero

Жыл бұрын

Except Warren wrote most of their biggest songs.

State Fair version of Ratt. Crazy that surviving members can't bring the FIRE!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

It's really sad to see such a great band self destruct.

@brainhakker7133

Жыл бұрын

Sad yes , but also entertaining as all hell

@resofactor

Жыл бұрын

Lots of bands do.

I had no idea Ellen Barkin was in Ratt

Bobby lookin' like "Tan Mom".

@drumdude46

3 жыл бұрын

Bwhahahaha! Right...That Leathery' Miami Geriatric Tanning Bed lady, in 'Something about Mary! lol!.....

@lous8619

3 жыл бұрын

Where's sal??

@dickycrayon7953

2 жыл бұрын

@@lous8619 alianda grande

Bobby always seems extremely vindictive

No matter how he tries to explain it, it was clearly just plain wrong to call that band RATT

@godwillguideme.3773

3 жыл бұрын

He never called it Ratt.

@danswon

3 жыл бұрын

@@godwillguideme.3773 Uh, that is exactly what he did: "In September 2015, Blotzer announced that he had taken control of the Ratt brand and would take his band on tour in 2016 using the Ratt name. However, within days, Warren DeMartini spoke out against Blotzer using the name, as he owns half of the Ratt name as part of WBS, Inc., the company owned by him and Blotzer. Blotzer claimed he has the legal right to go on tour using the name, as DeMartini breached his fiduciary duty by refusing to tour under the Ratt name as a partner in the corporation. In October 2015, DeMartini sued Blotzer for falsely advertising his "tribute band" as the real thing. In November 2015, DeMartini's attempt to procure an injunction to prevent Blotzer from using and touring under the Ratt trademark was overturned, allowing Blotzer to tour using the name Ratt."

@daveg4236

3 жыл бұрын

@@godwillguideme.3773 wrong. We saw his version of Ratt a few years ago. He said everyone in the band except him weren't born when out of the cellar was released

@termsofusepolice

3 жыл бұрын

He should have called the band "bRATT" with the original logo style - as in, "Blotzer's Ratt". Sure, that sounds pretty lame but so does the band. :-)

@sarahsweet220

3 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be right without Steven's vocals

Love these videos bro. This is my generation. These guys are royalty. Keep em coming

This is great. I like that the segment is just under 5 mins long, it held my attention. I always thought Blotzer was sort of a jerk for some reason but this really made me see him differently. Looking forward to more.

@jhew6999

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, I always thought he seemed like a cool guy and this made me see him differently! Funny how that works.

This dude has always been miserable because he never got any publishing or writing credits. it’s a good thing for him that he’s touring with the Ratt name and it’s cool that he is still keeping the music going and bringing it to the people.

@Fearzero

Жыл бұрын

For $$$ not passion. He honestly wouldn't be out there if he had royalties like Demartini and Croucier coming in

In all fairness to the "Blotz" we caught him backstage just before he went on in LA. This is why you see him a bit dressed up and "gloved up". Love ya Bob!!

@Kents1969

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. I was wondering about that!

@thedude7099

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, be kinda queer if ya caught him just runnin errands about town like this wouldnt it , mate ? 😂

His drumming was so peppy and zippy on those early records. But now the eyeliner is a bit...

Love Blotz! I read his book. True legend. Still kicks ass behind a kit!!!!

@adrianfleming3437

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah his book is a good one I really enjoyed it man.

@A_Final_Hit

Жыл бұрын

Legend? I don't think you know what that word means, because the Blotz is no legend.

He's slowly morphing into Mickey Rourke

If i bought a ticket to see Ratt and the only original member was the DRUMMER? Give me money back.

I remember hearing Out Of The Cellar as a 10 year old and immediately being hooked, Ratt & Dokken were my go to, so sad to hear about Ratt in this situation.

Ratt's old producer said that Bobby was always the hardest one to work with pretty obvious as to why....

I have watched bands break up, burn down, Sue each other in court etc for more than four decades. Meanwhile the public is like, just give us the music we liked when you started this whole thing up. Give us the original band members the way we want it. The band's right to conduct their own business, is their business and not the listening public. However I think it becomes more about the band and less about the fans as the years go by. Pitiful but it happens to many of them. Meanwhile, all of the band members are exceptionally talented individuals appreciated by all of us... so much time and money is wasted by all of the bickering fighting and breakdowns. I can't help but think... What they could have accomplished if they just put their heads together and kept at it

When I think of artistic drive the first person that comes to mind is present day Booby Blotzer, you go girl.

@denizenofclownworld4853

21 күн бұрын

autistic drive?

Bobby l liked your drumming! Very precise and with lot of groove brother! It sad business breaks up a kick ass band because of personal gains from menbers.

Bobby must go to the same gym as Vince Neil

@stixnfeet7818

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@stephencaudill2422

Жыл бұрын

Vince Neil's classic hit, "Shout at the Deli!"

He’s a cool guy man. 👍 Glad he’s still rockin ‘ !

Gee, I wonder why Warren wouldn't want to take a call from Bobby.

@johnrives8277

2 жыл бұрын

The action figure headband says it all.

@kurtstergar1042

2 жыл бұрын

Because Warren is one of Ratts talents and Bobby isn't.

@meatwad1

2 жыл бұрын

@@kurtstergar1042 But mostly because Bobby is an asshole. That's what I was getting at.

@kurtstergar1042

2 жыл бұрын

@@meatwad1 yes I know, I understand sarcasm. So then what's Fucking blotzers problem with Juan? Almost every interview Bobby has done, he takes shots at Juan the most.

@meatwad1

2 жыл бұрын

@@kurtstergar1042 I heard an interview with Juan several years ago where he said Bobby took special ed courses in high school. I wonder if Bobby was humiliated by that. He might be harboring a grudge. I found that interview here on KZread so you can probably find it.

Hes a fantastic drummer

RATT was started by Pearcy and Crosby, how did Blotzer end up owning part of the name with Warren?

@frankgonzalez1631

2 жыл бұрын

To answer your question on that thought I believe there was a time where Stephen pearcy almost lost total ownership the trademark Ratt.. Bobby and Dee Warren jump into the picture saved it from being owned by music label.. so the story goes as Mr Stephen pearcy did something without the knowledge of the band..

He looks like one of those freaky characters from the Dethklok cartoons.🤣

@image30p

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too! haha

@stanky9875

3 жыл бұрын

@@image30p Snakes n' Barrels!!!🤣

@image30p

3 жыл бұрын

@@stanky9875 Lol! "It's chilling."

I gotta say, these guys got trapped in a look that didn't fare well with age🤘

Love Ratt. This now sounds more like Spinal Tap!

*It Was A Sincere Genuine Pleasure To Be On Board RATT As Bobby's Drum Tech I Have No Regret's @ All Warren De Martini Was The Most Humble Integrity Musician As All The Brother's IN This Band We're Top Integrity Humble Inspiring Musicians. Thank You Humbly Kindly Unmeasurablly For The Interesting Memories Cheer's*

When you're 62 and think you still look 22

One has to wonder how old this interview actually is. Posted 7 months ago but referring to a lawsuit filed in 2015. All Warren wants is Bobby, Stephan and himself to be in the band and they did tour for a minute until it all went south. Percy is not in great health either.

Keep Rat rolling dude

This would be a better channel if the entire interview can be seen/heard in one sitting. Why cut these interviews up into segments?

Super cool dude! Got the chance to share a bucket of beer with him on the Motley Cuise in 2008 on the pool deck at 2 AM.

Solid and mature. Keep going 💪🏼

My next job interview, I'm wearing drummer gloves

The Blotz Bobby Blotzer 🤘🏻🥁

well Warren probably invested his money and is retired by now 🤷‍♂️

The Glam-Grandpa Halloween costume, coming soon to a Walmart near you! (The 80's are over, let it go)

Chatted with Bobby today. Nice guy.

RATT is a great classic metal band. Thanks. (🤘) !

The irony 🤣here is that I got off KZread to watch the Hoarders episode of the Poo 💩 Lady... again.

Under the dictionary definition of 'Male Karen' is an image of this guy. Dude, all you do is bag on people...you know, even George Lynch gave it a rest at some point.

Love the skull headband lol But fir real, I love that most of the rockers from back in the day stayed true to their roots. Rock n roll for life is a real thing 🤘

Kick ass and Ratt&Roll... Always a Ratt, your cousin Chris! Bessamer Terrace Pa.

I like how Bobby rips someone and then says "Kidding" when everyone knows better

💗Looking and sounding great,Honey💗💙

Your a great drummer one of the best

Cudos for getting out there and kickin ass

This happens to all bands at some point. It just does. Make the best of it.

Out Of The Cellar was a very 🔥 album with great drumming also 🤘

A TRUE Rocker! 🤘😈🤘

To this day I can't believe the great band they had during Infestation...and how it all went to shit. Even though that album wasn't great overall other than a few tracks, they really were set for a great comeback...and, nothing. A real shame. Carlos in the band WITH Warren? Wow!

you could've muted the goatee touching sound at beginning. lol

I'm surprised Bobby Blotzer was never offered (or accepted) a slot in another big band, or a real supergroup type situation. I think he is the best drummer of that era.

My son went to see Bobby live and after the show let him on the bus. Very cool dude.

Met Warren and Bobby in NC after a show. Warren was awesome. Great guy. Took his time to talk and sign autographs and take pics. Bobby would not look at anyone, not talk to anyone and refused to sign or take pics. Wouldn’t walk across the street to see him or his crap version of “Ratt”.

@thecount2030

Жыл бұрын

Maybe dude wasn't having the best day, I'm sure we've all had our sour moments.

Robbie might have been in the band longer but was only ever on one good album. Juan, despite his part in breaking up the band, was on all the good ones.

@jb-yi4di

3 жыл бұрын

Could you by chance fill me in on Juan's role in the break-up?

@mikeryan5088

2 жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken, I think Juan wrote the majority of the material, especially on Out of the Cellar. I know Warren did some and same with Robbin on the original lineup material. Bobby Blotzer to me seems really vindictive and full of himself in interviews. That’s a shame.

This dude turned out to be a real self righteous TOOL!!

Ratt is one of the few 80's bands I would pay money to see today. Killed it every album for awhile. Figure it out fellas....

R.I.P. to ROBBIN CROSBY who passed away 20 Years Ago Today at Age 42

Bobby I’ve met a few times. Always chill and kind. Talks with you like you’ve known each other for years. He’s gotten a bad rap. He’s a really cool guy with exceptional talent.

I met bobby after a show in San bernardino about 15ish yrs ago......he took the time to talk to me. He was a nice guy....he didn't seem like he wanted to get the conversation over with.. I met pearcy after a show in temecula and lets just say maybe he wasn't having a very good night. I love this band and I think ALL the guys are terrific musicians. I hope I can see them all together again before someone gets an illness or something.

Translation: I didn't get any song writing royalties, and the older brothers are tired of supporting their little brother. They made money and watched it so they didn't have to "go to work" in their 70's.

Bobby has no publishing coming in because all he did was record drums...he needs to tour...Stephen and Warren don't

@godwillguideme.3773

3 жыл бұрын

Bobby has a net worth of 6 million. He is rich.

@daveg4236

3 жыл бұрын

@@godwillguideme.3773 net worth does not mean disposable income. Learn the difference

@cc_1983

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh I heard the in bloom podcast that’s why the band fell apart cause he started getting irritated cause he wasn’t making as much money

@mattrock12

3 жыл бұрын

@@godwillguideme.3773 are you one of his accountants, financial advisors, employer or ex-wives? Curious how you know his net worth… or did you get that figure from a “celebrity net worth” website? (Lol if the latter)

@MRMOTOFOTO

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

He looks like my aunt after a trip to the tanning bed.

Ive been jaming ratt since 1980 something ive seen them in big open air to drinking with them in pub/bar. Gigs

Crazy stories, Bobby’s a beast on the drum kit..

@DoktorDamage

3 жыл бұрын

Beast tag goes to John Bonham, Neil Peart, Bill Bruford.....not this guy LOL

Warren Demartini is one of the best guitarists of all time, without Warren there is no RATT sorry drummer.

@mykuntstynx9463

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@scottlee7458

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I also feel the same about LA Guns without Traci

@chrismizuno239

3 жыл бұрын

George Lynch

@user-th7bo5bs2t

3 жыл бұрын

warren is my third favorite guitarist I agree with you without him there is no ratt but robin crosby also contributed a significant part to the band she did not mention

@frisbeeshawn5356

3 жыл бұрын

Ok sure But Bobby and his drum skills were just as important as Warrens awesome guitar jammin.

Warren is one of the greatest guitar players of all time. back hand hard slap!

@1redmagahat.552

2 жыл бұрын

fastest fingers in the West!

@jack_schitt7484

2 жыл бұрын

About a 1000 guitarist disagree

@gavinparkes2846

Жыл бұрын

@@jack_schitt7484 along with the 50000 that actually agree.

Underrated drummer

@King5150Ed

3 жыл бұрын

Not really, and i love Ratt, but Blotz is VERY average

Funny how some old rockers hang on to that look..😄

RATT are Sunset Strip legends as well as Heavy Metal royalty, them and a handful of others were there from the beginning. Two things I'm really looking forward to in the near future are, the classic RATT lineup along with Carlos getting back & seeing it without being forced to wear these freaking masks at the venue.

@daviclar867

3 жыл бұрын

They were awesome but they weren't Heavy Metal. They were Big Rock like Michael Anthony of Van Halen said what classification VH was in.

@espo6970

3 жыл бұрын

All that 80's shit hair metal was just commercial pop rock, it wasn't real music. Madonna, new kids on the block and hair metal, all the same shit. They were the only generation of bands that were all in their 30's when we first saw them They were musicians that didnt make it in the 70's and should've gotten jobs by the 80's but MTV ( which ruined music and brought us hair metal and rap) needed something to show us on their new channel so we got stuck with untalented guys in their 30's singing to junior high schoolers. What a pathetic era, so embarrassed to have been there

@irocitZ

3 жыл бұрын

The term "hair metal" never existed in the heyday, I'm pretty certian some grunge era music critic started that. Also, I wouldn't be able to figure out the difference between some of those 80's Metal bands so I always just called it Heavy Metal. Obviously, I realize the difference between Slayer & Pretty Boy Floyd but some of the bands crossed over at times. One thing I'm pretty sure about is, the back & forth bickering that used to give me a headache over which style of Metal was better made it easy to transition into what was a pretty boring decade that followed the 80's.

@UsefulEntertainment

2 жыл бұрын

@@espo6970 all in their 30s...? Considering that most of them were born in the late 50s to early 60s tells me ether you cant do basic math and or you have no clue what your talking about. What happened, did you spend too much time bouncing on your uncle's knee as a child or did your girlfriend run away with a bad boy back in the day. The 80s hair metal era was way cooler than the following era of glorified low self-esteem and depression, notice me i have feelings music.

@oliverheidelberg

2 жыл бұрын

Heavy Metal royalty… I seriously doubt you know what metal is. Ratt was a pop band.

Awesome

Glad I saw them in '86 🤘

Where is the rest of the interview??

Rock on Bobby. Now that I know the story I'm glad you are doing your thing. I would go see you and the RATT Experience. Why do bands not stay together?

@thedude7099

2 жыл бұрын

Same reason marriages dont last, egos, money, personality conflicts. You litteraly live with 3 -5 guys for mnths, farting , belching, pissing , eating , stinking , and arguing in close proximity.

I'm 53 and was lucky to be in my young prime in the 80s and of course I saw many, many concerts in SoCal, and the worst one I ever saw was Ratt at the Forum in either 85 or 86. Pearcy was absolutely awful and even though Ratt was one of my favorite bands, I just couldn't stand another song.... It was the only concert that I ever left early in my entire life. < All that being said, I still love me some Ratt.... "You take the midnight subway train, you're calling all the shots......... "

@firehammer7585

2 жыл бұрын

My friends saw them at the Forum for that show. They said that the opening band, Bon Jovi, got booed off the stage. Is that true?

@mikeryan5088

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like they were kind of like that. They were the second act in front of Motley Crue with Accept being the first band to hit the stage on City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania when they first toured nationwide. They sounded really good and I was impressed. But I’ve heard them at different other times during the 80’s and one they would sound absolutely awful, next time great, another mediocre. I could never figure that out. I’d say the partying had a lot to do with it. When they were bad, the timing would be all off, Stephen would take liberties on the vocals and it would throw everything off. Like I said though when they were on, they were tight and I still like their stuff to this day.

This is my favorite Mickey Rourke interview.

Without Stephen Pearcy it isn’t RATT. It was his band. He drove the whole thing, with the others of course, to where it hit big.

@claussteiner5857

2 жыл бұрын

And Robbin Crosby

Love u, Bobby!! 🤘😎🤘

How recent is this?! Heard weeks ago from Bobby that he's patched things with with Stephen & just last week read that Stephen wants to make a new Ratt album with the class of '84. Yet, here Bobbys takin' smack. What gives.

@danielww2000

3 жыл бұрын

This has to be a few years old as Blotzer lost the lawsuit to Warren and the rest of Ratt, around 2 ish years ago.

@holysmoke8439

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking. He lost

He couldn't remember the original bassist ? It was Juan Croicier

@mikeryan5088

2 жыл бұрын

That’s because he’s a dick.I heard he was like that to people including towards Stephen Pearcy. He’s one of the reasons Juan left as Ratt imploded. Juan Croucier was involved in most of the song writing for the band and I believe he was closest to Robbin Crosby. I know that he had at one time stated Blotzer enjoyed picking at and ridiculing Pearcy to some extent. So I’m figuring neither is on the other’s Christmas card list.

Great drummer

Great drummer.