Former Ratt guitarist Carlos Cavazo recently sat down with The Metal Voice and talked about his Ratt times. Carlos briefly explained how he came to decide to leave the band while calling out his previous band Quiet Riot:
“We toured in 2017, we did all kinds of festivals and stuff and then they decided to fire Warren (De Martini) for whatever reason and I said I can’t do this without Warren. I don’t want to be in a band with a revolving door of musicians like Quiet Riot, I’m not going to do that again so I left.”
It’s not the first time the guitarist was asked about his departure. In a 2018 interview with Myglobalmind, he was also asked about the details of his leaving Ratt after DeMartini. He gave details about how it went down, explaining:
“Warren didn’t leave; he was actually fired from the band. They wanted me to stay, and I really didn’t want to do it without him. He was the reason I was initially in the band. Without the original members up there it seemed like it was falling apart as they have problems. I figured maybe it’s best that I go my own way. I really couldn’t see myself up there with another guitar player. It didn’t seem right.”
In the same interview, it was pointed out that public opinion favoured Cavazo in terms of him suiting Ratt, he said:
“Thanks, that’s what everyone thought, and I felt that I fit in really well. I have known the guys a long time, and no matter what happens they will always still be my friends. I know we are going through some rough times now, but they will always be my bros. Hopefully, we will get together someday and play again.”
His opinions about Quiet Riot are negative compared to Ratt. In a 2021 interview, he emphasised that his point of view differed from the other members:
“If we could have worked out our differences and all the details of everything, I would have done it, yeah. I would have loved to get back with the original Quiet Riot. But it was never to be.”
He also called out Frankie Banali for reviving the band in 2010, three years after Kevin DuBrow’s passing:
“I couldn’t see [us] doing it without him myself. His vocal was so identifiable with the Quiet Riot sound, to have somebody else singing, it just didn’t make sense to me. I would only do it with the original band.”
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