In a recent interview with Leviticuss, original Saliva singer Josey Scott shared how God and the support of his wife have helped him over the past couple of decades.
He credited their guidance and strength for keeping him alive and on the right path as he navigated life’s challenges. “I certainly rely upon the guidance of God. And I am blessed and lucky and fortunate enough to have my beautiful wife at home, a good praying wife at home that has always had my back and never given up on me. I wouldn’t be alive, I don’t believe, if it hadn’t been for my wife, because she walked me right through the fire of this life, all the way back to the 10 years that I left the band, all the way back to 2003,” he explained.
The singer also humorously added that his two sons serve as ‘insurance policies’ that keep him grounded and accountable. “We’ve been together for 21 years. We celebrated 20 years of marriage this year, and we’ve been together for almost 21 years. And so having her, like I said, I don’t think I would be alive were it not for my wife and her being a praying, believing Holy Spirit-filled wife. And I joke with my wife that I have the two biggest insurance policies in the world, my two sons, out here on the road with me. So that keeps me honest, keeps me accountable.”
The singer added, “But, like I said, were it not for my praying wife praying and believing and a wife of faith, like I said, I don’t think I’d be here, but she made it easy and supported me when I decided to leave the band because I was gonna die.”
In other news, Saliva returned with a new single titled ‘Time Bomb,’ with a music video. It’s the band’s first new material since last year’s ‘Revelation.’
Shortly before the release of Saliva’s most recent album, guitarist Wayne Swinny passed away unexpectedly. The band’s music video for ‘Come Back Stronger’ was filmed just days before his death, and it was dedicated to him as a tribute. Even with the band’s loss, the album went on to receive critical acclaim, with singles ‘Crows’ and ‘High On Me’ charting in the Top 20 on Billboard’s Active Rock chart.
To honor Swinny, the band continues to dedicate every show to ‘Uncle Wayne,’ keeping his memory alive in their performances.
