Hellyeah might make a new record, but it may be without the work of guitarist Tom Maxwell. Recently Maxwell joined Bad Wolves guitarist Doc Coyle on his podcast ‘The Ex-Man with Doc Coyle.’ During the interview, Maxwell talked about the loss of drummer Vinnie Paul in 2018 and how that has affected him.
“When Vinnie Paul died… I’m not gonna lie… my passion, my love affair died as well with him.”
“I don’t even know if there’s gonna ever be another HELLYEAH record. I don’t even know if I wanna make another HELLYEAH record without him.
I’m at a point right now where I’ve done some amazing shit with some amazing people and I’ve released a lot of great records. And I’ve found success in those — more elsewhere than others.
Like I said, my love affair has kind of been cockblocked a little bit. I don’t find a need or a necessity to continue without Vince.”
Maxwell continued to say that its not that he’s against putting out music but it’s going to take a lot for him to do it.
“I’m not throwing in the towel… nothing like that… and I’m not saying that I’m fucking done with shit. But what I am saying is it’s gonna take something… For me to fucking leave my house, it’s gonna take guys, gals, aliens… I don’t give a fuck… with a vision and something special about it.’
‘So, moving forward, if something new were to come along, it would have to be something that is real and honest and transparent and fucking badass.”
You can listen to the full conversation below.
Hellyeah kicked off their “Welcome Home” tour honoring Vinnie Paul at the Green Bay Distillery in August of 2019. Before the show, Cutter and Chad Grey sat down on the bus for a conversation about the tour, Vinnie and more.
Check out some of the B-Roll footage from the Green Bay Distillery show below.
