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Bach was invited to join Skid Row in 1986 when guitarist Dave Sabo heard him sing at a music producer's wedding. Sabo sent him a videotape of the band playing and Bach subsequently joined Skids. After reaching the top of the charts with Skids, Bach was eventually kicked out of Skid Row in 1995 for his wild, in-your-face attitude that attracted media criticism. He was openly homophobic and is quoted saying " AIDS kill fags dead", got in numerous bar fights, and also made death threats. His most brash stunt was jumping off of the stage during a concert and breaking a 17-year-old girl's skull after she threw a bottle at him. This was caught on video tape and he was sentenced to 3 years probation.
He formed Sebastian Bach and Friends after being removed from Skid Row -- a band that has since failed. As of late he has been performing in the Broadway productions of The Rocky Horror ShowThe Rocky Horror Show was a long running stage musical (in London initially, on June 16, 1973) which inspired the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. It was written by Richard O'Brien, who returned to his native England after growing up in New Zealand. and Jekyll & Hyde . In early 2002 he became the host of VH1's Forever Wild .
In October 2002 he was signed to perform in the national touring production of Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Introduced in 1970, it highlights the political and interpersonal struggles of Judas Iscariot and Jesus Christ, and is told largely from Judas' irreverent point of view. The actio and played the role of Jesus successfully in the show until April 2003, when he was fired for alleged diva-like behavior. He is currently working on a DVDDVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. DVDs are similar in appearance to compact discs. History During the early 1990s there were two high density optical sto version of VH1's Forever Wild that will be released in June.