{"id":509855,"date":"2026-03-07T20:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/509855\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T20:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:10:09","slug":"dee-snider-blames-bruce-dickinson-for-abandoned-comeback-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/509855\/","title":{"rendered":"Dee Snider Blames Bruce Dickinson For Abandoned Comeback Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dee Snider<\/a>\u00a0said\u00a0he\u00a0took too much inspiration from a conversation with Iron Maiden<\/a> frontman\u00a0Bruce Dickinson<\/a>, which\u00a0prompted him\u00a0to try\u00a0to stage a comeback with Twisted Sister<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Snider confirmed last month that he wouldn\u2019t rejoin his bandmates for a reunion 10 years after they retired, citing health reasons. He later gave his blessing to Sebastian Bach<\/a>\u00a0coming in to replace him for the shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a recent episode of the Beardo and Weirdo podcast (which you can see below), Snider said Dickinson called him after hearing he was to undergo hip replacement surgery.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Top 10 Twisted Sister Songs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI blame Bruce Dickinson,\u201d Snider joked. \u201cWhen I found out that my hip was shot\u2026 he reaches out to say, \u2018Dee I\u2019ve had it done twice.\u2019 He goes,\u2019\u2019And I\u2019m back in action \u2026 I\u2019m thrusting, I\u2019m parrying.\u2019 \u2026 When I heard him say, \u2018Okay, back in action\u00a0100 percent,\u2019 I was like, \u2018Alright, I could do this!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The situation became more complicated. \u201cWhen I was going for the surgery I found out that I had a heart issue that I did not know about. And that was when they pulled the rug out from under me. And then I still, like an asshole, I got the hip!\u201d<\/p>\n

Snider said it was definitely an improvement, which encouraged him to try returning to action by performing a few songs with Lita Ford<\/a>. \u201cI walk out on stage and I\u2019m going, \u2018Damn, this thing feels good!\u2019 I\u2019m thrusting and I\u2019m parrying \u2013 bounce, bounce, bounce \u2013 and the knee goes. Three bounces, knee goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

That gave him a flashback to a chat with his surgeon, who\u2019d warned him that even with a new hip he wouldn\u2019t be able to move the way he\u2019d done in the past. \u201cAnd I\u2019m just hearing that surgeon going, \u2018You\u2019re done. You\u2019re done. You\u2019re done.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Dee Snider\u2019s Family Told Him Comeback Attempt was \u2018Pure Ego\u2019<\/p>\n

After he\u2019d had work done on the knee, Snider asked himself: \u201cAm I gonna keep playing this game? I go out there and then I break something else and I tear something else, or I injure something else? Or I enjoy my life.<\/p>\n

\u201cDay to day I\u2019m living my best life … I built a family compound in North Carolina. I\u2019ve got all my kids, my wife, my grandkids, everybody here. \u2026 But for my ego, do I really need to get up there on stage and prove I could do it one more time?\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u00a0added that a talk with his family led him to realize he had to bow out of the reunion. \u201cMy family literally had to sit down with me and pretty much beg me to stop. \u2026 My kids, they\u2019re like, \u2018Why are you doing this? What you got to prove? It\u2019s not a financial thing for you. You\u2019ve got everything that you ever dreamed of, everything you wanted. It\u2019s pure ego.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch Dee Snider’s ‘Beardo and Weirdo’ Interview<\/p>\n

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