Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'I Do Not Really Have Regrets'

In a brand new interview with AntiHero Magazine, former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate was asked what he regrets most in his life. He responded: “I do not really have regrets. I think that life is incredible, and it is what you make it. I think that if you try to make it the best you can, it will be that. You control your own destiny and create the world in which you live, so I do not have any regrets, really.”

Tate also said that he is not bothered by negative criticism on the Internet. He said: “Frankly, I do not pay attention. I think that when people start criticizing art, it is a bit of a waste of time in my mind. It is a waste of time to critique art, because art is such a personal thing. You either relate to a person’s art or you do not. There is nothing that you can really say about it other than ‘I like it’ or ‘I do not like it,’ you know? If somebody does not like it, it does not mean anything to me, it does not hurt my feelings. If they like it, well, great. Come see a show, hang out, enjoy the music with everybody else who is there, and that is cool. If you do not, then you do not.”

Even though Tate is planning to continue making music and touring for the foreseeable future, he says that he is looking forward to his retirement years and spending more time with his family. “I have kind of already lived my dream quite often, almost every day,” he said. “I get to write music, which I love. I get to perform, which I love. I get to travel, which I love. I get to meet interesting people and have wonderful conversations with people. I get to go to amazing restaurants, and visit historical sites. I am pretty blessed, and I feel very fortunate. I think that I would like to just keep continuing on doing those things for the rest of my life, really.”

In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached after a nearly two-year legal battle where Tate sued over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name after being fired in 2012. Original QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar), Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Eddie Jackson (bass) responded with a countersuit. The settlement included an agreement that Wilton, Rockenfield and Jackson would continue as QUEENSRŸCHE, while Tate would have the sole right to perform the albums “Operation: Mindcrime” and “Operation: Mindcrime II” in their entirety live.