Ex-White Zombie Bassist Tells All [VIDEO]

Former White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult admits it was heartbreaking to watch original drummer Ivan DePrume quit the band after a furious row with main man Rob Zombie back in the day – revealing the band was never the same again.

In an interview with the None But My Own blog, Yseult recalls the incident which led to DePrume leaving the band with a new drummer jumping on board immediately.
She said:

“Oh Ivan was incredibly important to White Zombie. I don’t think we would have gone the direction we went without Ivan. Ivan played on six of the eight White Zombie records, he only missed the first 7” and the last album, but he was there for most of the ride.
“It was real upsetting. I don’t know if it was just a misunderstanding between him and Rob or whatever, but they kind of got into a fight on stage. Ivan felt he wasn’t going to put up with whatever and said he quit and Rob said ‘Good’ and it was just a bad scene. The next thing you know Rob’s holding him to it and got him a bus ticket home.
“So we were in the middle of a tour, I think we were supporting Testament and all of a sudden this kid from Wisconsin shows up and he knows our tour manager.
“His name is Phil, I can’t remember his last name. But he shows up the very next day and our tour manager say’s ‘well this guy can fill in’ and we need someone, right? So we start playing with this guy and he knows all the songs.
“So I didn’t know if this was planned, but at the time it was just uncanny. He was in, and we just carried on; there may have been a day off in there but I don’t think we missed a show.
“But you know, it was never the same after Ivan. We were like family, he was like my little brother and it was upsetting.
“So it was like we have this new guy in the band that we’re not friends with and that’s why I didn’t really go into it. Too unpleasant.”

Yseult was chatting to None But My Own about her new book, ‘I’m In The Band – Backstage Notes From The Chick In White Zombie,’ which she admits was a story she has been both keen to tell and urged to tell by her fans.
She added:

“Well I definitely knew the White Zombie fans would gravitate to it. Over the years I’ve definitely seen my share of internet chatter and received emails regarding everything from ‘why there wasn’t more information in the box set’ to just about anything else related to the band.
“I just really wanted to get the story of the band out there because it’s never really been told. So I knew the fans would be into it and I also thought it would appeal to a wider female audience as well. So outside of that I wasn’t too sure who it would speak to.
“It’s been keeping me really busy and they keep selling out of books, so that’s been telling me it’s going good.
“It’s funny; there are some people who thought it was going to be all writing and not all that visual, not a coffee table styled book.
“Then there’s the other half who thought it was going to be all visual and were surprised at all the stories, so it’s this hybrid kind of book, but yeah the response has been great.” (via RockAAA)