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26 фев 2025 : 
Watch: MR. BIG Plays Final Concert Of 'The BIG Finale' 2025 Tour

16 фев 2025 : 
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27 дек 2024 : 

10 ноя 2024 : 
ERIC MARTIN Really Got To Know PAUL GILBERT During Songwriting Sessions For MR. BIG's 'Ten' Album

29 окт 2024 : 
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6 окт 2024 : 
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29 авг 2024 : 
ERIC MARTIN On MR. BIG's Decision To Stop Touring: 'I Think We Might Be Shooting Ourselves In The Foot Here'

26 авг 2024 : 
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28 июл 2024 : 
MR. BIG Shares 'Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy' Performance From Upcoming 'The BIG Finish Live' Album/Blu-Ray

27 июл 2024 : 
ERIC MARTIN Admits He Is 'Second Guessing' MR. BIG's Decision To Call It Quits: 'I Hope We Do More Records'

25 июл 2024 : 
BILLY SHEEHAN Says He 'Just Played Bass' On MR. BIG's New Album 'Ten': 'I Couldn't Make It For The Writing Sessions'

21 июл 2024 : 
Watch: MR. BIG Performs With New Touring Drummer EDU COMINATO In Bulgaria

17 июл 2024 : 
MR. BIG's Last-Ever Live Album, 'The BIG Finish Live', To Arrive In September

15 июл 2024 : 
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20 июн 2024 : 
MR. BIG Share New Single "Up On You"; Music Video Streaming

28 май 2024 : 
ERIC MARTIN Explains Why He Won't Tour With MR. BIG Anymore

23 май 2024 : 
MR. BIG Releases 'Good Luck Trying' Single From Upcoming 'Ten' Album

16 май 2024 : 
MR. BIG's ERIC MARTIN Promises There Will Be 'No More Touring' After Completion Of 'The BIG Finish' Tour

15 май 2024 : 
See MR. BIG Perform Entire 'Lean Into It' Album In Highland, California

8 май 2024 : 
MR. BIG To Release Ten Album In July; Details Revealed

2 май 2024 : 
MR. BIG's ERIC MARTIN Says 'Nobody Could Agree' On Cover For Upcoming Album: 'It Was Ridiculous'

9 апр 2024 : 
BILLY SHEEHAN Explains Decision To Enlist WHITESNAKE's MICHELE LUPPI To Assist With Lead Vocals During MR. BIG Tour

8 апр 2024 : 
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of MR. BIG Performing 'Just Take My Heart' In Tokyo During 'The BIG Finish' 2023 Tour

2 апр 2024 : 
BILLY SHEEHAN Is 'Not Opposed' To Music Streaming: 'As Long As' People 'Are Listening, I Think It's Good'

27 мар 2024 : 
Watch: MR. BIG Plays First Show With WHITESNAKE's MICHELE LUPPI

22 мар 2024 : 
MR. BIG Recruits WHITESNAKE's MICHELE LUPPI To Assist With Lead Vocals While ERIC MARTIN Deals With Voice Issue
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ERIC MARTIN Says 'It's Time' For MR. BIG To Go Back On Tour: 'I'm Excited About That'



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In a new interview with Border City Rock Talk, Eric Martin was asked if it's true that MR. BIG will reunite to record new music and play live shows in 2023. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yes. I'm not a hundred percent on the recording part, but, yeah, we're gonna do it. We're definitely gonna tour."

Regarding bassist Billy Sheehan's recent revelation that MR. BIG has found a new touring drummer to replace Matt Starr, the singer said: "I can't really talk about the drummer yet, but we have some somebody we're looking at.

"We're definitely gonna tour," he repeated. "I don't know when, but it will be in the middle sometime of 2023. It's time to do it, and it might be even time to say goodbye as well.

"I don't know where we're going, but we've all agreed to do it — to go on tour. I'm excited about that," Eric added. "It is time to do it, because there's no better band that I've ever been in. I've played with a lot of great musicians — I mean, tons. I don't even wanna name 'em. Tons of really talented guitar players, bass players, drummers, keyboard players, singers, but playing with my boys — Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert — they're the best of the best."

MR. BIG went on hiatus following the passing of Pat Torpey. The drummer died in February 2018 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson's disease.

Earlier in the month, Billy told Conversaciones Necias that there are plans for MR. BIG to return to the road soon. "We wanna play again," he said. "Matt Starr did an amazing drumming job. He's fantastic. He was friends with Pat. When Pat couldn't play his kit but still could tour, he toured together with Matt and they were very dear friends. But we need a guy that has Pat's voice. And Matt's got a great voice but it's a different range. We need a guy [who can sing] way up here," he explained while raising his right hand just above his head. "So we found somebody. We'll let the world know about it soon. And we're hoping to do some shows maybe in the summer 2023."

This past August, Sheehan said that MR. BIG was "strongly considering" playing some shows in 2023. Speaking to Dr. Music, Billy said at the time: "We might do some MR. BIG [dates] at some point next year. We're not sure. Possibly."

Asked if MR. BIG has found another drummer to step in for Torpey after utilizing Matt Starr for much of the recording sessions on MR. BIG's last studio album, "Defying Gravity", as well as on the road, Sheehan said: "Possibly. We're looking at a couple of people. We loved playing with Matt Starr — he was really great — but we need a higher-pitched voice. Matt's a great singer but he doesn't have the range that Pat Torpey had. And to make everything sound the way it did, we're gonna need that extra thing there. So that makes it a little difficult for us and it narrows the field down. But there's a couple of people we might look into. But we still don't know."

Billy added: "After we did the shows without Pat — the first time after we lost him — again, Matt Starr did a great job. But it wasn't Pat; Pat wasn't there. So I'm glad we took some time — a couple of years — to just kind of lay off of it. But a lot of people write all the time and they really wanna see the band. We would like to play for them too. So we'll see. Nothing's for certain at this point, but we're certainly strongly considering it."

In May 2020, Sheehan gave an interview to the "Music Mania" podcast in which he claimed that a "mastering problem" with MR. BIG's latest album, "Defying Gravity", which came out five years ago, made the LP "unlistenable." He went on to say that "the label ruined the record" by insisting on having the album and "putting it out when it's not ready." He explained: "If we had another day to get it to proper mastering and get it done right, it would have been fine. 'Cause I was there for the final mixes — I went in there every day and listened to mixes. Pat was there with us too. We went through the mixes, and they were sounding great. And, unfortunately, we got screwed.

"I've seen it before in many other situations with many other bands," he added. "We've got the marketing department and they're ready to go and they've gotta have the record now. And then I've also seen other bands just say, 'No. The record is not done. You're out of luck.' And I wish we would have just said that, because I just don't think the record had the kind of life it had when I heard the final mixes."

A short time later, Frontiers Music Srl released a statement clarifying that it wasn't the label responsible for "ruining" "Defying Gravity", which marked Torpey's final recorded appearance with MR. BIG.

"Defying Gravity" was released via Wowow Entertainment, Inc. in Japan and Frontiers Music Srl in most of the rest of the world.

After announcing his Parkinson's diagnosis in 2014, Torpey continued to write, record and perform with MR. BIG.

MR. BIG, formed in 1988, produced numerous hit songs that ranged across a wide array of rock genres — be it ballads, heavy metal, or blues rock. Their hits include "Alive And Kicking", "Just Take My Heart" and the chart-topping ballad "To Be With You".

In February 2021, MR. BIG released a new live set, "Raw Like Sushi Mega Edition - Revive 2017: 2017 Japan Tour Official Bootleg Box". A complete collection of MR. BIG's 2017 performances in Japan, it features all nine concerts which took place between September and October of that year.




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