During an appearance on the May 23 episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Lzzy stated about what it was like to play her first two shows as the vocalist of SKID ROW: “The response has been amazing. And I’m hearing from people that have been seeing SKID ROW since 1987 and are just raving about what I bring to the table. So, for me, it is friends helping out friends, but it’s also this beautiful milestone in my life where I’m literally being challenged to fill in the shoes that I’ve always wanted to fill from being a kid. So it’s wonderful.”

Asked by host Eddie Trunk if Sebastian Bach‘s singing on SKID ROW‘s classic records had an impact on her as a vocalist, Lzzy said: “Oh, absolutely. All I wanted to be as a singer growing up was a dude in an ’80s hair band. Not a chick in an ’80s hair band, but I wanted to be the dude. I wanted to be Sebastian Bach, I wanted to be Tom Keifer [CINDERELLA], these men that held the world in their hands when they hit those high notes… But, yeah, it’s crazy because I think about it. Then after it was made official, I’m feeling in for these dates, Rachel [Bolan, SKID ROW bassist] and Snake [SKID ROW guitarist Dave Sabo] sent me the set and ‘here’s all the songs we’re gonna sing.’ And this is such a beautiful opportunity because I get to deep dive. Now I am forced into having to deep dive on these records and the inflections of Sebastian Bach‘s vocals, the arrangements, the timing. So I was literally treating it like it was an Olympic sport. I’m on the stationary bike singing SKID ROW, making sure I can get through a set, making sure the high notes are there. And it was crazy, ’cause I’ve been annoying the hell out of my bandmates because they’ve been widowers to SKID ROW for the past couple weeks, ’cause that’s all I’ve been doing and listening to. So they know all the words too. But, yeah, it’s just really wonderful. And then to be able to perform these songs with these guys who are the same… It’s the same thing. These boys are perpetually 15. We’re all in a bus together. I’m on tour with the band. This is crazy to me. So my young self is screaming, because it’s, like, ‘Can you believe it?’ And I also feel this immense calm and comfort with these guys. And to be able to deep dive with Rachel and Snake on the lyrics and how certain songs came about. We talked about ‘Quicksand Jesus’ and how ‘Monkey Business’ was made and recorded with [producer] Michael Wagener. So it’s been a beautiful experience for me. And I would have done it just for the sake of helping somebody out, but now it feels almost selfish to me, because I’m getting so much out of this experience. [Laughs]”

Regarding what the most challenging aspect has been about performing with SKID ROW, Lzzy said: “I think the most challenging aspect for me — actually, there’s a couple of things, because, really, in a whole, all of this has been a challenge for me. But a few things are… I really wanted to see what it was like to perform an entire set without playing an instrument except for vocals, which I’ve never actually done. I’ve guested with people and got up and sang songs without playing a guitar or a keyboard, but I’ve never — literally like stepping into somebody else’s shoes. Not only am I getting up and singing these songs, but I’m also fronting the band. I’m in charge of keeping the energy levels up and the breaks in between the songs, making sure everything’s said. And so that’s a challenge. But I think that the biggest one for me is, in the moment, making sure that I’m not freaking myself out too much over… Songs like ‘I Remember You’, everybody knows that song inside and out. So there’s a there’s a fine line between… I really wanted to honor everything in that song and not take liberties and make it into my own these. These are songs that everybody knows. So really just kind of keeping conscious of that, whereas I’m not getting up and covering SKID ROW songs, I’m getting up and making them into the best versions of what they actually are. So that’s been a beautiful challenge as well. And you know me, I like saying yes to adventure. (Laughs) I’ll usually say yes to jump off the cliff before I know if there’s a parachute. (Laughs)”

Lzzy made her live debut with SKID ROW on May 17 at Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort in Carterville, Illinois.