Josey Scott, former lead vocalist of the rock band Saliva, credited the prayers of his wife, Kendra, as the reason he is alive today.
During an interview with Levi, frontman for the Christian metal band Leviticuss, Scott discussed his faith and how God used his wife to help deliver him from the addiction of drugs and alcohol.
“I am blessed and lucky and fortunate enough to have my beautiful wife at home, a good, praying wife at home, that has always had my back and never given up on me,” Scott shared. “I wouldn’t be alive” if it wasn’t for “my wife, because she walked me right through the fire of this life.”
In 2013, Scott left the Saliva, a band that was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 for their chart-topping song “Your Disease.” Scott had gained more popularity after his 2002 collaboration with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, titled “Hero,” was featured as the theme song in “Spider-Man,” starring Toby Maguire.
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After leaving Saliva, Scott remained relatively quiet, taking what could be considered a 10-year hiatus from music and touring. But in 2024, he returned to the music scene and is headlining a tour this year with a brand new band.
“We celebrated 20 years of marriage this year,” Scott said. He then reiterated, “I don’t think I would be alive were it not for my wife and her being a praying, believing, Holy Spirit-filled wife.”
Scott shared that his wife and two sons travel with him on tour, which helps him stay accountable and sober. Scott said that Kendra made it “easy and supported me when I decided to leave the band because I was gonna die.” He didn’t leave the band to just “go home and be a father and a husband.” Scott said, “I was going to die…it was just a matter of the clock.”
“I was lucky and fortunate and blessed enough to be able to walk away from the band and go home and clean up my side of the street, and begin to rebuild my life in a spiritually-based way, because I was going down the wrong road,” he added. “It was just a matter of time until I expired.” Being alive is something, Scott told Levi, that he thanks God for everyday.
