Former GREAT WHITE singer Terry Ilous says that he never thought he would see the day when he would have to wear a mask in order to protect himself and others. While public health authorities have advised us that masks are not necessary and should not be used by the general public for protection against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, some people have argued that there is ample evidence from other outbreaks that wearing masks protects us from germs and interrupts the transmission of disease from sick to healthy people. Earlier today, Ilous posted a video of him wearing a mask while driving to his local Trader Joe's grocery store, and he included the following message: "On my way to @traderjoes to buy some food! The store has a strict policy on the number of people inside at a time and they hand out and hand sanitizer kudos to them. I never thought I would see the day when I have to wear a mask in order to protect myself and others, very scary times. Stay away from dust don't touch any metal objects or rails, leave your shoes outside, wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds #healthylifestyle #surgicalmask #takingcareofmyself #helpingothers #protectingmyself" Ilous, also of '80s L.A. hard rockers XYZ, joined GREAT WHITE in 2010 after replacing touring vocalist Jani Lane (WARRANT). The Ilous-led GREAT WHITE released two albums, 2012's "Elation" and 2017's "Full Circle", before Terry was shown the door in 2018 and replaced with Mitch Malloy. Ilous later released a statement in which he claimed he was blindsided by his dismissal from GREAT WHITE, saying that he "proudly invested" all of his energy and focus "into the GREAT WHITE brand." GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall told Idaho's 94.9 & 104.5 The Rock radio station about the band's split with Ilous: "We were kind of just growing apart from Terry a little bit. He's still a great guy and a wonderful singer… I don't know — it kind of wasn't working. We were uncomfortable." He elaborated in a separate chat with the "Music Mania" podcast: "We feel like Mitch is a little bit better fit, not only image-wise but vocally. He delivers the songs in a way that's just more like the original. We don't wanna reinvent the songs. When we write new stuff, that's a different story. But you wanna deliver the hits well. People come down to hear that. Mitch does it a lot of justice, plus he puts on a real high-energy show — he really gets into it. And he's a natural frontman — he doesn't force anything. He talks to the crowd like he's talking to anybody. But he gets 'em right into the show from the very beginning of the show. It's just always a great night. He covers the stage, he gets into it, he loves what he does, and we're thrilled to have him in the band… He's a great guy — a great guy to be in a band with. He's got great energy. He's a very positive guy."
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On my way to @traderjoes to buy some food! The store has a strict policy on the number of people inside at a time and they hand out and hand sanitizer kudos to them. I never thought I would see the day when I have to wear a mask in order to protect myself and others, very scary times. Stay away from dust don’t touch any metal objects or rails, leave your shoes outside, wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds #healthylifestyle #surgicalmask #takingcareofmyself #helpingothers #protectingmyself
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On my way to @traderjoes to buy some food! The store has a strict policy on the number of people inside at a time and they hand out and hand sanitizer kudos to them. I never thought I would see the day when I have to wear a mask in order to protect myself and others, very scary times. Stay away from dust don’t touch any metal objects or rails, leave your shoes outside, wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds #healthylifestyle #surgicalmask #takingcareofmyself #helpingothers #protectingmyself
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