Homme told a popular music television channel that isn't MTV: "[Oliveri] is a tornado, and a tornado just destroys and goes on to the next city. I'm in the tornado cleanup crew, and all I ever see is his detritus and I'm sick of it...
"...I think Nick started believing our press and thinking that he's gotta be the next Sid Vicious or something. And I think Sid Vicious is a badass, but also I think Sid Vicious is a dumb drug addict who couldn't play bass and never wrote a song, and if he stayed alive most guys would have went, 'This guy's a fucking worthless piece of shit.' I don't think that's something to aspire to."
Oliveri was apparently "bummed" at being shown the door.