Society 1 vocalist and director Matt Zane has issued his own reply to the joint statement posted by the late Wayne Static's sister on behalf of the families of Static and his late wife, Tera Wray, in response to Zane's announcement of an independent documentary he wants to produce starting in January of 2026. He plans to showcase the true nature of the couple's relationship, while also promising never before seen media featuring the late Static-X frontman. The families vehemently object to this project moving forward without their authorization, but Zane is persisting with his venture.
Read Zane's full statement below:
"I understand the family's concerns, especially Wayne's sister Aimee who is a wonderful person, but my obligation isn't to the families — it's to Wayne and Tera. They asked me to do this, and I know they would want the focus to be on the two of them.
"I think the family is a bit confused about the creation of the official documentary Evil Disco. I was hired and edited about 85% of that and in good faith allowed my footage to be used within the edit. I never signed over the footage legally for use but was willing to do so if the agreed-upon terms were met. I also allowed my personal footage of Wayne to be used in multiple music videos such as Stay Alive and All These Years even though the band hasn't officially licensed it from me.
"I personally think both movies can exist. I watched a working cut of Evil Disco with Wayne's sister Aimee and it's really cool, but it's more about the band — past and present. My movie is about Wayne and Tera.
"As far as the unreleased music, unfortunately I'm unable to use any of that without the family's consent. What I may do is create tracks based off of the music Wayne and I worked on and bring in other singers, similar to what Jonathan Davis did for Queen of the Damned.
"But I can tell you this: there are six tracks Wayne wrote and recorded that I did not have any part in that are truly his final solo works. Yes, his vocals are on them and they were done in 2013."
His reasoning for wanting to move forward with his project is that it is something Static and Wray recruited him for many years ago, and he believes that he owes it to them to finish it and release it to the world. He wants everyone to see the couple how they wanted to be seen, through this documentary focused on their lives.
Matt Zane explains his intentions for this film, as well as his own relationship with the couple, with this campaign video:
