In 1996, Saigon Kick disbanded and Varone stayed busy producing and doing studio work for a variety of artists.

Varone joined Jake E. Lee's band Red Dragon Cartel for the recording of their sophomore album Patina.

Varone produced and starred in the acclaimed 2007 feature-length documentary, Waking Up Dead, in which a film crew followed him around for several years to document his life as a touring drummer.

In April 2013 Un-Philtered: Real Life On and Off the Rock'n'Roll Tour Bus, a tell-all memoir of his days on the road, was published by Riverdale Avenue Books.

Varone was Playgirl magazine's cover and centerfold for December 2010, in which he appeared to promote the launch of the Sex Stand Up Rock And Roll Show tour in the United States.

[6] Varone has his own line of sex toys with California Exotic Novelties, including the first ever rockstar mold and pierced dildo.