Velvet Revolver Bassist Promises 'Stinky' Pharrell Collabo

[jarmo]

NEW YORK ? Velvet Revolver have been the subject of a lot of crazy rumors lately ? Duff's in rehab, Slash left the band, and Pharrell's producing their next album.

Well, one out of three ain't bad.

Pharrell Williams will be a producer on Velvet Revolver's follow-up to Contraband, but he won't be the only one ? Lenny Kravitz is also a contender, bassist Duff McKagan revealed Tuesday before a Camp Freddy show in Times Square. (Just by being at the show, McKagan laid to rest rumors that he's in rehab in the Seattle area, which he attributed to being spotted there on vacation with his family.)

As far as Velvet Revolver are concerned, they're going to take a different approach for their sophomore album. Instead of working straight through with one producer, they'll work with several.

"We've already started recording some stuff," McKagan said, "and we're going to try out a few different producers on a few different songs, more piecemeal, here and there. It's not as conducive to doing it straight, like, 'We'll take this month to make this record.' It's more informal."

As such, the band is approaching its wish list of collaborators in a laid-back fashion, by treating it more like jamming than working. "We were at a party last night, and I went, 'Hey, Lenny, want to try and record some songs? Come on, let's go,' " McKagan said of inviting Kravitz to join the sessions. Same with Pharrell, although that invite was extended a bit longer ago.

"[Frontman] Scott [Weiland] and I met him at a Clive Davis party in L.A. a year and a half ago. That's when it started," McKagan said. "We said, 'Hey, man, want to do a track with us?' And he said, 'I'd love to.' "

Schedules being what they are, it's taken this long for the producer and the band to meet up. "He was insanely busy, we were busy ourselves, but it's finally coming together," McKagan said. Plus, in the time since they first met up, Pharrell's written a song called "Happy" that Weiland plans to use for his next solo record, since the singer said he felt the song spoke to recent experiences he'd gone through.

At this point, fans might be shaking their heads ? Pharrell and Velvet Revolver? How could that work? Does Pharrell even work with rock acts? But that's the whole point of having a meeting of their different musical minds, McKagan said.

"I've always been a huge fan of early Motown and soul and Prince, so to explore something like that with Pharrell would be amazing," he said. "There's nothing like that out there. It's uncharted territory. Dude, it's going to be way cool. It's going to be stinky. Pharrell's a genius."

? Jennifer Vineyard

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528687/20060413/velvet_revolver.jhtml?headlines=true




/jarmo

[mikegiuliana]

I wouldn't mind lenny kravitz, with his friendship with slash, plus I like his playing.. Maybe push some solos..  I do wish tehy would keep it simple though, not music wise but getting all these people involved... I hope it still allows for realistic timetables..

[metallex78]

I agree, Lenny Kravitz would be an awesome choice - help give VR some of that cool 70's rock vibe that Lenny pulls off so well, but as for Pharell??? No fucking way!

[Mikkamakka]

Sounds interesting. I'd love to hear a little bit Kravitz-style record with the magnificent Slash and Duff. I feel this combo will be a killer.


BTW I think we can forget about the concept album theory.

[Velvet Forever]

Find it interesting !
Thanks Jarmo , Kravitz the new guitarist of VR?
(Just a joke)
Well so we have to wait .... they are going to make cool stuff , i'm sure about it!

[Jamie]

OK great to get an update on VR and everything with all the uncertainty over the past couple of weeks. But can someone tell me what this means? :

It's going to be stinky. Pharrell's a genius."

I'm not really up to date on American slang or whatever but my first impressions of "It's going to be stinky" would be that it sucks!

[jabba2]

It's going to be stinky

I hope Duff isnt right. Maybe they can just release it as a single and not put it on the record. Like come on come in.

[mikegiuliana]

OK great to get an update on VR and everything with all the uncertainty over the past couple of weeks. But can someone tell me what this means? :

It's going to be stinky. Pharrell's a genius."

I'm not really up to date on American slang or whatever but my first impressions of "It's going to be stinky" would be that it sucks!

maybe a new word in the ghetto, kind of like funky.. Pharell is teaching them ebonics

[makane]

Sounds like they just wanna get to MTV's playlist 

[tomass74]

Lenny Kravits is terrible these days...

[makane]

Lenny Kravits is terrible these days...

Ye, isn't he doing mostly "MTV-rock"?

[mikegiuliana]

either way lenny kravitz is talented,.,, Pharell is talented and the people in vr have to like what they are doing.. And if they make it past a thrid album they can always do soemthing else..

[Eazy E]

I'm not really up to date on American slang or whatever but my first impressions of "It's going to be stinky" would be that it sucks!

He probably means that it will have a dirty, raw sound like some of Pharrell's N.E.R.D. songs... It sounded like a stupid word to describe it.

[AxemanOnFire]

They could get Elmo and Big Bird to do it for all I care as long as it's not the guy who produced Contraband

[ARC]

Velvet Revolver...

... what a waste of Duff and Slash. 

[coolman78SLASH]

I'm sure that if Pharrel does something with VR, it wont sound like anything he has done before (like too much RnB and HipHop), but maybe he will help them being a bit more comercial, and updated with the sound that most kids of today like?The guy is talented within his style of music, and most things he touch turns into gold, and that cant be bad for VR? And for Lenny Kravitz: that guy can write cool tunes, and the stuff he did with some of the members before, like always on the run with Slash, and the song he sang with Duff on Belive in me was great, so the things they will do now will surely be awsome, I think!

[Solidius]

I'm fine with Pharrel collaborating with VR, as long as I don't hear a, "*****, what?" or a "Uh-uhh-uhh, Velvet, Uhh-uhh-uhh, Rev-- what?--volver!" on Libertad.

[tomass74]

Yeah, I really don't care that much until I hear the finished product...... I am sure it will be good....

[Butch Français]

Lenny Kravits is terrible these days...

he knows how to make good music, but he hasn't done it in years..

[electricmage]

Fact of the matter is, Some of you can think these idiots are talented because they sell records.

Thats not the case.

Lenny Kravitz doesn't sell shit anymore except for Gap clothing and Vodka.

Pharrell williams is talented because he works with so many other sell outs?

Fuck VR for now. They need to take their heads out of thier asses and get in the Rock game.