Slash speaks on split/search for new singer

[guns_n_motley]

VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Talks WEILAND Split, Search For New Singer - Apr. 3, 2008 
 
RollingStone.com spoke exclusively with VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash today regarding the band's decision to split with frontman Scott Weiland.

On Weiland's departure:

"Everybody?s just very relieved. This is something that?s been coming down for a while. I know everybody is tying the STP [STONE TEMPLE PILOTS reunion tour] thing to it, but it started way before that. We just had a lot of commitments to fulfill, so we just had to drag this thing out until the obligations were finished. Basically, we're just excited about finding someone else and moving on."

On the search for a new frontman:

"There's some people, but it's really premature to start naming names. We actually worked with a guy, I won't mention his name, before we left to go to the UK and there just wasn't enough to break him in, so we're gonna work with him again some more, and maybe some other guys as well."

On Weiland's recommendation that the band hire former SKID ROW vocalist Sebastian Bach:

"I thought [Weiland] could be a little bit more imaginative. I'm not sure if that was meant to be a pot shot or what. Whatever, it's not worth any real drama." 
 

[*Timothy*]

very interesting read.

Seems their is some bad blood to a degree with scott. which isn't suprising really considering the past few days/weeks.

[cybercurves]

I wonder if all of this "behind the scenes" feuding started when Slash appeared at Axl's house in 2006 and reportedly told Beta that Scott was a fraud, lol. 

[Jim Bob]

I wonder if all of this "behind the scenes" feuding started when Slash appeared at Axl's house in 2006 and reportedly told Beta that Scott was a fraud, lol. 

that happened in 2005.. but it came out in 2006, and slash never admitted it until 2007.

[MikeD]

I wonder if all of this "behind the scenes" feuding started when Slash appeared at Axl's house in 2006 and reportedly told Beta that Scott was a fraud, lol. 

Yeah probably nothing to odo with the fact that Scott can be an asshole (and I'm not one of those anti-Scott fans either, but I recognize the truth). Also, Scott did fire off some serious shit about Acxl (calling him bald, etc.) that probably didn't go over too well, either. While Slash may or may not like Axl, I don't htink I've ever heard or read Duff saying anything bad about him, so maybe there was consternation there. Interestingly enough, not sure really heard Duff say shit about Scott, other than that quote about him missing the flight and he even tried to make that look good, albeit ina  sarcastic way.

[MikeD]

you beat me to it Bob.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

At least they stuck it out till the end of the tour.

[jarmo]

At least they stuck it out till the end of the tour.

Explained here:

We just had a lot of commitments to fulfill, so we just had to drag this thing out until the obligations were finished.

Probably also explains why they focused on the UK and Ireland with only three shows outside those two.






/jarmo

[Feel_The_Burn]

At least they stuck it out till the end of the tour.

Explained here:

We just had a lot of commitments to fulfill, so we just had to drag this thing out until the obligations were finished.

Probably also explains why they focused on the UK and Ireland with only three shows outside those two.






/jarmo

Yeah , Once the STP thing was announced it seemed to go south. I honestly thought at first ( as did most people I knew ) that they'd each move on to respective side projects/solo work. But the fact still stands that they have a 3 album contract , so they kinda have to move on unless they are gonna do a live thing ( because there isn't enough for best of ).  Which is a 2 sided coin , because either A) They move on with a new singer and achieve better things or B) Get a new singer for the purpose of "fulfilling commitments"....

[jarmo]

But the fact still stands that they have a 3 album contract , so they kinda have to move on unless they are gonna do a live thing ( because there isn't enough for best of ). 

That depends on if the record company wants to invest in a third album.

They can't be too thrilled with the sales of Libertad or the loss of the front man with erratic behavior.


Duff had a contract with Geffen when he was about to release Beautiful Disease. It didn't come out.

Slash's Snakepit were signed to Geffen but the second album came out on Koch.






/jarmo

[RTK]

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Yeah , Once the STP thing was announced it seemed to go south. I honestly thought at first ( as did most people I knew ) that they'd each move on to respective side projects/solo work. But the fact still stands that they have a 3 album contract , so they kinda have to move on unless they are gonna do a live thing ( because there isn't enough for best of ).  Which is a 2 sided coin , because either A) They move on with a new singer and achieve better things or B) Get a new singer for the purpose of "fulfilling commitments"....
[/quote]

I've got a feeling its the latter, unless they find a needle in a haystack and the band becomes better and makes each member happy.

[Feel_The_Burn]

But the fact still stands that they have a 3 album contract , so they kinda have to move on unless they are gonna do a live thing ( because there isn't enough for best of ). 

That depends on if the record company wants to invest in a third album.

They can't be too thrilled with the sales of Libertad or the loss of the front man with erratic behavior.


Duff had a contract with Geffen when he was about to release Beautiful Disease. It didn't come out.

Slash's Snakepit were signed to Geffen but the second album came out on Koch.






/jarmo

I didn't even consider that really , I mean obviously the group has the right things needed to market the band. I'm sure they could convince them with the "right" singer that they have something more. Should be very interesting to see how all this plays out , if they have already started jamming around they must really wanna get going.

[COMAMOTIVE]

I'm sure there were an abundance of reasons for this collaboration to melt away, but did anyone else get the sense right from the beginning of this thing that Weiland had a complex about a certain lead singer?  Maybe he never felt comfortable being the guy who was seen as taking the place of Axl Rose next to Slash in a very big band.

[lynn1961]

I'm sure there were an abundance of reasons for this collaboration to melt away, but did anyone else get the sense right from the beginning of this thing that Weiland had a complex about a certain lead singer?  Maybe he never felt comfortable being the guy who was seen as taking the place of Axl Rose next to Slash in a very big band.

I think he did have a bit of a complex about it, but it was many of the fans and listeners who seemed to see him as "taking the place of", and I'm sure he couldn't help but see it.  You know - when you're playing a VR show and people in the audience are holding up Axl signs or yelling for GnR.  That could create a complex & a pissed of attitude in a person.       

[Smoking Guns]

this is nuts.  You know when I think this started?  Around October of 07 when Scott fell of wagon.  I swear, the show I was at, he almost fell asleep sang wrong words of Patience and Duff and Slash were shaking heads.  I think that is when they realized, "We're about to get fucked", he is back to old Scott. 

[FunkyMonkey]

If the trouble starting long before the STP thing and they were waiting until the obligations were finished,  I wonder why he told Billboard that Scott would be only be doing a "handful of STP shows" and that he was "itching to start new Velvet Revolver Disc"?

Slash Itching To Start New Velvet Revolver Disc

January 22, 2008

Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash says the group is planning a significantly shorter turnaround for its third album.

Slash tells Billboard.com that the group plans to start working in earnest on the follow-up to last year's "Libertad" in April

Why not just say nothing and finish the tour...maybe because they still had shows to play?

[GNRreunioneventually]

I think Baz should have been the choice of theres since the beginning




SAVAGE ANIMAL

[$$$$]

I think this is wonderful. I loved the last two records for the most part but Im not a huge Weiland fan. Now we get to hear what these guys can do with someone else.
The future of this band depends a lot on how this next record turns out.

[Wheres Izzy]

But the fact still stands that they have a 3 album contract , so they kinda have to move on unless they are gonna do a live thing ( because there isn't enough for best of ). 

That depends on if the record company wants to invest in a third album.

They can't be too thrilled with the sales of Libertad or the loss of the front man with erratic behavior.


Duff had a contract with Geffen when he was about to release Beautiful Disease. It didn't come out.

Slash's Snakepit were signed to Geffen but the second album came out on Koch.






/jarmo

Thats a good point. I mean Weiland can be a prick, but at least in the states and especially to the record company he is at least marketable. For whatever reasons people know his name. I'm sure they'll be able to find a label to release whatever they do tho. Maybe not as big a label though.

[Smoking Guns]

I think this is wonderful. I loved the last two records for the most part but Im not a huge Weiland fan. Now we get to hear what these guys can do with someone else.
The future of this band depends a lot on how this next record turns out.

Yes, this is when they have nobody to blame but themselves.  This is when we hear real dirty gritty rock in roll.  This is when they bust out the Izzy CD (the one they wrote before Weiland joined) and let him be a co-writer.  This is when we finally get what we want from VR!!!!!!!!!!!!  I hope....