Scott Weiland: 'I?m not a difficult frontman at all'

[FunkyMonkey]

From the November issue of Skinnie Magazine...

While Weiland compared reuniting with STP with coming home, there?s not as much hope of reconciliation riding on the Velvet Revolver front. A much publicized rift between Weiland and certain members of VR not only left the group searching for a new vocalist, but left Weiland having to defend himself against accusations of being a difficult frontman. ?I?m not a difficult frontman at all,? said Weiland. ?No. I actually was in the band with those guys and we had a great time until the end when we didn?t have a great time, then I knew it was time to bail out. I heard a lot of stories about a certain singer who everyone knows about and sometimes I wonder if all those stories are all true or maybe there?s another point of view.?

Read the entire interview here: http://www.skinniemagazine.com/skinniemagazine/November2009/

[kobys]

Oh gee, I wonder who that other "singer" is he's referring to lol? I'm inclined to believe that Weiland's difficult. The thing is, Scott's admittedly bi-polar and people with that kind of personality disorder never think that they're wrong no matter how many people say that they are.

[NaturalLight]

and people with that kind of personality disorder never think that they're wrong no matter how many people say that they are.

I take it you're a psychiatrist?

[FunkyMonkey]

I'm sure there are two sides to the story.

But in recent interviews Slash has called Scott "difficult", so Scott responded.  At least he's not taking a shot at any of the band members, just defending himself.

Slash also said in a recent interview "The five years that we did Velvet Revolver - it wasn't really that much fun.  We had success and I never really enjoyed the success at all."

That surprised me.

Again, probably two sides.

[NaturalLight]

I'm sure there are two sides to the story.

But in recent interviews Slash has called Scott "difficult", so Scott responded.  At least he's not taking a shot at any of the band members, just defending himself.

Slash also said in a recent interview "The five years that we did Velvet Revolver - it wasn't really that much fun.  We had success and I never really enjoyed the success at all."

That surprised me.

Again, probably two sides.

Can't remember, but in his book, didn't Slash say he enjoyed himself for the most part in VR?

[kobys]

and people with that kind of personality disorder never think that they're wrong no matter how many people say that they are.

I take it you're a psychiatrist?

I didn't diagnose Mr. Weiland with bi-polar disorder. Scott himself talks about it freely in interviews. Before he joined VR I had read negative things about him and how he's difficult to deal with. Scott's very talented and I think that if there was any way the rest of the band could have made it work with him they probably would have. Afterall, didn't Duff really try to help him in the beginning?

[D]

my opinion, Frontmen write the lyrics and melodies and have an idea of what they want in their head.

If the rest of the band are too dickless to speak up, they have no right to complain

Reading Slash's, book, sounds to me, they were so afraid of Axl, they had no guts to stand up and even say anything, so Axl being difficult or Scott being difficult was jut due to those guys being too gutless an afraid to confront them. They wait till they are safe in their house to mention it to a reporter.

[Dayle1066]

I totally agree with D. If your in a band its a compromise between everybody, so if a singer or any member starts getting out of hand its everyone elses job to sort it out straight away.

It goes back to the Matt Sorum interview where he says he wanted everyone to confront Axl, and he would turn around and they'd all walk the other way. Thats how things escalate until its too late in any situation band or otherwise. Therefore everyone has a part in it whatever way you look at it.

[D]

They say they made a Scott Weiland album for Libertad

well whose fault is that?

They didn't have the guts to say "look here Scott, we want to do THIS

like Slash was against doing the Cover which ended up knocking fucking Messages off the record... its YOUR band dude.... Tell brendan O Brien to fuck off and u aren't doing it.

[Smoking Guns]

They say they made a Scott Weiland album for Libertad

well whose fault is that?

They didn't have the guts to say "look here Scott, we want to do THIS

like Slash was against doing the Cover which ended up knocking fucking Messages off the record... its YOUR band dude.... Tell brendan O Brien to fuck off and u aren't doing it.

That is why I have hopes for the solo album, he isn't going to compromise at all!  I can't wait to hear some vintage Slash!

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

And if it fails, he can always blame his guests.

[Fingers]

I think the DeLeo brother might beg to differ, especially after the near fistfight that broke up STP back in 2001-amazing frontman, but not difficult? I don't know about that