Velvet Revolver Dumps Scott Weiland
April 1st, 2008 by Evil Beet
Yeah, he’s out.
Says Slash in a press release issued Tuesday:
“This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn’t 100% committed to either. Among other things, his increasingly erratic onstage behavior and personal problems have forced us to move on.”
If this is an April Fool’s joke — and I don’t think it is — it’s a really stupid one.
Because, come on, you’d dump Scott Weiland, too. Heroin addicts are only cute for so long.
Velvet Revolver plans to replace Weiland with a new vocalist; they are not splitting up. Weiland will still be hitting the road with STP this summer.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 5:09 am
good! i never want to hear axl rose’s lyrics coming out of his mouth again!
i knew he’d end up being a jerk, true to his form.
April 2nd, 2008 at 6:52 am
ugh, Scott Weiland used to be so hot, now he has total heroin face and is a total skeezy mess.
http://slackerchic.blogspot.com/
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:16 am
I like him better with STP anyway…
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:26 am
im kinda sad about this but i guess if he is such a jerk it makes sense
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Scot was fucking awesome, but this band is not about the singer only, they are about the music!
Slash, Duff, Dave and Mike will be fine
April 9th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Interestingly, I like Velvet Revolver more than I like either
Guns ‘N’ Roses or STP. “Contraband” is a good album and
“Sucker Train Blues” is definitely my favorite VR tune. I guess,
given the volatile history of some of the band members,
especially Scott, I’m not surprised that they only lasted a few
years. I hope Slash, Duff, Matt and Dave find a singer who
is emotionally stable, sounds good doing the “Scott” material
live, and brings in something of his own. Personally, I think Ian
Astbury would be a good choice. And PLEASE, anybody but Axl Rose!
May 8th, 2008 at 10:30 am
its crazy how people bash scott weiland and insist on saying he’ll do no good. when in fact almost everything he touches gets recognized, or climbs up the charts. when he left stp they did nothing, when he leaves vr they’ll do nothing thats a promise. there is no better front man more exciting to watch than scott weiland! period. who wants to see slash do the same old riffs that are so repetetive, with g&r. vr just got lame and they deserve it, who are they to say hes out of control when slash is drinking while he has a pacemaker.