SCOTT WEILAND SAYS STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ARE TAKING A BREAK, PLEADS FOR A VELVET REVOLVER REUNION
Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has talked about Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver in a new interview with Greg Prato and Rolling Stone. Weiland yet again stated his desire to reunite Velvet Revolver. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody this direct about wanting to reunite a band. Weiland even lied in an interview with ABC News Radio last year, claiming that the band were back together, writing a new album, and would be touring in late 2012. Slash denied this a couple of days later, stating that he does not want to play with Scott Weiland again and enjoys seeing him more without the baggage of being in a band with him. Slash has been enjoying a very successful solo career post Velvet Revolver, with Myles Kennedy as his lead singer. Here is Weiland’s reunion plea to Slash it seems.
“I am completely open to it, and I know there are other guys in the band that are completely open to it. There have been some things that have stood in the way that aren’t anything that have to do with the band – just other players, whether it be agents . . . But now we’re sorting through things, and we want to start writing for some big film opportunities that have come our way, and try to set things up the way we set things up when we initially got together.”
Weiland also said “I think it’s the perfect time for Velvet Revolver to get back together” and “If the gods of rock want it to happen, then it will.” Whether Slash will go for this obvious cash grab reunion remains to be seen. What’s the point of a mid 2000′s commercial supergroup reuniting?
Weiland also confirmed that Stone Temple Pilots are taking a break. There seem to be conflicting stories regarding whose fault the state of the band is and why they don’t have any concrete plans for a new album. Dean DeLeo said in September that he is comfortable being a nostalgia act playing old hit songs and doesn’t feel playing deep cuts/new songs are rewarding due to crowd response. DeLeo also said he hopes to do a cash grab Core tour next summer. Scott Weiland’s Velvet Revolver comments can’t be sitting too well with his STP bandmates either.
“I think we kind of overplayed ourselves by playing the same set over and over. I think the band needs to take some time off and be creative again. I always felt that our creativity and the growth we made within making records as artists was equally as important as we were as a live band. The transformation from Core to where we ended up before we took that time off, when I started with Velvet Revolver, was enormous. I think we need to get back to that. I don’t think that touring consistently with a greatest hits package gets you anywhere. It diminishes things.”
I think Scott’s comments regarding the problems with the band are right on, but pleading for a Velvet Revolver reunion ($$$$$$$) isn’t good for STP. You’re the frontman, talk to your band about what you want to do! Weiland also said he hopes to start working on a new solo album (his solo band is now called Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts) in 2013.
Sounds to me like he is playing the 2 groups against each other.
Like “Hey STP, if you don’t want to be creative I will go do Velvet Revolver”
and
“Hey Velvet Revolver, let’s get together and be creative since STP won’t”
It’s ridiculous. I see both bands ending officially and Scott winding up with a half-assed solo career where he’s opening for the Spin Doctors and Better Than Ezra on those 90s package tours.
The funny thing is Slash will not play with him, so he just comes off bad publically pleading for this. If he was smart he’d talk to Slash directly about it, and if (when) Slash says no, move on. The thing is Scott badly wants the money. He should just whore out his songs to commercials and maybe start an acting career if he needs it so bad.
When it comes to STP, just fucking talk to them. From all indications, prior to the pathetic Greatest Hits tour this summer, Scott and Dean talked on the phone one time throughout all of 2012. Scott seems to prefer to communicate through the press over actually talking to his bandmates and former bandmates.
^Agree with everything you said 100%.
Also with the VR thing he’s referring to how they might start writing for some big movie soundtracks and stuff like that. He just wants to make money with them.
In many ways, both situations are bad. His voice has changed and god knows if it will ever sounds as good as the Contraband record with VR. He’s spot on about STP, and it almost seems like this is the most he’s ever wanted to reunite a band (more so than STP during VR era). I hope that if he can get his voice together, VR will reunite, but STP won’t break up…probably won’t happen but that would be the best thing for all parties involved. Slash’s solo stuff kinda blows anyway, Myles Kennedy is great singer, but just does NOT work with Slash
hahahahahahah
scott is JOKE and TRASH!
fact
velvet and stone temple pilots = TWO TRASH!
holy shit…
Only in doubt which band can be worse … *_*
stone temple pilots are not giving money? Scott fail haha ..
you are a shame, singer of shit…
want out of a band of shit and go to another worse? hahahaha decadence, that joke, lol
STP needs to call it a day. Though I’m not a huge fan, I own their albums and have followed their career. They just don’t have it anymore, and they weren’t ever a great band at their peak. Velvet Revolver, although not the best band on the planet by any means, was far more enjoyable to me than STP, Slash, or Scott solo project.
Totally wrong. Velvet Revolver was generic cock rock for the most part, with Scott Weiland even admitting in his book that there was commercial motivations behind it and the sound. VR had some great songs, but there was just a lack of diversity and too much boring/lame cock rock. STP is far more diverse, they were a great band at their peak, and proved with their self-titled album that they can still create good music together. The big problem is they’ve gotten into this rut over the last year and a half where all they do is play Greatest Hits shows.
I was very happy with the songs on the 2010 self-titled album. I like the record a lot, many great melodies & hooks throughout, it really needed Brendan O’Brian on it though. The production suffered from a lack of ‘punch’, it was too flat-sounding. I don’t know why the hell they went with Chris Lord-Alge (who the fuck is he anyway?). The constant ‘greatest hits’ setlists were a bad idea too. So many great deeper cuts they always ignored. Coupled with Scott’s perpetual unreliability on the road, drunk and/or high, showing up late, slurring and rambling, Weiland didn’t do anybody any favors. Their setlists back in 2008 after first reuniting were exciting though. “All In The Suit That You Wear”, for one. I really hope they can get their shit together again in the future- with NO Velvet Revolver getting in the way.
Agreed Philip.
The 2008 reunion tour setlist over the first few months were great. Unfortunately for me though they cut All In The Suit That You Wear from it right before my Hollywood Bowl show!
The 2010 setlist was exciting as well during the early part of the summer tour. I believe they were playing 6 new songs live at one point, which sadly dropped down to 2 by a year later.
The state of STP is just a damn shame at this point. There were some good tracks on the last album, but it’s definitely not my favorite by them. They used to be one of my absolute favorites but I really can’t stand the thought of them just going out as a greatest hits band on the road. They have so much more potential. So I agree with Weiland on that front, they need to be creative and write new music.
scott weiland, velvet revolver and stone temple pilots = THREE SHIT
throw that shit in the toilet will clog the sewer box!
FACT
Do you have to be a cunt, “lol”? There are plenty of people who post here who love the band. Fine, you don’t. So don’t listen to them. And then shut your fucking hole while you’re at it. You’re stooping to MAYAN CALENDAR territory. Why don’t you clog your own toilet bowl with your head. Jam it in there post-bowel-movement, real good & tight. Then go to town on your measly dick. Please, let us all know how that endeavor turns out. Eat your own shit.
Iso hahahahaha
the girl is nervous ahhahahahahaha that joke … hahahahahahaah I am enjoying your comments asshole hahaha
ISO, SCOTT, VELVET AND STONE TEMPLE PILOTS = SHIT
Scott is a washed up never was. Why is he so hard pressed to get back together a band he has stated he was only ever in for the money?
Why do people who are not fans of the band feel the need to comment? no one asked for your input, and if you don’t even like STP, it has no purpose to begin with. Get over yourselves. With that being said I am very disappointed by this news, I enjoyed self titled very much, and I was really hoping they would get their shit together for a new album… Oh well, hopefully Alice puts out something soon
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Scott is bang on about STP, and while the man has obviously had his problems, he’s right on here. Playing tour after tour of old songs and stale setlists isn’t doing anyone any favors in an artistic sense.
He made his own bed, now he has to sleep in it.
“Pleads”? Really? Your sensationalism is disappointing. If STP doesn’t have the spark right now, why force it?
Slash is having big success with his solo stuff with Miles kennedy singing. I dont think he really is giving VR any thoughts right now.
as long as scott puts out new music with someone that isnt christmas or a cover
Slash refuses to play with Scott, yet is open to playing again with Axl? Gimme a break, he’s lucky to have Myles Kennedy singing for him.
Slash and co. could never find a replacement singer for VR, because the only lead singer for VR is Scott. Slash said no to Ian Thornley, Royston Langdon, these maybe unconfirmed but also Corey Taylor, Travis Meeks and Mark Lanegan.
I would love to hear another VR album, it’s straight up rock.
I am sure STP will also do another album down the road. I just saw STP in Sept. and they put on a great show live. I think they just need to get creative again and find their edge.
This guy is a fucking dick.
Mitch,
He is basically pleading for a Velvet Revolver reunion, might be a ‘sensational’ word but read what he’s saying. He badly wants it to happen, so much so that he lied in May about it in a way to try and force Slash to do it. I’m not quite sure where he sees dollar signs though outside of movie soundtracks. A new VR album wouldn’t sell that much better than a Slash solo album, and they would probably play the same venues STP plays with even lower festival slots in America. There could be some profitable overseas tours though.
What would Billy say about this I wonder?
Would hate VR to get back together with Scott especially after Libertad. That album was awful! I listened to it a few times online but just could not get into it. However if they teamed up with Mark Lanegan leaving Scott out I would be over the moon.
it`s only publicity. I think that scott, slash, and the rest of the guys of the two bands(stp, Velvet) are very smart people. I mean the know how to play the game of not disappear from the news. Some parts of his words are real and some other parts are intentionally included on his speech.
Anyway music is the only thing that matters. I hope they come together and make a new album.
that`s all.
Well, I guess STP is not meant to be. They have been trying but after a while they go back to the “break time” so, maybe, just maybe they don’t have the chemistry they used to have anymore. Velvet Revolver? they suck.
STP is my favourite band and I hope they stay together and put out another album at some point, I would much prefer that than a VR reunion. Having said that I found the 2010 s/t comeback album to be very dissapointing but perhaps that was because i’d waited years for it to happen and built it up too much in my head, to me it just doesn’t hold up to their previous albums which I absolutely love and I hardly ever listen to the new one now.
So I guess to summarise – I hope STP get their shit together and write a new album but I hope they don’t play it as safe as they did with s/t and get a bit experimental and artistic again like they did on previous albums.
Scott Weiland is PATHETIC at a level that is mind blowing, & I am, well was a MASSIVE fan. For most of my life Scott Weiland was my absolute favorite artist, musician. I supported every project & endeavor, from Core era Live shows thru 12 Bar Blues tour at the 9:30 Club, even got to meet him & photo from the pit at the Happy in Galoshes tour. Point being, if there were a bias it’d be wicked pro We island, but I find this guy to be undefendable. He’s such an unapologetic sell out… Begging & lying at inconceivable & unprecedented levels for a VR Reunion? He’s an embarrassment & he has absolutely no shame /end rant/
Scott Weiland is PATHETIC
scott is trash
scott is clown
scott is comedy
scott is shit
FACT
@ Brett
I must say that Scott Weiland is much better off with STP than VR. I am not a huge fan of STP’s music at all but at least Scott with STP is trying to make an attempt at being a grown up and think more towards about making music then just trying to market there products for monatery reasons which is what VR is trying to do.
They have been taking a break from Europe for years, so it makes no difference to us over here.
Love STP but hate the fact they seem to only tour the US.
Issues like this is just another reason why we are so LUCKY to have PEARL JAM
hey I’m getting sick of all the “cash grab” shit talk. Simple fact is that it’s harder to make money as a musician now due to piracy, etc., so live shows are a huge source of cash. This may weed out the doofs who are only in music for easy sex, but whatever. Scotty needs money for his support of two ex-wives, two kids and a wedding coming up!
I don’t give a shit about the personal lives of the musicians I love. I love their music and not their opinions and points of view on something! For as long as they create the music that I can listen to I’ll buy their CDs. I bought PJ’s new album, STP self titled, Black gives.., king animal only because I liked the songs and not because they’re the bands that I like for many years. Of course I’d like to hear some new stuff from STP similar to Dean’s masterpiece Army Ants but people are changing over the years, and if they cannot or do not want to make anymore pure STP-sound music, I won’t blame ‘em and I’ll stay with old albums.
I love Clint Eastwood.. I mean, Scott!
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