Q&A: Scott Weiland

By Nick Aveling May 27, 2010 – 7:00 am




Record hit albums. Do drugs. Get arrested. Break up with band. Repeat. Not the most stable résumé but good enough for Atlantic Records, employer of Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland. The famously mercurial singer’s eleventh album, his first with STP since the group disbanded seven years ago, hit stores Tuesday. The word is still out as to whether it was worth the expense of what can now be described as Weiland’s new former band, Velvet Revolver, a rock ‘n’ roll supergroup he formed with three ex-Guns n’ Roses in 2003. Weiland spoke to the Post from his home in LA sounding slightly distracted by the Lakers game on TV.

Q Your story — battles with drugs, alcohol and the law — has become the stuff of legend. Do you worry it overshadows your music?
A No, not when our songs have been played consistently on the radio for almost 20 years. I just read a biography of the Rolling Stones and both Keith and Mick, who wasn’t really a major drug user, were arrested more times than I’ve been.

Q How is your new stuff different than those earlier songs?
A It’s a very well-rounded record. It has some stuff that’s more outside of the box but at its core it’s a rock ‘n’ roll record. One thing we’ve always said we’d never do is cover ourselves, become our own cover band and try to figure out the formula for a hit song. It’s more about being satisfied. Of course you want your fans to dig it, but being satisfied with what you’re doing as an artist, most of the time, means your fans will follow. I’ve also had the opportunity to put out my solo album on my own label… and to play with another band, Velvet Revolver, which was a great experience until it wasn’t a great experience. Now it’s kind of like a new beginning with STP, although in a way it feels like we never left each other. We successfully toured (starting in 2008) then worked on the record, and I think it’s quite an accomplishment that we produced the album ourselves.

Q This one of the few albums you’ve recorded sober. How does sobriety affect the recording process?
A I’ve done it before, and it’s different actually. When you’re starting to experience and experiment with mind-altering chemicals it can be a positive thing. It can open you up and add an extra boost to your radar frequency. And you’re able to be a little bit less fearful and a little bit more progressive in the ideas that you put out there. But then after a long period of time it ends up sort of cutting you off from the heart and soul of things, and it becomes too cerebral. Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that’s why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that’s kind of the beauty of it.

Q Can you tell me about how you reconciled with the guys from STP?
A With STP it was very organic. There were some opportunities that came about that looked like they would be very low-pressure and we would do well financially. It was also at a time when Velvet Revolver was going to be off the road so I said, “Yeah, let’s do it,” and took it from there. It just gathered momentum until we made the record. Doing all the touring that we did made us yearn to get back in the studio. That’s where we really thrive — at least I really feel that way. Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush.

Q And where do things stand with Velvet Revolver? Might your career involve a second reunion with a second band?
A You just absolutely never know.

The Stone Temple Pilots play Winnipeg’s Rock on the Range festival Aug. 7.


Read more: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/05/27 ... t-weiland/

"Come stanno le cose con i VR? Nella tua carriera ci potrà essere una seconda reunion con una seconda band?"
"Non lo puoi mai sapere"

INTRODUCING CARNIVAL OF DOGS




My new 70s jam band with friends Tracii Guns and Phil Soussan. Franky Perez on Vocals. The most amazing rock singer. We played a benefit for Musiccares and had so much are going to do some gigs. I am loving playin man and these guys play the stuff I grew up with Zeppelin, Hendrix, Cream, Free, Bad Co , Sabbath etc. So look out for us.

Carnival of Dogs

http://mattsorum.com/introducing-carnival-of-dogs/

Matt ha formato un'altra cover band, dopo i Camp Freddy, questa volta assieme ai suoi amici Tracii Guns,Phil Soussan e Franky Perez alla voce. Il gruppo ha debuttato lo scorso 3 Maggio al Troubadour a Los Angeles, per uno show di beneficenza e l'esperienza è stata così positiva che hanno deciso di fare altre date insieme. Secondo Matt, Franky Perez è "il cantante rock più incredibile". Sono una cover band anni '70 ed il loro repertorio comprende canzoni con cui Matt è cresciuto: Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Cream e Black Sabbath.

Qui invece c'è il link del loro sito ufficiale:
http://carnivalofdogs.com/

©VRitalia

Da oggi, le notizie riguardanti i progetti solisti di Slash, verranno date esclusivamente nel forum ma soprattutto nel sito ufficiale Slash Italia, che trovate a questo indirizzo:

http://www.slashitalia.com/

Matt Sorum è stato intervistato lo scorso 7 maggio a L.A. in occasione del concerto di beneficenza per il Musicares, e riguardo l'entrata di Duff negli JA ha detto semplicemente "Ne ho parlato con lui oggi. Si sta divertendo, credo che farà con loro 2-3 concerti quest'estate. Questo è quanto".

Video dell'intervista:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nslzq1b25Rs

Guitar hero Slash preparing to hit the road with gig in Scotland
May 9 2010 Sunday Mail

GUITAR hero Slash revealed having the hots for singer Fergie led to him taking one of the biggest gambles of his controversial rock career.
The ex-Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver idol recruited the stunning Black Eyed Peas star to perform lead vocals on Beautiful Dangerous, a track on his first solo album.
His collaboration with sexy Fergie raised eyebrows among diehard rockers but Slash is unrepentant and claims she's one of the best vocalists he's ever worked with.
In 2009, Fergie and Slash performed together on a live version of Guns N' Roses classic hit Sweet Child O' Mine at the Rosebowl in the US when Black Eyed Peas opened for U2. He was so knocked out by her amazing voice he insisted she appear on his self-titled album.
He said: "I've played w ith Black Eyed Peas a number of times over the years and knew she'd be able to do it.
"I'm sure there were some people surprised Fergie was on my album but that's ridiculous.
"I got hip to Fergie being probably as good - or better - a rock singer than she is a pop singer.
"She's one of the most phenomenal rock 'n'roll singers - male or female - I've ever heard.
"She's got an amazing voice - and she's hot. Who wouldn't want to work with someone as hot as she is?"
Now Slash is preparing to hit the road for a UK tour.
We can exclusively reveal he'll play Edinburgh HMV Picture House on July 1 and tickets - which cost £25 - go on sale on Wednesday.
Guest vocalist will be ex-Alter Bridge star Myles Kennedy, once tipped to replace Robert Plant in Led Zeppelin.
The new album features a string of big name singers including Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Kid Rock and Ian Astbury of The Cult.
Plus there are surprise appearances from former Guns N' Roses mates Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan, and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl.
Slash said: "I wasn't trying to br idge any generation gap or try to be eclectic.
"I wrote the music first then farmed it to singers who I thought might like it or be appropriate for it.
"While that may be offthe beaten Sla sh pat h I knew it would sound great.
"This was a music statement from me but the singers could do what they wanted and have as much input as they liked.
They had a free rein on the lyrics and melod ies." Slash revealed his brilliant collaboration with Iggy Pop on We're All Gonna Die set the standard for the project.
He said: "When I sent Iggy the song he called up a couple of days later and left a message of him singing the words while my demo was playing on his stereo in the background.
"It was so rock 'n'roll. Igg y set the tone for the record."

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/mu ... -22246025/

Parti di interviste già note, la novità è appunto la data del concerto che si terrà il 1 luglio alla HMV Picture House. I biglietti andranno in vendita da giovedì, al costo di 25 £.
A quanto pare si tratta di un concerto esclusivo, non è quindi parte di un festival.
Ecco due foto della bellissima Picture House, in cui si terrà il concerto:

Sesto concerto annuale di beneficenza del MusiCare MAP Fund, tenuto il 7 maggio al Los Angeles Club Nokia.
Ecco una foto pubblicata da Slash via Twitter, scattata durante le prove:



Link ai video:
Whole Lotta Love con Slash e Beth Hart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe9LZvKIcR4

Sister Heroin con Slash e Beth Hart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlI8ibtXw64

Former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash

From: The Courier-Mail May 06, 2010

Former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist tells Cameron Adams Fergie rocks. Seriously.

Your new solo album Slash features Fergie as a guest vocalist. How did that go down with your rock fans?
It certainly raised some eyebrows. She's pretty badass.
She's a rock singer who has made it as a pop singer. She has great rock chops. When the rumours went around Fergie was on my record everyone thought I was going to go pop. I knew what I was doing. I'd heard her sing rock before, no one else had, so I kept my mouth shut and waited until it came out. This is the first rock recording she's done.

There's a cover of Guns N' Roses' Paradise City she's singing on. Discuss.
Ha. That got an interesting response. Some people loved it; all the purists were f---ing devastated I'd covered it. It was just a fun thing I did. I'd been playing that song with Cypress Hill for years, I always wanted to record it. Fergie was around, she's a huge Axl (Rose) fan, she came and sang it. I didn't put it on the album because I didn't want to make it look like it was really serious. So I put it on a Japanese B-side, and of course it trickled down. But it's actually a really cool version.

What did you have in common with Fergie?
It turns out we have a lot of similar war stories from the past. We both come from a chequered past, let's just say.

You're clean and sober now, but everyone always talks about your drink and drug hell - which you didn't really touch on in your autobiography.
I didn't want to focus on all that stuff in the book. I'm over it. The main focus on the book was to get out some of the reality about Guns N' Roses and the reunion.

Have you had offers to turn it into a movie?
People asked me if I wanted to license it for a movie. It doesn't really interest me. It's just a book I wrote to get some s--- off my chest. I couldn't imagine someone playing me in a movie.

Has the book at least stopped people asking if you are going to reunite with Axl Rose in Guns N' Roses?
It slowed down considerably when I put the book out, yes. It really does spell it out. You'd have to be an idiot to not get it, but there's still obnoxious people who insist on perpetuating that myth. All things considered, I'm really flattered the band has this stigma, this ongoing mystique attached. I try not to get too agitated. There's this newer generation of Guns N' Roses fans who never saw the band - it'd almost be nice to get it together to do some shows for them, but it's just not logistically going to happen.

What did you think of Chinese Democracy, the first Guns N' Roses album without you?
It's great. It's the perfect Axl record.

That's very diplomatic.
No, it is. Axl's brilliant. I look at it differently than your average fan, I look at it more from what he's about and what it represents and our relationship. I think it's a great record. It's very much the record I would have expected him to do.

So what's the status of Velvet Revolver - dormant?
It's just in a state of limbo until we bunker down and figure out who the (new) singer's going to be.

Will there be Guns N' Roses songs in your solo tour of Australia?
Yep, Night Train, Civil War, Paradise City, Sweet Child (O'Mine). Myles (Kennedy) sings everything. There's Velvet Revolver and (Slash's) Snakepit songs too, as well as the stuff from the solo album.
The band kick ass. It's not like were trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.

What's your favourite Guns N' Roses video?
The only one I like is Paradise City because it's live.

What about November Rain? Your guitar solo on a mountain is a great rockvideo moment.
I haven't seen that in years.
November Rain is still one of the most expensive videos ever made. I hate videos. So that's right up at the top - the epitome of the kind of thing I cannot stand.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertain ... 5862972265

Intervista in cui Slash risponde a cose già note, in più svela che l'unico video dei Gn'R che gli piace è Paradise City, perché è l'unico live. Dice infatti di odiare i video e che quello che odia di più è November Rain, uno dei più costosi in assoluto, che rappresenta l'esempio tipico di ciò che non sopporta.

©VRitalia

May 5th, 2010
EXCLUSIVE! Guns & Roses Songs On ‘Glee?’ Not Going To Happen If Axl Rose Has His Way!


G&R guitarist Slash tells us that he’d love to see the band’s songs appear on Fox’s smash hit show, but lead singer Axl Rose won’t let it happen!

Who wouldn’t love a Guns & Roses-themed episode of Glee? We’d die to see Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) take Rachel Barry (Lea Michele) to “Paradise City” and for Noah “Puck” Puckerman (Mark Salling) to trade in his Mohawk for a mullet. But sadly, BFFs, a G&R episode of Glee probably won’t happen. (Insert frown face here).

“I’d be shocked if it ever came to be, because Axl might not be down with it,” the 44-year-old rocker told HollywoodLife.com at Charlotte Ronson’s ‘I Love Ronson’/JC Penney party in LA May 4.

WHAT! Lead singer Axl Rose should stop being so selfish — the world NEEDS a G&R-Glee union.

Slash, however, is totally on board with seeing his music appear on the show, and even has some thoughts as to what songs should be performed. “I would love to see “Paradise City” or “November Rain” used on a future episode,” he told us, adding, “but if it ever came to be, I think they would probably pick “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” That seems to be the go-to [song].”

Slash, surely you can use your powers of persuasion on Axl, 48? Or should we say, “Use Your Illusion?”

–Russell Weakland

http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/05/05 ... s-his-way/


Slash ha detto che gli piacerebbe molto sentire le canzoni dei Gn'R nel telefilm musical della Fox, Glee. Ma crede che ciò non accadrà mai perché pensa che Axl non lo permetterebbe.
“Vorrei vedere “Paradise City” o “November Rain” in un episodio futuro" ha detto Slash, "ma anche se succedesse, penso che probabilmente sceglierebbero “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Sembra quella che va per la maggiore.”

©VRitalia

SLASH - Vinci Epiphone Les Paul Studio
Fine Concorso: 30.05.2010
Metal Hammer, in collaborazione con Roadrunner Records Italia ed Epiphone, mette in palio per tutti voi una Epiphone Les Paul Studio.

La chitarrà sarà consegnata al vincitore in occassione della tappa italiana del nuovo tour, il 10 giugno al Palalido di Milano.

Per partecipare, basterà acquistare una copia della rivista in edicola, compilare in ogni sua parte il tagliando contenuto nella pagina dedicata (vedi immagine) e spedirlo, entro e non oltre il 30 maggio, a:

Metal Hammer
C.P. 13043
10130 Milano

Tra tutti i tagliandi pervenuti sarà estratto e contattato il vincitore.

SLASH in Italia
10 giugno @ Palalido, Milano ticketone

Inizio concerto: ore 21.00
Apertura porte: ore 19.00




Thanks to Filosofoxno.

Setlist della serata:

'Nightrain'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vas1_iqsBhQ
'Back From Cali'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKeyO7s03CQ
'Beggars & Hangers-on'
'Nice Boy' (with ROSE TATTOO's Angry Anderson)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsNZ4FHvVOw
'Civil War'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owXjPGosOtM
'Sucker Train Blues'
'Nothing To Say'
'Starlight'
Slash guitar solo / Godfather theme
'Sweet Child O Mine'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw1xdfy-kDg
'By The Sword' (with Andrew Stockdale)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYDid0lwMBU
'Woman' (with Andrew Stockdale)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq-OHAsgdCw
'Slither'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjuegRmtZyg
'Paradise City'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrdnOYSqHIQ


Foto a questi link:
http://www.aapimage.com.au/Search.aspx? ... LBOURNE%26(IMPORTDATE%3E20100426)&viewtype=Grid

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Searc ... v%20launch

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/yls_gbHK ... sCYP/Slash

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/XJh3gRjs ... DPDx/Slash