Velvet Revolver Boots Weiland
I know, I know, shocking. But Velvet Revolver, one of the only decent recent (heh! rhyme!) rock bands have given that sexy troublemaker, Scott Weiland, the boot.
The news from this news article informs us:
"Velvet Revolver was confronted from the start with Weiland's drug and legal problems as it juggled performance schedules, recording sessions and promotional work to accommodate his court dates and rehab.
Last month, Weiland pleaded innocent to a charge of driving under the influence of drugs stemming from his arrest on a Los Angeles freeway ramp in November. He is free on $40,000 bail and is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on Friday.
A public feud between Weiland and Velvet Revolver's drummer already had cast doubt on the band's future when the statement on behalf of Sorum, Slash, McKagan and Kushner was issued under the headline "Velvet Revolver to Part Ways with Singer."
"This band is all about its fans and its music, and Scott Weiland isn't 100% committed to either," Slash was quoted as saying. "Among other things, his increasingly erratic on-stage behavior and personal problems have forced us to move on."
Oh, Scott. Must you be forever a druggie? Seriously. I miss the days of your late STP glam-wannabe fabulousness.
A la one of the weirdest, yet sexiest, music videos ever (IMHTTO*):
Or even this oddity:
I was never too obsessed with STP's earlier stuff, but damn, I loved No. 4 and Shangri-La...even Scott's crappy solo album. But yes, VR done with him? I don't blame them...but poop nugget asshole, that sucks. I wonder if he'll ever get clean?
*doubts it, sadly*
*in my holier-than-thou opinion
posted by ritzraff at
10:20 AM
2 Comments:
funny..
but there are many more decent rock bands than velvet revolver.. especially now!
I'm a music douchebag. I generally think what I like is the shit, everything else sounds the same, etc. The only current bands I like, really (not counting people still around who started years and years ago, like Bowie and Nick Cave) are Maroon 5, Emilie Autumn, and Shiny Toy Guns. Other than that, I really couldn't care...oh, and I do like stuff like Lily and that Mika guy...cheezy goodness. I tend to think most stuff is just not original or evolving...like, if a band has been around for fifty years but sounds exactly the same. I know Nick Cave sounds about the same, but I mostly like his lyrics. At least I can admit I'm a douchebag about stuff I like. I know I shit over others' opinions, but I don't do it to their face. Like my best friend loves Primus, and to me they sound the same on every song, but I can at least appreciate their weirdness. But yes - in summary, I am a douche who thinks my music is the best ever, though I know other people think THEIRS is the best ever. I am okay with this, and my doucheholeness, as long as I don't start flogging people or anything. Then I think I should be forced to listen to Kid Rock nonstop.
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