Velvet Revolver Behind The Music

Velvet Revolver basically started when Guns n Roses had begun, Guns n Roses was a Band which made Slash, Duff & Matt more Professional at Playing, Professional at Performing, Professional at Thinking and Professional at understanding the Facts of Life. Slash came around from all the drugs and so did Duff and so did Matt. When Guns n Roses was over Slash, Duff and Matt still played together at Slash’s Snakepit, Jam Sessions etc…, so basically they where still friends after Guns n Roses where over, which led them to move on to another Project which soon was Velvet Revolver.

All the Band wanted was a rebirth since Guns N Roses had no chance to Reunite, Slash, Duff & Matt wanted to get back on stage like old times, they wanted to get back that feeling they had when they all first started making music – The sense of doing it for the pure joy of making music. A long the whole idea that got them into this had been raped and sodomized (Slash’s Snakepit not succeeding and all…). They where all in mourning of that and wondering if they could somehow get it back, as it turned out, the only way they could get it all back was to start it all new, and so they did. One day Slash woke up and came up with an idea which soon passed on to Duff, they both needed to get back to stage, so they needed to do something before their Career ends up with no favour. Duff agreed and confessed the Situation that they where both in, Slash and Duff talked for hours before agreed to start up a project.

After on they agreed and they needed all they could find to make that Band a success. They made auditions, which led them to nothing; they needed a drummer before anything which took them to call Matt Sorum (Guns n Roses Ex-Drummer), they talked again a long time, and needed to make sure of knowing what they want as a whole. Matt Sorum was in; now all they wanted is a Vocalist and a Guitarist and maybe a Keyboardist. They made auditions once again, and played at Jam Sessions to try Musicians out. After all the hard work they listened to Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) which in fact was like minded. Scott Weiland was interested in the whole procedure; and so talked to Dave Kushner who Scott knew, as when they where kids they used to go to each other’s school. Now Matt asked for the Keyboard player, and actually found a keyboard player which played with the Band only for a week; Slash, Duff and Scott wanted to be unique as a band, they didn’t want to be next Guns n Roses, all they wanted is to be, what they where when first started playing together. Now the entire band needed a name, to start the damn band.

The Band started jamming together and Slash came up with interesting Riffs which one of them led to Fall to Pieces and Slither as a whole, they where jamming a song which sooner came to 2 songs: Fall To Pieces & Slither (The 2 songs where constructed into 1 riff). They invent some lyrics and some riffs, while they can get a whole together. They played Cover songs together too (It’s so easy, Wish you where here, and some other songs).

Inventing The Band’s Name

Originally, Slash came up with the name 'Revolver' after watching a movie where the word 'Revolution' came on the screen. Then 'Revolver' came to his mind, and he thought it was pretty cool, being the title of a great Beatles record. Slash also thought the word had some significance with the band members all coming from different bands, they all had a 'revolving thing' going. Slash wrote it down on a piece of paper, then Scott added some words, making 'Black Velvet Revolver'. The whole band thought this was a cool name, but that it sounded very 'Stone Temple Pilots'-esque. So they cut off the 'Black' and kept 'Velvet Revolver'.

The band played a couple of songs together till they where ready to make their own music, to get together more. They played and worked for months until they made 13 Songs and recorded them to make their debut Album ‘Contraband’. The Band toured after the Album was out, and the Album was a sensation, which took Contraband to #4 on the charts, and sometimes more, and sometimes less, but it kept a time in there between #4 and #6. The band had a lot of shows, toured for 18 months and is ready to make their second Album. The Band invented some riffs already but some things are still missing, and they want to get everything together to make their real Concept album.

Weiland refused to reveal any details about the concept but said that his bandmates have been writing for months, and they know that this next album will make a big hit, and strengthens their Reputation as Velvet Revolver. This album is going to make a statement said the band, now they know each other as a band, they have a brand name, and they said that the first Album was just The Band to make a good reputation; now it’s time for the Real Velvet Revolver to Reveal, and make that real record.

Slash sometimes thinks about the Surviving of his Life, this is what he says: "It's interesting that I'm still alive," says Slash, who looks disconcertingly healthy for a 40-year-old with his history of excess. "The drugs killed me a dozen times and for some reason they always resuscitated me. Eventually I thought, 'Somebody's trying to keep me here so I shouldn't take advantage of it so much.'" This apparent realisation of divine purpose did not entirely curtail his indulgences, however. Rather, he says, "That sort of slowed me down. And then I just drank myself almost to death. They told me I only had three months to live, if I was lucky. So I cleaned myself up, got my health back, and now I just drink a glass a night." Having seen the state of his press officer, I express scepticism. "Maybe I have a few shots and a couple of glasses of wine," revises Slash.

Conclusion

Velvet Revolver has a lot more to give, you just wait and see, enjoy Contraband but you will surely have a better time in the future, The Band is still young and has a lot to give, and you should thrust it, and forget about Guns n Roses, hell ye it was a good F****n time, but now they moved on, they all did, so why don’t we?? This is my story, no big story about Velvet Revolver but a worth reading story, because you won’t find it anywhere on the Internet. Velvet Revolver have a lot more to give thrust me.
"I picked up a Guitar at 15, formed my first band at 16, I already had the lifestyle down. Guns N' Roses just kicked it up a notch. It was always the music that made me focus and persevere." – Slash

Thanks,
Lee

Comments

[nakki]

Pretty good. I like it..!

[rockontilludie]

nice nice, I love VR.

[wollie]

you say: "Slash, Duff and Matt still played together at Slash?s Snakepit." The Bassplayer wasn't Duff, but Mike Inez. But overall, a nice article.

[slashmiester]

not bad

[JustinYap]

or not... anyway, nice article!

[Inahrima]

nice article.

[rockontilludie]

who was the singer for Snakepit? and why didnt slash consider him for VR?, I mean that guy was actually pretty cool. Scott is perfect for VR though, so im not complaining.

[ChickenBone]

too much capitalization.

[ChickenBone]

nice article, though. VR owns.

[VRluke]

cool short article... nice to read.. VR's rockin alright

[##_Guitar-newb]

scott annoys me....good for a while but then he gets boring :-(

[slash_angus_VH]

nice article...can't wait for the new album

[wollie]

[b]rockontilludie[
/b] wrote:

who was the singer for Snakepit? and why didnt slash consider him for VR?, I mean that guy was actually pretty cool. Scott is perfect for VR though, so im not complaining.

I think his name is Rod Jackson.

[Weegee]

Velvet Revolver have a lot more to give thrust me.

I really hope thats not a freudian slip

[vanhalenrule]

im annoyed by both scott weiland AND axl rose. but it has to be axl whose worse. its THEIR GODDAM DANCING, the 'Axl Shuffle' as its come to be known

oh yer, nice article, vr rule

[BLACKRAVEN]

good article but u did get a few things mixed up

slash came up with te idea of an album of his own working with various artists around the world, the first on his list were duff and matt and his old friend form highschool dave knusher, when they started jamming they realised they hadnt missed a beat.
thats the way the band idea came togeather under the name of "the project"

peace out RAVEN

[biffen]

I'm sorry. I had to stop reading after the first paragraph. This was a poorly written article at best. If you can't use a comma or period, I don't want to read your crap. And Why on earth does The author Randomly capitalize Some words?

[FrenchyFungus]

My god that was shitely written. SLASH went to school with Dave. And learn some basic English grammar.

[wollie]

wollie wrote:

[b]rockontillud
ie[
/b] wrote:

who was the singer for Snakepit? and why didnt slash consider him for VR?, I mean that guy was actually pretty cool. Scott is perfect for VR though, so im not complaining.


I think his name is Rod Jackson.

or was it Eric Dover?

[druz15_UG]

wollie wrote:

wollie wrote:

[b]rockontillud

ie[
/b] wrote:

who was the singer for Snakepit? and why didnt slash consider him for VR?, I mean that guy was actually pretty cool. Scott is perfect for VR though, so im not complaining.


I think his name is Rod Jackson.

or was it Eric Dover?

It was Rod Jackson for the first album and Eric Dover for the second

[black_sabbath85]

wats all the "thrust" about?

The Band is still young and has a lot to give, and you should thrust it,

Velvet Revolver have a lot more to give thrust me

^^ thrust me....haha

Anyways, informative article. Good job.

[YarlA]

Ye, the 1st paragraph really sucked, but after it there was no way to go but up. Ok.

[audiorage]

I thought most of that was pretty damn bad, did you make half of the first few paragraph up, you should really get your facts straight man

[vanceboy]

Um....this article sounds like you're quickly explaining it to a friend of yours. So I rated this a 3.

[i8ababy]

You really need to Work on The words that You Capitalize.

[jonmcdonald190]

learn to write.

[jonmcdonald190]

learn to write.

[kbass9267]

Is Slash the only guitarist in VR?

[wollie]

Is Slash the only guitarist in VR? [/quote]

Dave Kushner is the other one

[wollie]

i still have to practice on quoting (and English)

[axeslinger01]

slash=awsome

[guns n rex]

velvet revolver will go on to a legend..maybe even better than the old guns n roses....

[classicslash888]

velvet revolver will probably go beyond what STP and GN'R were and hopefully their next album will be exactly the way they said it would be, LEGENDARY

[rush4life]

I always thought the name was kinda a rip off of Gun's And Roses. Revolver instead of Gun ya know?

[Hong Siah]

VR rocks. May Slash be blessed with perfect health for many decades to come to keep his songs and riffs coming in.

[Hong Siah]

VR rocks. May Slash be blessed with perfect health for many decades to come to continue inspiring the new generation of musicians.

[Vinura]

^^^^ yeah

i still like Guns better...but i hope this new album changes that

[vantage4]

well man i like velvet revolver and i can tell that you do too so nice effort, but the article was written pretty poorly.

[Diceman42]

Fairly poor article.

Its been overdone, too.

[gunner_011]

VR got together because slash, duff and matt played a gig for Randy Castillo who died,and they forgot how good their chemistry was together.The idea just didnt pop into their heads.

[Super Jim`]

pretty cool article. im in to GnFnR n VR myself so i thought it woz pretty cool

[gnr_fan_17]

Okay article.

[Shuviduwaax]

Nice article...I love guns but man...al leats 1 article about VR and not about GNR!

[Shuviduwaax]

Nice article...I love guns but man...al least 1 article about VR and not about GNR!

[rausing]

great article i shure makes you think

[rausing]

[slashssidekick]

poor article man....u wouldve known more just by watchin VH1!!! btw....eric dover sang with snakepit in the '95 line up....rod jackson sang with the new line up in 2002.....

[info2new]

Fuck you all who always worry about the Fucken Grammar, you know what I meant, so **** in hell meN!!! can't you just stick to the Story? are you some kind of School Teachers?? or Fucken Nerds?? I don't ****en Care about Grammar, that's just to tell you a ****en story, Instead of writing nothing at all, no one of you have written the article of Velvet Revolver so why Fucken TalK?? HUH???? I'm the First one to write it, I'm Glad!!. and anywaway I dont give a shit about grammar, I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff.. don't care 'bout your ****en grammar retards!!!! FUCK YOU ALL!! As for thos of you who didn't care about the Grammar, Thanks for the Comments (Some of you)...The Rest : !!!!!FUCK YOU ALL!!!!!

[slash_015]

poor article...that's right Matt n Duff weren't at Slash's Snakepit...Duff was going to line-up a band called loaded(where Dave Kushner played in) an Matt wasn't REALLY in a band. Sorry but when i read this shit with Slash's Snakepit i startet to read :| ...not very well

[info2new]

Duff Played some Riffs on Snakepit and Matt Played on "It's Five o'Clock Somewhere, if you don't Beleive me, open the Inlet of The Album Cover and you can see Matt Sorum there :/ you're just ****en Stupid ya' know that?? Just try to Fucken Understand the Story before Trying to Find what Grammar Mistakes People Have... BULLSHIT PEOPLE!!!!!

[talhaadnan]

tht was really awesome...n Slash is sooooo cooool!!
\m/_ KEEP ROCKIN _\m/

[JkHalen]

I hate dave from VR, dunno why. He seems like a fag and he looks like he sux at guitar and he's...bald..lol anyways, Waittin for the 2nd album, and pretty nice article

[Slashrulz]

Dudes Please if some one knows when is the next V.R. Album coming out please tell me,i cant wait men.
i even dream about it at night.
p.d.slash is god

[wollie]

info2new wrote:

Fuck you all who always worry about the Fucken Grammar, you know what I meant, so **** in hell meN!!! can't you just stick to the Story? are you some kind of School Teachers?? or Fucken Nerds?? !

well.. I study for teacher...

[wollie]

JkHalen wrote:

I hate dave from VR, dunno why. He seems like a fag and he looks like he sux at guitar and he's...bald..lol anyways, Waittin for the 2nd album, and pretty nice article

I saw them this summer, and Dave is pretty good actually.

[ThorMx]

info2new wrote:
Fuck you all who always worry about the Fucken Grammar, you know what I meant, so **** in hell meN!!! can't you just stick to the Story? are you some kind of School Teachers?? or Fucken Nerds?? !

Well actually its not a very accurate article at all. Dave was associated with the band because he met duff while on tour years back and its very vague.

[Bazilisck311]

If you're going to write an article, then you damn better use proper grammer. You wouldn't play a guitar with all kinds of buzzing and horribly out of tune would you? If you're going to do it, then do it the right way - that's all they were suggesting. Stop having a siezure.

[markenator]

it was ok, is it just me or does he type "where" a lot and mean "were"

[Slashrulz]

Damn when is the new CD coming out shit??
PD im listening to november rain right now

[Steph Bets]

velvet revolver:cool
this article: not good

[rnrplayer89]

Any band with slash duff and matt has to be ****ing sweeet.horribly written, but i dont give a ****.

[stars_n_bars]

dude Slash is awesome, VR's ok but im a Guns N Roses Fan

[PjX71]

rush4life wrote:

I always thought the name was kinda a rip off of Gun's And Roses. Revolver instead of Gun ya know?

me too!

[molly's_lips54]

info2new:
Fuck you all who always worry about the Fucken Grammar, you know what I meant, so **** in hell meN!!! can't you just stick to the Story? are you some kind of School Teachers?? or Fucken Nerds?? I don't ****en Care about Grammar, that's just to tell you a ****en story, Instead of writing nothing at all, no one of you have written the article of Velvet Revolver so why Fucken TalK?? HUH???? I'm the First one to write it, I'm Glad!!. and anywaway I dont give a shit about grammar, I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff.. don't care 'bout your ****en grammar retards!!!! FUCK YOU ALL!! As for thos of you who didn't care about the Grammar, Thanks for the Comments (Some of you)...The Rest : !!!!!FUCK YOU ALL!!!!!
im sorry, if you want to write, knowing basic english might help. bad grammar distracts from your work and makes you look like a ****in idiot.

info2new:
Fuck you all who always worry about the Fucken Grammar, you know what I meant, so **** in hell meN!!! can't you just stick to the Story? are you some kind of School Teachers?? or Fucken Nerds?? I don't ****en Care about Grammar, that's just to tell you a ****en story, Instead of writing nothing at all, no one of you have written the article of Velvet Revolver so why Fucken TalK?? HUH???? I'm the First one to write it, I'm Glad!!. and anywaway I dont give a shit about grammar, I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff.. don't care 'bout your ****en grammar retards!!!! FUCK YOU ALL!! As for thos of you who didn't care about the Grammar, Thanks for the Comments (Some of you)...The Rest : !!!!!FUCK YOU ALL!!!!!
im sorry, if you want to write, knowing basic english might help. bad grammar distracts from your work and makes you look like a ****in idiot.

info2new:
Fuck you all who always worry about the Fucken Grammar, you know what I meant, so **** in hell meN!!! can't you just stick to the Story? are you some kind of School Teachers?? or Fucken Nerds?? I don't ****en Care about Grammar, that's just to tell you a ****en story, Instead of writing nothing at all, no one of you have written the article of Velvet Revolver so why Fucken TalK?? HUH???? I'm the First one to write it, I'm Glad!!. and anywaway I dont give a shit about grammar, I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff.. don't care 'bout your ****en grammar retards!!!! FUCK YOU ALL!! As for thos of you who didn't care about the Grammar, Thanks for the Comments (Some of you)...The Rest : !!!!!FUCK YOU ALL!!!!!
im sorry, if you want to write, knowing basic english might help. bad grammar distracts from your work and makes you look like a ****in idiot. dont get so defensive buddy, youre making an ass out of yourself. what are you, eight? get over it and learn english, or abandon all future writing projects so that you dont throw a tantrum.
get over it no one here is trying to offend you but me.

[Slash_7]

haha everyone is so tense here.jus chill n play sum ****in guitar.lol cause we all know it relaxes us.p.s sorry bout da bad grammar haha

[Green_Day_Rock]

Slash rocks, VR suck balls

[Slashrulz]

i always tought velvet revolver was a rip off from guns to

[Slashrulz]

just the name thoug

[TwistedLogic]

Your first language is obviously not english cause it reads like you were drunk when you wrote this, I mean really drunk. Incoherent in some places, actually most places and I am drunk and can write better than that.

[black_sabbath85]

I'm the First one to write it, I'm Glad!!. and anywaway I dont give a shit about grammar, I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff.. don't care 'bout your ****en grammar retards!!!! FUCK YOU ALL!!

I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff..

Dude, you actually think people care that you are the first one to write about VR?! You behave like a 12 year old and a big time Slash wanna be. (Maybe you are 12)
Well, all i got to say is that by throwing in all those swear words and "i dont care about grammer" nonsense, you succeeded in proving your self a pure MORON.

[jimmypage989]

True, True and do you think youre insulting anyone.

[jimmypage989]

nice article though

[Bones420]

This is why children dont work for newspapers..

[Bones420]

This is why children dont work at the newspaper..

[nz_matt]

Okay article. You need to fix your punctuation and grammer and re-write some parts to make it flow better, so its easier to understand. Grammer is important if you want to write a good article. Nice effort though.

[Ian_Milton]

info2new wrote:

Fuck you all who always worry about the Fucken Grammar, you know what I meant, so **** in hell meN!!! can't you just stick to the Story? are you some kind of School Teachers?? or Fucken Nerds?? I don't ****en Care about Grammar, that's just to tell you a ****en story, Instead of writing nothing at all, no one of you have written the article of Velvet Revolver so why Fucken TalK?? HUH???? I'm the First one to write it, I'm Glad!!. and anywaway I dont give a shit about grammar, I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff.. don't care 'bout your ****en grammar retards!!!! FUCK YOU ALL!! As for thos of you who didn't care about the Grammar, Thanks for the Comments (Some of you)...The Rest : !!!!!FUCK YOU ALL!!!!!

wow, so when slash was younger he was writing shit articles to? that is rock and roll!!! you need to learn how to take criticism without having a tantrum my small little slash clone.

[fireoptic]

Nice article, but you didn't have to flip out about people saying your grammar mistakes.. Just deal with it, people are dickheads.

[info2new]

fireoptic:
Nice article, but you didn't have to flip out about people saying your grammar mistakes.. Just deal with it, people are dickheads.

I know people are dickheads, thats so true

[info2new]

I Meant

SLASH FOREVER

[osamabanana]

this article isn't very well written but who really cares. We are musicians not english teachers. velvet revolver are good but not near as good as gunners were. there is alot of potential for a good album from them and i hope we get it

[SP_NIRVANA]

Sweeet, I hope it all goes well.

[Kaela Koala]

molly's_lips54 wrote:

info2new:
I live my life like slash did, Alcohol and stuff..

[Kaela Koala]

ya....erm...obsessed maybe? Ok Slash is legendary & I liked the article...but what?

[Lucid_Dreaming]

Like Slash did? He's not dead dude!

[Quintin]

slash isn't dead but he did die on stage like three times though

[slash-no1-]

I love slash, Go VR!!!! when's their album coming out??? LIBERTAD!! WHERE ARE YOU?!?!??? I enjoyed this article 10

[johann]

Before they looked for a new Guitarist, they asked Izzy first but Izzy declined the offer

[@ir_pele]

Slash forever..!!!Always No1 in any f***kin' band he wants...!!!

[spoonman_aic]

Scott, Slash and Duff are the most awesome rock gods ever, and velvet revolver are the only true rock (sex, drugs, rock'n'roll) band left.
hurry and release new album and tour

[MetalliRage]

my fav band of today. i saw them once. i cant wait till they come to jones beach with AIC. its gonna be sick. got my ticket!