Scott Weiland Talks On Solo Album

Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about his sophomore solo album, "Happy In Galoshes", which is scheduled for release on November 25, 2008 via the artist's label Softdrive Records and distributed by New West Records/ RED/Sony. "There's no rules to the stuff I do on my own," Weiland sad. "I don't have to worry about radio playing it."

"Happy In Galoshes", produced by Scott Weiland and Doug Grean (Velvet Revolver, Sheryl Crow, Crystal Method), with select tracks recorded by Steve Albini, features a collection of songs that bring a revitalizing sound to Weiland's highly praised and unique musical style. The album also features several guest appearances including Adrian Young, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont of No Doubt, who, along with Grean and Weiland, penned "Paralysis", which features Young on drums. "She's So Cold" was co-written by Gary Beers from INXS. The album also includes other standout tracks such as the dynamic "Missing Cleveland" and the catchy hooks of "Talk About Love". "If it turns off the Stone Temple Pilots fans, so be it," Weiland said. "There's art and there's commerce and at the age I'm at, I've accomplished the commerce part."

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[cocodrilo83]

this guy has always been neutral to me, i like some song he's been involved with, not most of it, but a statement like this i appreciate, if any artist expresses something like and actually apply it (and not just say it), i appreciate their music, even if doesn't fit my style.

[cocodrilo83]

forgot to add, statement= "There's no rules to the stuff I do on my own,", "I don't have to worry about radio playing it."

[aaciseric]

I'll have to check out some of his solo stuff.

[ChucklesMginty]

I'd rather listen to Slash's solo album, is he still doing that?

[RonMexico]

There's no rules to the stuff I do on my own," Weiland sad. "I don't have to worry about radio playing

1) Aww, Weiland is sad. Sometimes you have to do more than spell check, you have to read what you've written

2) Weiland doesn't have to worry about radio playing his stuff. He also doesn't need to worry about people listening/ buying/ caring about his stuff either

[fukkindoyle]

i have to admit, i've always thought wieland was a stuck up prick. this doesn't really change that, but at least he's doing what he wants and is enjoying it, i can at least respect that.

[Johnthevault]

Hey doyle I would just like to propose something to you how do you think you would act if you made your living by just playing music I mean dropping out of high school your first year? His world-view is what makes he seem like a prick to most people tbh

[Guitar}Zero]

^^^Whatever. . .12 Bar Blues had some excellent songs I bet this will too.

[FunkyCrime!!]

Why does he chat so much shit?!
why can't he just do something
i mean i loved STP, but he's been pissing around for ages.

[sowhat360]

Johnthevault wrote:

Hey doyle I would just like to propose something to you how do you think you would act if you made your living by just playing music I mean dropping out of high school your first year? His world-view is what makes he seem like a prick to most people tbh

actually he has one of the biggest egos ever. thats why he's a prick.....male diva

[insurgentsteve]

lol Scott Weiland solo album:
"Rawabbleawawaw uhhh rawawawa awrarraraaraaaaa"

Unfortunately he's like Ozzy and sounds good when he sings, so this joke doesnt work so well lol.

[vera492]

scott had better give up talkin' too much;he's voice range is awful,he's stage performance is awful too..i'm happy about vr's fire about him,when he's done with his solo record;i think he'll be the only one who can listen it again n' again!

[MozemVasJebat]

I liked the first solo album. I think, I will like this one too - but it takes more than one listening to like it..at least for me

[Daburcor]

I'm very much looking forward to this. I've always liked Scott Weiland.

[motorbreath_445]

i wasnt a huge fan of the last solo album, but im still prolly gonna check this out. a buddy of mine saw STP in rochester, and said it was ****in incredible, so hopefully they'll go for another run over here.

[alnicoV]

scott actually seems likable in this article lol, its good to hear that he's doing something that he wants to do.

[shadow__666]

FunkyCrime!! wrote:

Why does he chat so much shit?!
why can't he just do something
i mean i loved STP, but he's been pissing around for ages.

Once you get to where he is, I guess you can afford to piss around. At least he's making some decent music, unlike VR who seem lost in translation.
Bring STP to New Zealand!

[Metalology]

Man, Scott looks brutal in that picture. :/

[Murk]

It would be so much better if he didnt look and act like a fruitcake...

[IggyMorrison]

So what if he has a huge ego? Do you guys live with him and have to put up with him everyday or something like that? Anyway I don't know many rock stars who don't have an excess of self esteem and they're still cool to me so...

[terrencemaddox]

I wish he wouldn't. Sometimes the best thing an entertainer can do is show some restraint. It's good to acknowledge when you simply don't have what it takes to pull something off and for Scott, that something is a solo album with him being responsible for the vast majority of the material. I realize that he's achieved a level of fame and financial staus that allows for something like this, but why not try being a bit realistic?

[Feel bad inc.]

He has way too big an ego.
"There's art and there's commerce and at the age I'm at, I've accomplished the commerce part."
I fail to see how what he's going to do will be art, but I guess we will see.

[MoreGilmour]

If he's lucky, this might make it to #200 on the Billboard Chart. Even that would be an improvement over everything else he's done.

[GIBSONroks6167]

he is cocky, but i think that would b a result of the "i can do anything" mentality of drug-addicts...and also the fame. but hes a good singer and possibly the best frontman ive ever seen; when i saw him with VR in january, it was freakin incredible.

but that pic is really depressing lol

Checked...

[Ironpriest]

features a collection of songs that bring a revitalizing sound to Weiland's highly praised and unique musical style

lol. he sounds just like the other 90's grunge singers.

[iksero]

Ironpriest wrote:

features a collection of songs that bring a revitalizing sound to Weiland's highly praised and unique musical style

lol. he sounds just like the other 90's grunge singers.

just like how all 80's metal singers sound alike. Good for him, I heard some of this stuff, it's pretty good. I think it's better than 12 bar blues; however, a new STP album would be better.

[Powerchild]

Drugs and antics aside, Scott Weiland is a very talented person. The reason is just like he said- he incorporates many styles into his own sound. STP really took advantage of that i felt- they had hits that were rock songs, like vasoline, and down, etc, and then they had these awesome almost country like things that were great too. I think that VR never really took advantage of that part of Scott.

If you listen to a lot of Scott's lyrics, and you know a little bit about his history and how he came to be the singer for STP, you might understand why he's so messed up. Yeah, drugs are part of it, but a lot of it has to do with stuff that he did when he was living on the street after his wife and kid kicked him out and before he joined STP. Some of that sentiment tripped over into some VR songs, but it is something that has spanned his music over the years, in the same way that Chris Cornell speaks of his divorce from his crazy bitch ex wife and the deaths of all of his friends. Though they are mentally and psychologically debilitating, these guys are able to take them and craft them into something special and release them.