VELVET REVOLVER Bassist DUFF McKAGAN - "You Can’t Plan Ahead In This Thing And If You Do You’re Going To Be Disappointed"
January 24, 2008, 16 years ago
As previously reported, VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland was a no-show at the band's January 20th gig at the Sundance Film Mestival in Park City, Utah. Classic Rock has since tracked down bassist Duff McKagan and spok eto him about the incident:
McKagan: “I sang 'It’s So Easy' and 'I Wanna Be Your Dog', and then we were panicking a bit over what to play so Matt (Sorum/drums) got up and sang 'Patience'. Matt’s a great singer, he really is. Why wasn’t Scott there? Scott missed his plane, yeah, let’s say that, Scott missed his plane…”
With regards to the rumours that STONE TEMPLE PILOTS are reforming, McKagan offered the following: “That’s the rumour that I’ve heard too, good for him. You can’t plan ahead in this thing and if you do you’re going to be disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing live and we love this band, but I don’t have expectations any more. This is a great band and I’m proud to be a part of it, but it doesn’t define me any more.”
Weiland issued the following statement regarding his absence at the Sundance Film Festival:
"I truly apologize on behalf of the band for our inability to perform at the scheduled party during the Sundance Film Festival. I performed the previous night in Miami in support of the A-Rod Family Foundation, and afterwards a jet was arranged to fly myself and a couple of the crew members to the festival, where I was looking forward to performing. Not only was I hoping to ROCK, but I also wanted to snowboard AND have some well...good and clean fun! Seriously, though, I even already had my 'one-piece' long johns on (no shit!!). Now, the problem was that the pilot of the private jet would not - I mean, absolutely would NOT - fly us to Park City due to the low visibility and poor weather conditions. We did everything in our power to make it happen. At last minute, Matt (Sorum/drums) tried to hook up a flight from L.A. to Park City, but the owner of the plane could not find a crew in time.I'm sorry. We all are. Who knows, maybe this happened for a reason."
Watch footage of Sorum fronting the band singing GUNS N' ROSES' 'Patience' below:
