VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Takes Aim At Football
January 12, 2007, 17 years ago
Launch Radio Networks has issued the following report from Don Kaye
VELVET REVOLVER frontman SCOTT WEILAND is passionate about two things: rock music and football.
With the college season and NFL regular season completed, and rumors already flying about coaches being fired and hired, Weiland posted an open letter online this week imploring Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis not to take a job coaching the New York Giants if it was offered to him. While the job didn't materialize, Weiland told us that he's still worried about the state of college football:
"Professional football has proven over the last 20 years that there's no more loyalty because of free agency. Once the loyalty is gone in college football, in college sports, then that's when I just stop becoming a sports fan. Once you cannot bank on loyalty and a handshake anymore in college sports, then you know what? F*** it."Weiland's father played for Notre Dame and Weiland told us that he himself played football well into his high school years.
Velvet Revolver recently began recording its sophomore album, titled Libertad, with producer Brendan O'Brien, who's worked with AUDIOSLAVE, PEARL JAM and Weiland's former group, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS.
Velvet Revolver hopes to release Libertad in late April or early May and hit the road shortly after that.
