VELVET REVOLVER have offered the following inside look at the video for 'Fall To Pieces', the second single from their platinum selling debut album Contraband, which draws from the previous drug experiences of singer Scott Weiland.

Weiland: "New blood. New start. The song symbolizes both. It really is the cornerstone of this record for me; if it wouldn¹t have happened, the record wouldn't have happened. The only way to be real about the subject matter of the song was to tell the truth on film. The night before (the song was written), I had just gotten arrested. It wasn't the first time obviously, but to the point of which I had sunk in my soul had seemed as if there was a bottomless oblivion that I would never be able to crawl out of. I had lost my wife and children recently, my old band STP had fallen apart, and now the spectre of losing my freedom loomed over me like dark heavy wet blankets. The only thing positive in my life was the new band Velvet Revolver.

It wasn't hard to sell this to the band, they lived it with me. I felt Kevin Kerslake would be the only director that could possibly get me to the point of reliving some of those narcotic nightmares and re-drudging some of the pain out of the old wounds that have healed from Mary's and my 12-year relationship. In short, it was the most difficult video I've ever done from a fear perspective, yet at times with beautiful, sweet memories that are chronicled on paper and in the heart and mind. All in all it was somethin' else! She's still my little Rock-n-Roll."

Kerslake, who also directed the band's first video, 'Slither', comments: "The challenge was to create a video that was honest and ultimately redeeming, at the same time satisfying all the other necessities of a music video in terms of band performance. It was important to give justice to the dark side and also, more importantly, the redemptive side of Scott's journey."

The dramatic concept scenes are merged with performance footage that shows the dynamism of Velvet Revolver. They are filmed in a late '70s setting that recreates the legendary Los Angeles club the Starwood, which the band members frequented in the glam and punk era. Weiland's wife Mary plays his girlfriend in the video, and their relationship is poignantly depicted in flashback scenes of happy and sad times, as well as in the club when things unravel for Weiland. Also appearing in the video as band girlfriends are bassist Duff McKagan's wife Susan Holmes and guitarist Dave Kushner's wife Christine. The video climaxes with a performance by Velvet Revolver that shows the redemptive, healing power of music.

Go to this location to check out the 'Fall To Pieces' video. Click the third bullet from the right (bottom of the screen), hit the TV set.

In other news, Velvet Revolver have wrapped up their first European tour. Dates for an extensive fall tour through the U.S. are expected to be announced soon.