SLASH: Finding VELVET REVOLVER Singer 'More Complicated' Than You Think

November 9, 2010

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash says in a new interview with Backstage Axxess that the band has tried out a few new singers but has yet to find the right replacement for departed frontman Scott Weiland. Slash reveals in the interview, "We had a couple of guys in the week before last. We have some more guys coming in next week or the week after . . . For the most part, there have been some really good singers. (But) trying to find the right guy for this thing is a lot more complicated than one would probably think. So we will keep on toiling away until we hit that magic and when that happens then everything will start rolling."

VELVET REVOLVER has been without a vocalist and on hiatus since dismissing Weiland in April 2008, although there have been rumored candidates to take the job from time to time.

Slash recently finished a tour in support of his debut solo album and will work with VELVET REVOLVER for the rest of this year, before heading out on the road again in January with OZZY OSBOURNE.

The legendary guitarist told The Pulse of Radio that even when he has time off, there's one thing he likes to do: "Work (laughs). Really, downtime, you know -- unfortunately for most people around me, I don't relax well. So I have to be busy and I have to be focused on something. For me, it's fine. It keeps me out of trouble, but for everybody else, it's sort of like, 'Can't you just sort of chill, you know?' But it doesn't work."

Meanwhile, VELVET REVOLVER will release its first concert DVD on November 16, titled "Live In Houston". The 12-song, 78-minute disc was filmed in 2005 while the band was touring behind its 2004 debut album, "Contraband". In addition to tunes from that record, the DVD also includes songs from its members' other bands, GUNS N' ROSES and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, along with interviews with all five band members at the time.

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