13 Facts About Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth, and Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots.

Velvet Revolver was the one vocalist that I knew had the kind of voice that would serve what we were going to do: he had a John Lennon-ish quality, a little bit of Jim Morrison, and a touch of almost David Bowie.

Velvet Revolver was the best singer to come out in a long time in my opinion.

Velvet Revolver soon gained major label attention with Warner Bros.

Velvet Revolver toured extensively for nineteen months in support of Contraband.

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Velvet Revolver was later convinced by the band that this was not the case.

In support of Libertad, Velvet Revolver toured North America with Alice in Chains from August 2007 to October.

Velvet Revolver was charged with driving under the influence of drugs with a prior conviction and later released on $40,000 bail.

Velvet Revolver then toured both the US and the UK, as well as some European shows, on the Rock n' Roll as It Should Be tour from January 24 to April 1,2008.

Tensions came to a head during Velvet Revolver's Glasgow show on March 20,2008, where Weiland announced to the crowd that it was the band's last tour, unaware that the other band members were already planning on firing him.

Velvet Revolver reunited for a one-off performance with Scott Weiland at a benefit concert for the late John O'Brien, on January 12,2012.

On June 29,2014, in an interview to Totalrock radio, Duff McKagan talked to Hayley Leggs in Clisson France about the subject of a new lead vocalist for Velvet Revolver and revealed that there had been at least one audition for the role of lead vocalist, but said that the person that they auditioned did not properly impress the remaining members of the band.

Velvet Revolver ruled himself out of being the band's lead vocalist.