WEILAND: 'Certain Clauses' Prevent STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Members From Using Name Without Me

May 6, 2013

Singer Scott Weiland maintains that he is still part of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and that the other members of the band cannot tour under that name without him.

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Robert DeLeo (bass),Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums) issued a statement on February 27 revealing that Weiland had been "terminated."

He previously parted with the group in 2002, reuniting with them six years later after he was kicked out of VELVET REVOLVER.

During an interview with Dave Farra and Jason "Mahoney" Gentry of the X107.5 radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2 (hear audio below),Weiland was asked if STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will continue to play without him.

"I started the band," the singer replied, before adding, "I'm not gonna go into, legally, but there's things in place, like certain clauses that are in place that keep that from happening."

Weiland recently claimed that substance abuse issues were not the reason for his firing, saying, "I haven't been doing any of that bad stuff in a long time. I drink some, but I don't drink and drive. I'm fine, I'm all good."

Rumors of Weiland being fired first surfaced in December after Slash revealed the news in a radio station interview.

Weiland's tour with his solo band THE WILDABOUTS features him playing the first two STP albums.

THE WILDABOUTS' lineup includes multi-instrumentalist Doug Grean, bassist Tommy Black and guitarist Jeremy Brown.

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