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Scott Weiland
Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver legend Scott Weiland on his 10 favourite Scott Weiland songs

By Paul Brannigan Published

10 key songs from Scott Weiland's back catalogue, in the great man's own words

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Velvet Revolver backstage at the Manchester Academy in September 2004
The unlikely birth of Velvet Revolver, the supergroup who triumphed against the odds

By Jon Hotten Published

Velvet Revolver’s debut album, Contraband, was released on June 8, 2004. In this classic interview, Slash reveals how one of rock’s greatest modern supergroups got off the ground

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Slash, Sundance Film Festival, January 25, 2015
An epic conversation with Guns N' Roses guitar hero Slash

By Paul Brannigan Published

"I'm happy right now. Except for this conversation"

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Velvet Revolver
The best rock supergroups in history, from Cream to Velvet Revolver

By Philip Wilding, Dave Everley Published

Some supergroups just aren't worth the sum of their parts. These are the exceptions

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Velvet Revolver posing on a red carpet in 2003
Ex-Velvet Revolver member claims they could have been as big as Guns N' Roses

By Merlin Alderslade Published

This band of rock icons were a big deal in the 2000s - but could they have been even bigger?

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Myles Kennedy and Slash onstage in 2025
Myles Kennedy looks back on the time he refused to audition for Slash and Velvet Revolver

By Matt Mills Published

After being diagnosed with tinnitus, the Alter Bridge singer/guitarist shot down the chance to audition for Velvet Revolver and their lineup of then-former Guns N’ Roses members

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Scott Weiland onstage in 2000
Previously unheard Scott Weiland song released to mark 10th anniversary of singer's death

By Fraser Lewry Published

Listen to the 25-year-old If I Could Fly now

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Noah Weiland stepping out of a car wrapped in an American flag
Noah Weiland releases extremely trippy video for cover of Velvet Revolver's classic Slither

By Fraser Lewry Published

If you'd like to watch Slash and Duff McKagan kiss passionately in a whirlpool made of money, here's your chance

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Slices of the covers of albums made by Guns N' Roses members (montage)
Nine albums by the members of Guns N' Roses you should listen to... and one you should ignore

By Paul Elliott Published

Buying guide The members of Guns N' Roses will always be defined by the music made with the band, but that's not all they've done

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Scott Weiland onstage with a megaphone
Scott Weiland on his furious final days with Velvet Revolver

By Peter Makowski Published

In 2008, just days before he was sacked by Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland told the uncensored story of his deteriorating relationship with the band

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