David Swan of Australia's Faster Louder recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.Faster Louder: Can you run us through what went down on that day when you fired [singer] Scott [Weiland]? From your side of the story, what went down?Robert: I can't specifically get into that right now because of legal things that are pending right now. I sound like a lawyer right now. [laughs] But it was a very difficult decision, and it wasn't an overnight thing. It was a very difficult thing that's been building for many many years. I just think that we tried to everything we could, man. We had a lot of great years with Scott and I feel thankful, we complimented each other's lives immensely through the years. But you know, it's just very clear that
I don't think that for a while now
Friends don't treat other friends like that, you know what I mean? I think Dean [DeLeo] and Eric [Kretz] and myself just got really tired of being treated that way man. I really, really got tired of being treated that way. I just find that Scott wasn't really into playing rock and roll music and being in a rock and roll band and being around us in particular, as friends or as business partners.Faster Louder: Was there something that pushed it over the edge? You'd put up with his issues or so for the past 27 years. Was there something that pushed it over the edge finally?Robert: It was a matter of how things were going and it was plain to see that nothing was going to get done anymore. With these four members of STP, nothing was going to get done. I think it was very clear from Scott's side of things that he doesn't want to make music with us anymore, he didn't want to tour anymore. It was obvious to see. He went out on his own and did STP on his own, and like I said I don't think we enjoyed being saddled in that way anymore. It's just not healthy for us, our families or for anyone around us. I just feel that's something we no longer wanted to be victims of, you know?Faster Louder: How have you found working with Chester [Bennington, of LINKIN PARK]? What's that been like?Robert: It's been great, man. It's been a huge breath of fresh air and a lot more sanity and a lot more reasoning and patience, to be honest with you.Faster Louder: It's good to have a singer that's stable, I guess
Robert: Yeah
it's new. [laughs] It's a very new feeling. I don't quite think Dean and Eric and I are used to it yet. It's kind of surprising. We haven't been on the road or toured in a year, so coming out here a year later, there's a lot of big changes and things are running very smoothly and what I notice is I actually have a lot more energy on stage because my day doesn't involve wondering what's going to happen that day. It actually allows me to have more energy to do what I'm here to do: to give people the best rock and roll show that I can.Read the entire interview at Faster Louder.
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