Stone Temple Pilots have premiered a new track titled “Meadow.“ This is their first song with new vocalist Jeff Gutt (ex-Dry Cell).
Gutt told Rolling Stone the following about joining the band:
“I was probably 16 or 17 when ‘Core‘ came out and I just remember how Scott could cater to the song and create these characters. That blew me away. I was really studying singers at the time and Scott was at the top of the list. So walking in on that first day, it was crazy. I mean, you have dreams about things like this. I still feel a little Mark Wahlberg–ish.”
Guitarist Dean DeLeo commented on recruiting the singer:
“He was one of the last guys we saw, in the last two days of auditions. And that was just over a year ago – September of 2016.
Jeff wasn’t even part of the singer submissions. But Robert happened to be playing a gig with the Hollywood Vampires in Michigan and somebody came backstage after the show and approached him and said, ‘You should check this guy out. He’s a local guy.’ And Robert called me the next morning and was like, ‘Hey, man …’”
He also added:
“You know, Mr. Weiland paved quite a way. Because not just anybody can sing this catalog. You need someone who really knows how to sing. And Jeff kind of has it all, man. He has that baritone, and he’s also able to get into that tenor world. He’s a real singer.”
Head to Rolling Stone to read more.
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