ROBERT DELEO Says STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Is 'A Volatile Place To Be Sometimes'

May 15, 2008

Jeff Niesel of The Cleveland Free Times recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo. A couple of excerpts follow.

Q: Are we to think VELVET REVOLVER is over for Scott [Weiland], and ARMY OF ANYONE is over for you?

Robert: I think that will always be there. There is always an open door to do that. I think there's always that interest. I'm building a recording studio in my home. I'm really excited about that, but it's STP time right now. That's the thing. STP is always been the thing. It's a volatile place to be sometimes. I look at it like an unmade bed. It's messy but you crawl back in it. That's how it will always be. It's here today, and I don't know if it will be here tomorrow. I've grown to deal with that.

Q: Scott's drug use has historically been a problem. How difficult has it been to put that behind everyone?

Robert: You know, it's challenging and frustrating. I think the bigger thing is that if I'm going to do this and invest my time, I want to enjoy this. That's what I plan on doing no matter what happens. I can think of worse things to be doing right now.

Q: So is he clean?

Robert: I don't really know. I don't think he knows. As long as he shows up and we can perform, that's where it has to be. That's okay. It's here today.

Q: Have all the negative reviews you've gotten over the years bothered you guys?

Robert: I tell you, man, when you feel like you have something valid and you're caught at a time when there's a scene, there was so much negativity. People had their minds made up. I look back at that now and the height of us getting slammed for being grunge guys. But "Interstate Love Song" is still played on the radio between AEROSMITH and ZEPPELIN. I think it's stood the test of time. I was just watching a DYLAN documentary and he's getting slammed. When BOB DYLAN is getting slammed, what can I say? Everyone gets slammed. Does it bother me? No. At the time, yeah, it did. I'd be nave and stupid to think it didn't affect me at the time. I used to say don't judge me on this record. Judge me on my fifth record.

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