A few feather boa wearers include: dancer Isadora Duncan ; singer Shirley Bassey ; actor / comedian Mae West ; wrestlers Jesse Ventura, Marc Bolan of the glam rock band, T. Rex, Superstar Billy Graham, and Hulk Hogan ; singers Scott Weiland, Celia Cruz, Cher, Gerard Way and Elton John ; and numerous other opera and cabaret singers.

Weiland first became associated with former Guns N ' Roses members Slash ( guitar ), Matt Sorum ( drums ), and Duff McKagan ( bass ) and former Wasted Youth guitarist Dave Kushner in 2002, who were looking for a singer to start a band.

Subsequently Weiland left Velvet Revolver in April 2008 and the following month, Stone Temple Pilots announced they were reuniting for a 65-date North American tour.

The band were also interested in auditioning Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, who had become friends with McKagan after attending the same gym.

" When he was sent the second disc, Weiland was more positive, comparing it to Core-era Stone Temple Pilots, though he turned them down because Stone Temple Pilots were still together.

" While writing for the album, Weiland believed that his band mates were going to reunite with Guns N ' Roses when the band's manager was talking to Axl Rose about switching management companies, and were not going to record their second album.

Tensions came to a head during Velvet Revolver's Glasgow show on March 20, 2008, where Weiland announced to the crowd that it was the band's last tour, unaware that the band were already planning on firing him.

After Sorum posted a message about the show on his website, Weiland issued a statement through Blabbermouth. net in response, saying he " made many attempts to remain cordial with the members of Revolver, but mainly, the likes of " and that " band were a gang.

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On a 2005 co-headlining tour with Velvet Revolver, the band received a chilly reception from some audiences and rumors of a feud between Robb and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland were soon filling Internet message boards.

Among musicians that Hudson and Osbourne recruited for the recording were: Elton John, Rod Stewart, Steven Tyler, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige, Pink, Kelly Osbourne, Katie Melua, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and members of Velvet Revolver: Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner and Scott Weiland.

After the band heard about STP's split in 2003, they were quick to get Weiland involved.

The first place Boston Bruins had a new coach in Cooney Weiland, their one-time captain, and were once again led by their Kraut Line, Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart, and Bobby Bauer as they finished 1 – 2 – 3 in overall league scoring.

Among the celebrity guests were Scott Weiland, Brian Wilson, Alanis Morissette, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler ( with whom Hudson had composed " Livin ' On The Edge "), and last but not least, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

The lyrics were written by vocalist Scott Weiland and the music was written by Weiland and the rest of the band ; the song was produced by the band, Douglas Grean and Nick Raskulinecz.

Nevertheless, Weiland, DeLeo, and Hicock would eventually form a band with drummer David Allin, called Swing.

In October 1995, the band regrouped with Weiland to begin recording its third album, renting out a mansion in Santa Barbara, California for the band to live together during the recording process.

During the taping of their VH1 Storytellers performance, Weiland acknowledged artists such as The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Robert Plant as their musical heroes, being honored with the chance to perform with them throughout STP's career.

Weiland intended it as a feminist anthem, with its lyrics written in mockery of the narrator.

As Weiland began to deal with substance abuse, his lyrics became more personal and intricate ; songs like " Interstate Love Song " deal with his addiction's tolls on his relationship with his then-wife, Janina.

Following the band's reunion in 2008, Weiland once again evolved as a songwriter, explaining: " the ' 90s, I was so overwhelmed with my heroin addiction, and so a lot of the stuff was just from my point of view.

The show featured Lauper performing with many artists such as Shaggy, Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver / Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Monahan of Train, Ani DiFranco, and The Hooters.

Additionally, hard rock supergroups, such as Audioslave ( with former members of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden ) and Velvet Revolver ( with former members of Guns N ' Roses, punk band Wasted Youth and Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland ), emerged and experienced some success.

Together with his former Guns N ' Roses band mates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, they formed The Project, that eventually became the hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver following the addition of former Wasted Youth guitarist Dave Kushner, and then-former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland.

They released their debut album Contraband, in 2004, followed by Libertad in 2007, before they parted ways with Weiland and went on hiatus in 2008.

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" Along with lead vocalist Scott Weiland, Kretz also wrote the lyrics to the Grammy Award-winning hit " Plush " off STP's 1992 debut Core.

In April 2008, Weiland left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots.

Velvet Revolver then wrote new songs and briefly auditioned singers before once again resuming their hiatus, although reunited with Scott Weiland for a one-off reunion show on January 12, 2012 at a benefit concert.

When he suggested Revolver to the band, Weiland suggested back Black Velvet Revolver, liking the idea of " something intimate like velvet juxtaposed with something deadly like a gun.

With engineer Doug Grean, Weiland rearranged the music to fit his vocals, eventually coming out with the songs " Big Machine " and " Dirty Little Thing ".

At the suggestion of Weiland, Velvet Revolver began working with Brendan O ' Brien.

Following the completion of the album, Velvet Revolver performed for and inducted Van Halen into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Weiland and Slash speaking on the band's behalf, on March 12, 2007.

When Stone Temple Pilots disbanded in 2003, the band sent Weiland new music, which he took into his studio and added vocals.

Realizing that they still had chemistry together, they formed a new band called Velvet Revolver with former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland and rhythm guitarist Dave Kushner.

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Two conflicting stories of how frontman Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo met have been described by the band ; one was that Weiland and DeLeo met at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, California in 1986.

The following day, the band released a brief statement announcing that that night's show in Lethbridge, Alberta was cancelled due to Scott Weiland being ordered to go on " 48 hours complete vocal rest due to strained vocal cords.

Velvet Revolver was put on indefinite hiatus in April 2008, and in November of that year, the band was released by their record label RCA Records at their request to allow them " complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish " replacing Weiland.

Weiland once played on the same bill as Kushner, and was in rehab at the same time as Sorum.

Weiland was sent two discs of material, and felt that the first disc " sounded like Bad Company gone wrong.

Weiland was still unsure whether or not he wanted to join, despite delivering the music to the band himself and performing at an industry showcase at Mates.

It was during this time that Weiland was arrested at the parking lot of his studio for drug possession.

During recording, Weiland could only work for three hours a day due to a court order mentioning that he was to stay in a halfway house.

Velvet Revolver's April 1 show at the Heineken Music Hall in the Netherlands was at the time the band's last performance with Weiland.

On November 21, 2007, Weiland was arrested after crashing his car while driving on an L. A. highway.

It was during the tour that Weiland " got back into his old ways ", which started to take their toll on the rest of the band with the cancellation of the Australian tour seen as the " final blow ".

Further in May in an interview with ABC Radio Weiland said that he has reunited with the band permanently for a tour and an album, which however was denied a few days later by Slash in an interview with 93x.

Sometime in 2003, Bach tried out for Velvet Revolver before the band found Scott Weiland, but was turned down because, according to Slash, " We sounded like Skid Roses!

The episode was directed by Paul Weiland.