Was Chester Bennington going to join Velvet Revolver?
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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has denied rumors that he was set to take over where Scott Weiland left off with Velvet Revolver.
He was said to be joining the band shortly after Scott was sent on his way, but Chester says that it couldn’t be further from the truth.
He tells Kerrang , “I’m friends with all the guys in Velvet Revolver and have played with all of them before. I’m friends with Scott too. I think the rumor that I was going to join Velvet Revolver started because Slash asked me if I’d come play a show with them in Vegas right around the time that Scott left the band. Timing-wise, it didn’t work out for me, though. Maybe people assumed that invitation meant I was joining the band.”
But he says that if the circumstances were different, he might have been tempted:
Tags: Chester Bennington, Scott Weiland, Velvet RevolverHe adds, “If I wasn’t in Linkin Park anymore and I didn’t know Scott, though, I’d say yes. Who wouldn’t? The music is great and it would be a really cool opportunity.”
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