Velvet Revolver close to finding a frontman
Velvet Revolver have moved one step closer to finding a replacement for Scott Weiland after Slash and Duff McKagan were left impressed by a potential frontman at a recent charity show.
The two stars and their former Guns n' Roses bandmate Matt Sorum recently jammed with the unnamed singer during a trip to New York and now bassist McKagan is keen to work with him again.
He says: "There was a singer there we might write some songs with."
Website Blabbermouth reports the man is Ours frontman Jimmy Gnecco, who performed three track with the Revolver guys at the recent Recovery benefit.
Weiland was fired as the band's frontman in 2008, with them remaining very low key since that time.
British rocker Royston Langdon, Donovan Leitch, Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Myles Kennedy have all reportedly auditioned for the group.
McKagan tells the OC weekly magazine that the search for a singer is no longer his priority: "None of us have really tried (to find anyone) in the last few years. We've all been busy with other things. I think once that whole thing went down with Scott, we thought we'd find a guy right away. Once a few months went by, it was like, 'Oh f**k.'
"We didn't give up on the band but you can't force a singer into a situation. It's got to just kind of happen. So playing a few weeks ago with that singer, it seemed really natural. So we'll see."
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