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Fall To Pieces by Velvet Revolver

Artist Biography For Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver Was An American Hard Rock Supergroup Consisting Of Guns N'Roses Members Slash Lead Guitar Duff McKagan Bass Backing Vocals And Matt Sorum Drums Backing Vocals Alongside Dave Kushner Rhythm Guitar Formerly Of Punk Band Wasted Youth And Scott Weiland Lead Vocalist Formerly Of Stone Temple Pilots. The Band Formed In 2002 And Was Active Until 2008 When Weiland Left The Band Abruptly To Rejoin Stone Temple Pilots. In 2004 The Band Achieved Commercial Success With Their Debut Album Contraband. Despite Positive Reviews Some Critics Initially Described Velvet Revolver As A Mere Combination Of Stone Temple Pilots And Guns N'Roses And Criticizing Them For A "disconnection" Between Weiland And The Rest Of The Band. With Their Single "Slither" They Won The 2005 Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock Performance. The Band Released Libertad In 2007 Driven By The Release Of The Single "She Builds Quick Machines" And Embarked On A Tour With Alice In Chains. In April 2008 Weiland Was Fired From Velvet Revolver And Reunited With Stone Temple Pilots. Velvet Revolver Was Put On Indefinite Hiatus And In November Of That Year Requested To Be Released By Their Record Label RCA Records To Allow Themselves "complete Freedom To Go Through Whatever Process It Would Take To Accomplish" Replacing Weiland. Although Velvet Revolver Worked On New Material And Auditioned New Singers Following Scott Weiland's Departure The Band Has Not Released Any New Material And Only Performed Publicly Once Since 2008 When They Reunited With Weiland For A One-Off Reunion Show On January 12 2012 At A Benefit Concert. This Proved To Be Their Last Performance Together Before Weiland's Death On December 3 2015. Slash And McKagan Later Rejoined Guns N' Roses In 2016. On December 3 2015 Weiland Was Found Dead On His Tour Bus Around 9 Pm One Day Before He Was To Perform In Minnesota With His Band The Wildabouts Which Ended The Possible Reunion. Both Slash And McKagan Rejoined Guns N' Roses In 2016. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Velvet_Revolver Studio Albums
Contraband 2004 Libertad 2007

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Fall to Pieces

"Fall To Pieces" Is A Song By Velvet Revolver Written By Band Vocalist Scott Weiland That Appears On Their Debut Album Contraband. It Was The Band's Third Single And Was Very Successful. "Fall To Pieces" Is A Power Ballad About Lead Singer Scott Weiland's Battle With Heroin And Its Toll On His Relationship With His Wife Model Mary Forsberg. The Song Has Also Been Recorded In An Acoustic Version. The Song Was #1 On The Mainstream Rock Charts For 11 Consecutive Weeks And Also Hit #67 On The Billboard Hot 100. The Band Performed The Song During Their Performance At Live 8 Its Performance Is The Only One Of The Three Songs They Played There That Appears On The Concert DVD. The Song's Music Video Strongly Follows The Meaning Of The Song Showing Weiland Struggling To Maintain His Relationship With His Wife Who Appears In The Video As Herself . The Video Shows A Graphic Depiction Of Scott Going Through An Overdose But Being "rescued" By Bassist Duff McKagan.

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