Weiland Joined Revolver For The Money

Weiland reveals in his new book that his motivation for joining the band wasn't exactly artistic. In the new tell-all book, Not Dead And Not For Sale: A Memoir, Weiland reveals it was McKagan's talk of lucrative pay cheques which tempted him to join.

He writes, "They put some songs on a CD and my wife said, 'They think you'll like what they're doing.' I didn't - it sounded like Bad Company and I never liked Bad Company. A week or so later another CD arrived with songs custom-designed for me.

"I wasn't sure whether I wanted to hook up with these guys. Duff said, 'There's soundtrack stuff we've been asked to do, and the money's great.' The money attracted me.

"I can't call it the music of my soul. There was a certain commercial calculation behind it."

Velvet Revolver have been without a singer since Weiland left at the start of 2008. They are now not expected to start looking for a new frontman until late next year.