Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello claimed in a new social media post that Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo used to sell him guitar strings, and he would discuss struggling to make it in Mighty Joe Young (the early name of STP) with Scott Weiland. Howard Stern recently made a gross Rage Against The Machine claim.
“Ages ago Robert worked at a guitar shop across the street from Guitar Center in Hollywood and sold me my guitar strings for years. We would discuss the glories & struggles of playing in local bands.”
Stone Temple Pilots recently canceled their Perdida acoustic tour. This is the third time STP have had to cancel or push back tour plans when releasing a new album, following 1996’s Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop and 1999’s No. 4.
We are sorry to announce that we must cancel the upcoming Perdida acoustic tour. Our brother Jeff has a severely herniated disc and doctors have advised immediate surgery which will require weeks of recovery time and physical therapy.
Thankfully Jeff is expected to make a full recovery and we will continue with our Australian tour with Live and Bush in April, the summer tour with Nickelback, and we hope to reschedule the Perdida tour later this year. Everyone who purchased tickets for the Perdida tour will get full refunds for their tickets at point of purchase.
Thank you all for your understanding. We love you all and hope to see you on the road again soon.”
Despite this, Stone Temple Pilots are still scheduled to tour opening for Nickelback this summer. STP lost out on the lead single to Spider-Man in 2002 to Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger, with “Hero” beating out STP’s “All In The Suit That You Wear.” Rage Against The Machine’s rumored final summer 2020 shows were just revealed.
