New Stone Temple Pilots singer Jeff Gutt discussed joining the band in a new iHeartRadio article.
“I could never take the role of Scott [Weiland]. I can only take the role of me,” Jeff Gutt, the new vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots, told us when asked about the mammoth feat of filling the shoes for one of the most iconic singers in rock, Scott Weiland.
“I was incredibly proud and honored that they chose and trusted in me,” Gutt told iHeartRadio when asked how he felt when he first got the call to audition. “I came in at the end of their search. It was a process of us becoming comfortable with each other and getting to know each other,” he continued. “It was just as much about relationships as what I can bring to the table. Things like that take time and are important.”
“While I have many influences, I was 16 when Core came out. That’s when I started singing instead of being the guitar player,” he said. While joining a group of such accomplished musicians may be overwhelming, Gutt recounted how his new bandmates brought him into the fold. “I was pretty much comfortable with them from the first time they came up to me to say, ‘Hello.’ Even though seeing them in person for the first time was a little strange.”
