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“No one will ever fill Scott's shoes and I'm not trying to - he's a legend. But these songs deserve to be performed and people want to hear them. I'm just honored that the guys chose me to help them continue to build this band's legacy.”
“I've had close chances of success, and sometimes politics and people don't work out.”
“I know what kind of artist I want to be, what I'm capable of, what I'm not capable of.”
“I was probably 16 or 17 when 'Core' came out, and I just remember how Scott could cater to the song and create these characters. That blew me away.”
“At the end of the day, I'm here for my son and our future, to be the dad I always wanted to be and in the position I always wanted to be in.”
“After my extended hiatus I found myself at the age of 36 and knew the TV route could get me back out there with the biggest splash.”
“The thing I admired most about Scott was his fearlessness. Of course his voice, lyrics, and stage presence have always had an effect on me as they have most STP fans. But it was his fearlessness that I admired the most.”
“There's so many STP songs that are just classic to me, and just so influential in my musical growth.”
“My son was baptized in the River Jordan.”
“I think I've proven that I'm more than just a TV singer. I was always more than that, even before I went on TV.”
“I think the most important thing is not trying to fake anything, 'cause I think people can see right through that - they can always see through a facade.”
“There's a lot of downtime when we're not on stage leading up to the gigs.”
“Cause I love STP so much and it meant so much to me as a musician throughout my process - along with other bands too - but they were definitely one of those bands that influenced me and that I looked up to a lot, I just wanted to continue their journey - for them.”
“The great thing about the STP catalog is it's diversity.”
“Sure I've done some runs and even toured some amazing places around the world, but this is Stone Temple Pilots!”
“I'm a big fan of 'Dead and Bloated,' for sure.”
“It's not like I decided to continue the Stone Temple Pilots.”
“I knew Chester. I've known Chester since 2001. I was in a band called Dry Cell, and we were signed by the same guy that signed Linkin Park, so that's how I knew him. He would come to some of our writing sessions and rehearsals; I'd see him in the studios that we were at.”
“I feel like I'm living in a movie.”