Scott Weiland: I don't want to write a concept album. I'd much rather write a hard rock and roll album. I think that's what rock needs at the moment.
Their second album, Libertad, was originally intended to be a concept album, but the band then decided against it due to the large number of concept albums that have been recently released.
On March 12, 2007, Velvet Revolver stood in for Van Halen during their induction to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
In 2005, part of Velvet Revolver's song Dirty Little Thing was inserted into the movie xXx: State Of The Union, the sequel to the movie xXx.
In December 2005, the band set Libertad as the working title of their new album.
The band were invited to tour with Kiss, but declined after they heard 80s glam metal band Poison were also on the bill. This was intended to distance them from the bands that had simply regrouped to make a buck, and to prove that they were a totally new band.
Velvet Revolver's first single, Slither, topped a composite world modern rock chart in June 2004, reached #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Charts in June and #5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Velvet Revolver played their first live gig at the El Rey in Los Angeles in June 2003.
At the time they recorded Set Me Free, Velvet Revolver also recorded a cover of the Pink Floyd hit Money>/i>.
When discussing names for the band, Slash came up with "Revolver". Scott Weiland then suggested adding "Black Velvet" to the title, but Slash felt that that was too similar to Weiland's old band name Stone Temple Pilots, so they shortened it to Velvet Revolver.
After Dave Kushner joined the band, the quartet became known as "The Project" while they searched for a lead singer and a permanent title.
Velvet Revolver was formed when former Guns N'Roses bandmates Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum got together to play a benefit concert for Ozzy Osbourne's former drummer Randy Castillo.
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