Over the previous decade or so, Wes Scantlin has change into a strolling punchline, because of his quite a few arrests and onstage meltdowns. Nevertheless, the Puddle of Mudd frontman insists his actions should not as dangerous as media headlines make them out to be.
Simply prior to now few years alone, Scantlin has been arrested for trespassing, pepper-balled by a SWAT group, and arrested for felony home violence, amongst different authorized points. Earlier this yr, he blamed an ex-bandmate for slipping him roofies in explaining a disastrous present at Daytona Bike Week.
Now, in a brand new interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), the Puddle of Mudd singer-guitarist says his troubles have been blown out of proportion.
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“[My] important objective [is] simply [to] keep out of bother,” Scantlin advised Trunk when requested about his run-ins with the legislation. “And I actually significantly don’t actually do this a lot incorrect issues. I actually simply don’t. However I’m like an enormous fish within the little pond. I name myself a Christmas dinner trophy for the Poppo. I ponder what number of occasions they’ve defined that they arrested me at their Christmas dinner, at Christmas day. I’m telling you, man. I’m only a massive, large trophy.”
He continued, “I’ve made some errors, however at sure factors I might breathe within the incorrect path and get cuffed and slammed in a dungeon. Shoot, man. It’s bizarre. My complete factor, my complete motto is flip round and run to your life as quick as you probably can, man. I’m speaking about possibly like a girlfriend or one thing [not the police]. In the event that they hit the ‘psycho wall,’ as I name it — flip round and run… Someone’s gotta go down, they usually normally choose me, ’trigger I’m the trophy. However my motto is flip round and run as quick as you possibly can and simply run.”
As for his revolving door of bandmates over time, Scantlin hopes the present Puddle of Mudd lineup — Michael Anthony Grajewski on bass, Miles Schon (son of Journey’s Neal Schon) on guitar, and Jon Smith on drums — will stick round for some time.
“Proper now every thing’s strong, and I pray to God that nobody leaves me once more,” stated Scantlin. “Please, expensive God above, don’t let any of those folks go away. It’s exhausting to make — the transitions are a ache within the butt.”
Puddle of Mudd have a smattering of tour dates scheduled all through the summer time, with tickets to pick reveals accessible right here. They’re out in help of the brand new album, Kiss the Machine, which arrived in Could of this yr.