You’re trying to get under their skin and reach out to them and connect with them. Ultimately, as a songwriter, you’re trying to reach people. On the longstanding success of Puddle of Mudd’s early hits, such as “Blurry” and “Control”
All the people who tried to hold me back, they’ve all been fired. It’s not going to take 10 years, that’s for sure, or else I’ll fire everybody! (Laughs) … I would believe so (by the end of the year), for sure. On how long it will take for new music from Puddle of Mudd to drop As a songwriter, I was very stoked to be able to just write songs and be a songwriter. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: It was a nice break, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a nice break. On the status of a new Puddle of Mudd albumįortunately or unfortunately, it’s a little bit of an antithetical statement, I’ve been able to pretty much write and record write and record every single day for over year. Basically, you have to pick yourself back up, shake off the dust and give God a high five and power on and power through. Every single person in this world that’s ever been born has messed up something, someway, somehow along the way. On the success of Puddle of Mudd’s recent single “Oh, Oh,” which topped the rock charts in 2020Įverybody messes up in their life. Sometimes it’s great to have an optimistic-type situation at the end of the day. You fall in love with somebody, and you really don’t know who they really are, so then you’re saying, “Hey, just tell me what I have to do. On the meaning behind Puddle of Mudd’s latest single, the ballad “Just Tell Me” Read the Puddle of Mudd interview below, listen via the YouTube player and hear it via the Audio Ink Radio show on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Scantlin spoke with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio about the band’s current tour, their heartfelt new single “Just Tell Me,” his longstanding relationship with Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, new music on the way and more. Scantlin has also been working on the band’s follow-up to “Welcome to Galvania” while in quarantine. Puddle of Mudd currently have tour dates lined up through late November. “We’re playing new songs from the new album, and we’re playing as many songs as we possibly can before we keel over onstage!” “It takes about one little jam fest, and then you can get right back on the bike and keep on rolling,” Scantlin told Audio Ink Radio about getting back on tour. Wes Scantlin and company are touring behind their latest album, “Welcome to Galvania.”
Puddle of Mudd are back on the road following a year away due to the ongoing pandemic, and while a year away might sound like a long time, getting back on the stage feels natural for the band. To listen to the freestyle rap, clock in on the interview at 16:55 below.Wes Scantlin of Puddle of Mudd joins Anne Erickson to discuss the band getting back on the road, new music and more in this in-depth interview Though Scantlin was told-off by police, he was not charged with a crime. Unsurprisingly, his diabolical scheme backfired when it eventually caused a neighbourhood evacuation. Although he was granted bail that same day, he subsequently arrived late to his own show.Īnd lastly (although there's PLENTY more examples), in 2016, Scantlin devised a plan to scare off car thieves from his West Hollywood home with a fake bomb. In 2015, the singer was arrested after taking a joyride on a baggage carousel in an airport which landed him in a restricted area. When questioned about the offence, he said – whilst dripping wet – "We were just being dumb little rock stars".
In 2007, the frontman broke into Elvis Presley's home to take a dip in the late musician's swimming pool, leading him to be banned from the estate for life. This isn't the first time Scantlin has made headlines with his unusual behaviour. “A lot of dreams came true in a lot of our lives – even Korn and Staind and Limp Bizkit, and Puddle Of Mudd.
Elsewhere, when asked whether he would like a film made about his life, the vocalist says: "I’m desperately trying to get Fred Durst to get involved, and we can do some kind of a little movie or something.