Quotes from Jeff Gutt

After I started singing, I'd go to my dad's records I grew up with in his house listening to: Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, the Carpenters, Bob Seger, Neil Diamond, voices that resonate with you, that you know who they are right away.

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 had walked away from the music industry because I had a certain integrity and all that.

I'm a big fan of 'Dead and Bloated,' for sure.

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.

I've had close chances of success, and sometimes politics and people don't work out.

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.

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.

I got my teeth kicked in for a good 25 years.

It's not like I decided to continue the Stone Temple Pilots.

I've been trying my whole life to get to this point, and it's finally here. It's an amazing record, and it happens to be with Stone Temple Pilots. I mean, what could be better than that?

And I'd spent 20 years in bars and nightclubs, dealing with promoters and getting ripped off and just everything that comes with all that stuff - paying your dues, I guess.

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.

The first gig I did was at the Troubadour when they were announcing who I was and they broadcast it live on SiriusXM radio. It doesn't get any more high pressure than that.

There's a lot of downtime when we're not on stage leading up to the gigs.

I've got thick skin.

I've had a record deal before and I was willing to do whatever they wanted me to do and I thought that would be it. By the end of it, you know, I hated myself.

I just try to do what I can, control what I can, and let the rest handle itself.

I think back to the Eagles, Elton John, people like that when I think about the Troubadour. It's an iconic place.

Sure I've done some runs and even toured some amazing places around the world, but this is Stone Temple Pilots!

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.

I felt I had a good ear, and I had the ability to sing like my influences.

There's so many STP songs that are just classic to me, and just so influential in my musical growth.

Making music with people is a very intimate process.