"If it turns off the Stone Temple Pilot fans, so be it," he says. "There's art and there's commerce and at the age I'm at, I've accomplished the commerce part."
I cant wait for this album, and I understand what Scott meant here, but it sounds very back handed. Without STP there would be no "Happy in Galoshes". He's trying to say he expects it to sell sub-par to an STP album (which would be an accomplishment considering SLDDs sales), because STP fans might not get it. It comes off as spiteful and insulting to his fan base though.
The 4 stp boys need to learn what not to discuss in interviews (i.e., this above comment, how much money they are making on the reunion tour, etc). Scott keeps going back to this "commerce" thing, but it was he just a few months ago was talking about how STP needed a better bookend. I love Scott and STP. 12BB is my favorite disc of
anything with SW on it, but still Scott needs to learn when to shut his mouth and let the music speak for itself. He's getting so condescending towards his fans.
I also echo the other sentiment here: what is up with that artwork! Yeesh...
