Following the announcement that he was no longer the singer with Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland has responded to the band's statement about his departure.
Billboard reports that Weiland was very upset about the statement questioning his commitment to the group, with the singer saying he had already "claimed the group dead in the water on March 20 in Glasgow".
Weiland said of the band's statement: "I have to say it is a blatant and tired excuse to cover up the truth. The truth of the matter is that the band had not gotten along on multiple levels for some time."
He continued: "On a musical level, there were moments of joy, inspiration, fun... at times, but let's not forget the multiple trips to rehab every member of the band had taken (with the exception of one member, no need to mention his name)."
Of his reunion tour with former band Stone Temple Pilots, Weiland said it would be a major change from performing with "a handful of discontents who at one time used to call themselves a gang".
Velvet Revolver played their last show in Amsterdam on 1 April.
