In 2002, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum embarked on an exhaustive search for a vocalist for their then-yet-to-be-named new band, a process chronicled by VH1. The following year, after Stone Temple Pilots disbanded, they nabbed their white whale, Scott Weiland, who had originally declined to audition while STP was still active.

Dubbed Velvet Revolver — a perfect moniker for their glammy, dangerous sound — the supergroup won a Grammy for 2004’s “Slither”. -revolver magazine