Not just any old statement, of course. Velvet Revolver are making a concept album, although what that concept is, we don't yet know. Former Stone Temple Pilot Scott Weiland told MTV: "It's something I've been wanting to do since the last STP album, since the 'Shangri-La Dee Da' album [in 2001], and it never was completely realized. You never know until you really completely get there, but it's going in that direction right now."
Bassist Duff McKagan said: "This album really has to make a statement. We've toured for 18 months. Now we have a brand name. Now we know each other as a band. The first album was just us together at home, a spontaneous product. Now it's time to make that record."