Ep328: Jeff Gutt of Stone Temple Pilots
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Jeff Gutt joined Stone Temple Pilots in 2017, filling large vocal shoes left by the legacies of former frontmen Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington. Jeff talks about that journey, going from fan to frontman and laying the groundwork for the future of STP.
Topics include:
- Kicking off the interview
- Jeff's 1st trip to Australia
- STP's recent post-Covid gigs
- Has Jeff had Covid yet?
- Jeff has records / albums of his youth
- Who were Jeff's rockstars?
- Appreciating the mythology of rock music
- Albums that shocked his parents
- Jeff's appreciation of Brian Eno
- How Jeff listens to music
- How Jeff is involved in STP song writing
- Approaching songs he wrote v ones he didn't
- How do you keep yourself from doing a Scott or Chester imitation?
- Joining STP after being a fan for years
- Jeff's friendship with Chester Bennington
- Unexpected challenges of joining STP
- Songs in the current STP set – deep cuts and "no go" songs
- What song makes Jeff emotional?
- Creating the Perdita album
- Next directions for STP
- Possibility of playing guitar w STP
- Jeff's record collection
- Jeff's appreciation of Jeff Buckley
- Most played records in Jeff's collection
- Most surprising record in his collection
- Go to record stores in Los Angeles
- Under the Southern Stars tour of Australia
- Interview wrap up
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, this is Jeff Goot from Stone Temple Pilots. We're talking with Nate on the vinyl |
| 0:03.8 | guide, and we'll see you in Australia. Well, hey, Australia, live music is back down under |
| 0:09.2 | with the Under the Southern Stars Festival featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Cheap Trick, Bush, Black |
| 0:15.5 | Rebel motorcycle club, and heaps more. Starting in March this year, check out dates and get your tickets for the biggest |
| 0:22.6 | party of 2022 under the southern stars.com.a.u. Well, hey everyone, it's Nate, and apparently it's |
| 0:32.1 | Stone Temple Pilots Week here on the Vinyl Guide podcast. Earlier this week, we spoke to |
| 0:37.2 | STP founder and drummer Eric Kretz, |
| 0:39.8 | and today we're talking to the new guy, Jeff Goot. Jeff stepped into the Stone Temple Pilot |
| 0:45.6 | singing position and has absolutely risen to the challenge. Two albums in, and the guys got an |
| 0:51.3 | amazing set of pipes and a phenomenal attitude. |
| 0:54.7 | Now, today we discussed Jeff joining the band, the records he grew up on, how he writes lyrics |
| 0:59.9 | for Stone Temple Pilots, how he sings the lyrics written by others, the challenge of filling |
| 1:04.5 | those big, big shoes, and much more. Again, Stone Temple Pilots is coming to Australia, |
| 1:10.3 | cheap trick, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, coming to Australia. Cheap Trick, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, |
| 1:12.3 | and more. Get tickets at Under the Southern Stars.com.a.u. And if you like today's interview |
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| 1:34.0 | featuring interviews with members of Metallica, King Crimson, Blacks, Sabbath, and Flagg, |
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| 1:52.8 | All righty, enough of this chit-chat. |
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