"They've done it before, and they can do it again," Weiland tells Vindy.com. "They're good players. I respect them. Every band has issues. I just think sometimes people say things before they really think about it.

"I know that I've done that in the past. I was guilty of it with Velvet Revolver after myself and [drummer] Matt [Sorum] got into an argument backstage before an encore. That led me to say that I wasn't going to play any more shows with those guys.

"So I think that the fact this tour was doing so well was a reactionary thing on their part. But it actually isn't quite so simple."