Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin is as soon as once more catching flak after a messy efficiency at a profit present on Saturday (March 1st) throughout Daytona Bike Week in Florida, and now the frontman is claiming that he was drugged previous to the set.
Puddle of Mudd have been booked to headline the profit gig, which included an public sale for a signed guitar, proceeds benefitting St. Jude’s Youngsters’s Analysis Hospital. The afternoon began out on a optimistic notice, with the guitar fetching a successful bid of $5,000.
Then Puddle of Mudd took the stage, and issues apparently went downhill quick. A number of feedback on the Fb web page for the venue Damaged Spoke Saloon described Puddle of Mudd’s set as “horrible,” primarily as a consequence of Scantlin’s impaired stage presence.
“Final evening’s present was a complete catastrophe,” learn one remark. “I felt actually unhealthy for the remainder of his band.” One other added, “Good factor the guitar was auctioned off earlier than they went on.”
The next day, Scantlin was stopped outdoors the venue and requested, on video, in regards to the profit present.
“I suck, I suck and I suck … however I used to be roofied,” Scantlin stated within the video posted to the Fb account Cash4HarleyParts.com (watch under).
“My previous bass participant Sean Sammon roofied me final evening, so he can go fuck his ass,” added Scantlin earlier than flipping double birds on the digicam.
Drugged or not, the incident continues a pattern of train-wreck performances from Scantlin, together with onstage meltdowns and his regrettable cowl of Nirvana’s “A few Lady.” The singer-guitarist has additionally had a number of run-ins with the regulation over the previous decade, together with being pepper-balled by a SWAT group final 12 months.
Wes Scantlin’s next-day response and a clip of Puddle of Mudd’s efficiency can each be seen under.