Weiland 'i Was Clean And Sober As Velvet Revolver Imploded'

Rocker Scott Weiland has opened up about his final days as a member of supergroup Velvet Revolver, insisting his bandmates were hooked on drugs when he was fired in 2008.

The singer was kicked out of the group following a series of public bust-ups, but he insists his departure had nothing to do with the drug problems that have dogged his career.

Weiland admits he was trying to "kick dope" when he joined Slash and Duff McKagan's band - but he insists he cleaned up his act, unlike his bandmates.

The rocker tells Spin magazine, "I kicked dope and other members relapsed. Slash was using dope, we were making a second record, and his wife told him she would kick him out of the house if he didn't get clean".

Slash refused to comment about Weiland's claims, but recently revealed "chemical issues" led to his bust-up with the rocker.

He said, "Velvet Revolver was intended to be a lot of fun and we started off having a great time, but I think that we all had a lot of chemical issues as that thing wore on. "I definitely went way down the f**king drain for a minute there after the Contraband record came out and we went on tour for two years.

"I started drinking heavily and revisited my opiate passion, then had to come out of it, so eventually I had to say, 'That's it!' Certainly Scott had his issues, even (bandmates) Duff (McKagan) and Matt (Sorum) went down the same road. The only one that stayed sober during the whole thing was f**king Dave Kushner".