[ph-qh]Stone Temple Pilots- Statment Re Atlantic Lawsuit
Carleen Donovan
Carleen@pressherepublicity.com
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:59:55 -0400
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Stone Temple Pilots were deeply disappointed to see that Atlantic filed
a surprise lawsuit against two members of the legendary band STP when
they were in the middle of what were believed to be cordial and positive
discussions about STP returning to the studio to make a new album after
5 years. Despite the allegations in the complaint, the band never
threatened anything more than remaining away from the studio until
equitable terms could be arranged. The precipitous filing of this
action is yet another example of the difficulties facing artists in the
new music environment, as relationships between artists and their labels
fall further and further apart.=20
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Eric and Scott have not yet been served and hope that Atlantic will
allow cooler heads to prevail, and have the courtesy of shelving this
action to permit negotiations to continue in a positive spirit rather
than under a dark cloud of hostility. Should everyone operate in good
faith, STP are certain that a new album from the band will be available
soon. Should Atlantic instead pursue this scorched earth policy towards
the band, the ultimate victims will be STP's fans, who will never be
able to enjoy a new album from the group.=20
Carleen Donovan
Press Here Publicity
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New York, NY 10001
PH: (212) 246-2640
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carleen@pressherepublicity.com
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