PUDDLE Of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has claimed he was drugged by a bandmate after a car crash performance.
The troubled rocker, 52, addressed a poor performance during Daytona Bike Week, Florida, which allegedly resulted in the venue refusing to book the band again.
Puddle of Mudd have had a difficult history due to Scantlin’s personal issues[/caption]
He was quizzed about the gig by Rock Feed on the sidewalk the following day and admitted he sounded horrible, before making a concerning claim.
Wes said, “I suck, I suck and I suck… but I was roofied.”
“My old bass player Sean Sammon roofied me last night, so he can go f**k his ass.”
The musician then put his middle fingers up at the camera and ran away.
To be roofied is a slang term for being given the anxiety drug Rohypnol, which can causes extreme drowsiness, without consent.
Sammon was a member of the band from 1991 to 2000. The Sun has contacted him for comment.
Fans of the group were concerned, with one writing on Instagram, “Come on Wes you were doing good there for awhile. Get help bro.”
Another said, “Dude needs some help, that’s sad.”
A third wrote, “A guy with a fantastic voice who’s just struggling with different issues. Hope he finds the help he needs!”
The post-grunge band are best known for early noughties hits She Hates Me and Blurry.
Scantlin’s troubled personal life has overshadowed the band’s success with a number of arrests throughout his career.
He’s been arrested for cocaine possession, being intoxicated on a flight and for driving under the influence.
And in 2007 he was banned from Elvis Presley’s Graceland for life after he entered a pool not accessible to the public.
In 2017 he was arrested for allegedly trying to board a plane with a BB gun.
Last year he had a stand off with a SWAT team in California after being pulled over for a traffic violation.
The situation escalated after he refused to leave his vehicle and the team deployed non-deadly munitions to coax him out.
In 2020 he insisted he’d turned a corner by finding God, telling Soundsphere, “First and foremost, keep God first place all the time, and believe that he is with you and he is giving you the gift and just pay attention and listen and be a good student of God and everything, in the end, will work out perfectly.”
Scantlin accused former bandmate Sean Sammon of drugging him before the show[/caption]
Who are Puddle of Mudd?
Puddle of Mudd are an American post-grunge band formed in Kansas City, Missouri.
They emerged in the late 1990s and found widespread success in the early 2000s.
Fronted by Wes Scantlin, the band became known for their raw, angst-filled lyrics and grungy, radio-friendly sound.
Their breakthrough came with the release of their major-label debut album, Come Clean (2001), which spawned massive hits such as “Blurry,” “She Hates Me,” and “Control.”
The album achieved multi-platinum status, cementing the band’s place in the post-grunge scene alongside contemporaries like Nickelback and Staind.
Subsequent albums, including Life on Display (2003) and Famous (2007), produced further singles like “Away From Me” and “Psycho,” though they didn’t quite replicate the success of Come Clean.
Over the years, Puddle of Mudd have faced their share of challenges, including internal tensions and Scantlin’s well-documented personal struggles, but the band has remained active, continuing to release music and tour.
In 2019, they returned with Welcome to Galvania, their first album in over a decade, which was met with a mixed reception but marked a significant comeback for the group.
Sixth album Ubiquitous was released independently on September 8, 2023. The promo tour for the record was cut short when Scantlin fired his management for allegedly booking shows without his consent.
