[kj] (OT) Queens of the Stone Age bassist/prison/drugs/guns

[Brendan]

I always thought of Scott Reeder as an upgrade, listen to the opening solo
/ whole track 'Space Cadet' - genius.



> Yes... his wild man of rock persona seems to have mutated into general

> sociopath.

> Josh Homme said he kicked Oliveri out of QOTSA because he was hitting his

> girlfriend at the time.

>

> It happened a few days before the Bukta festival in north Norway, which I

> went

> to mostly because of Kyuss playing, so I was prepared for the worst. But

> he

> apparently

> got out on $100,000 bail and was allowed to travel.

>

> I just saw Kyuss again this Saturday at the Oslo Oya festival. They were

> f'ing great, as ever.

> But the other Kyuss bassist, Scott Reeder, replaced Oliveri for a few

> shows

> early in the month

> - I think they should do the obvious thing and make it permanent.

>

> n

>

> On 15 August 2011 20:00, folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>>  i know there are some fans here..

>> **

>> **

>> *Nick Oliveri, erstwhile bassist with Queens Of The Stone Age, is facing

>> up to 15 years in prison following a stand-off with police in Los

>> Angeles..

>> *

>> Oliveri’s neighbours called 911 to report a domestic disturbance between

>> the musician and his girlfriend; when the police turned up, Oliveri

>> allegedly wouldn’t let his girlfriend leave, precipitating a 2-hour

>> stand-off which saw a SWAT team called.

>>

>> When the police eventually apprehended Oliveri, they found in his house

>> a

>> fully loaded, high-powered rifle, cocaine and methamphetamines.

>> According to

>> *Exclaim <http://www.exclaim.ca/>*, Oliveri has been charged with two

>> counts of possession of a controlled substance with a firearm, two

>> counts of

>> possession of a controlled substance and one misdemeanour count of

>> resisting, obstructing or delaying a police officer.

>> If he is convicted on all counts, he will serve a maximum of 15 years in

>> prison.

>> At the time of his arrest, Nick Oliveri was playing in a reformed Kyuss,

>> *

>> sans* Josh Homme, going by the name of Kyuss LIVES!.

>>

>>

>> http://www.factmag.com/2011/08/15/former-queen-of-the-stone-age-faces-up-to-15-years-in-prison/

>>

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