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Wes Scantlin

Wesley Reid Scantlin (born June 9, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and only constant member of rock band Puddle of Mudd. He was named one of the "Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists" by Hit Parader.

Wesley Reid Scantlin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 9, 1972. He attended Park Hill High School in Kansas City.

Scantlin formed Puddle of Mudd in 1991. They released their debut EP Stuck in 1994, followed by a demo album called Abrasive in 1997. Four years later, the band added three new members and released their debut album Come Clean. In 2003, they released their second album, Life on Display. Their third album, Famous, was released in 2007, followed by Songs in the Key of Love & Hate in 2009 and Welcome to Galvania in 2019.

Scantlin sometimes tours with Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, joining Cantrell in playing acoustic renditions of Alice in Chains songs. He was also one of the musicians who participated in Alice in Chains' reunion tsunami benefit show, and was one of many artists who worked with Carlos Santana on his album All That I Am for the song "Just Feel Better". The song was recorded twice with both Scantlin and Steven Tyler, but only Tyler's version appears on the album.

Scantlin has a son who was born in 1997. He married Jessica Nicole Smith in January 2008, and they divorced in May 2012.

In March 2002, Scantlin and his then-fiancée, actress Michelle Rubin, were arrested for allegations of domestic violence after witnesses reported seeing the couple fighting on the side of California's Highway 126 while on their way to a video shoot. Several witnesses reported seeing Scantlin forcing Rubin into a Jeep Cherokee driven by an unknown third person. Scantlin and Rubin were released after posting $20,000 bail each.

During a show in Toledo, Ohio, on February 22, 2004, Scantlin's bandmates walked off the stage in frustration after he admitted to the audience that he was too intoxicated to continue after only four songs.

On September 4, 2012, he was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct on a cross-country flight from Boston to Los Angeles; the plane had to make an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, where Scantlin was charged with public intoxication.

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