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Puddle of Mudd was formed about 8 years ago in Kansas City by lead singer/guitarist Wes Scantlin(29). While Wes was at the second Family Values tour in Kansas he gave the band's demo tape to Fred Durst's head security guard, who in turn, gave it to Durst. He liked the tape and phoned Wes a few weeks later, but the band had drifted apart. Wes tried to get previous members to re-join the group for a showcase but that didn't happen. Fred still listened to Wes and he liked his voice, so he flew him to LA where they recruited new band mates. Paul Phillips, formerly of the punk band "Happy Hour" got a call from Durst about auditioning for the band. Since he was originally from Jacksonville (Fred Durst's hometown) he had already known Fred for a while. He immediately went to try out for guitars and got the spot. He immediately went to try out for guitars and got the spot. Doug Ardito, a past member of the band Cellophane (from Boston) was interning at Interscope Records when Fred Durst asked him to try out. He now plays bass for the band. They had a drummer that was from Jacksonville too and they played together on some of the bands older songs and did some new ones. Durst had them do another showcase and this time all went well. He signed the band to his new record label, Flawless. Things didn't work out with the drummer the band had, so Josh Freese from "A Perfect Circle" and "Vandals" did the drum tracks on the album. Later they held auditions for a new drummer. Greg Upchurch was the "hands down favorite" and is now with the band. He was previously in the band "Eleven" and toured with Chris Cornell. The band's first album Come Clean was released in August of 2001. The first single Control was chart topper. Their current single, Blurry, is number one on the Billboard Modern Rock charts and as of last week the album was certified Platinum.
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