In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

after the band 's break-up in 2003 , weiland became the frontman of velvet revolver with former members of guns n ' roses.
1 . after the band 's break-up in 2003 , weiland became the lead singer of velvet revolver with former members of guns n ' roses.