Jeff Gutt
publication date: Thursday, June 7, 2018 (part of Summer 2018)
category: Music
clue: This singer, who excelled in a TV competition by singing from his diaphragm, is not afraid of a "curse" after his two predecessors in a famous band both died.
explanation: Gutt, who competed in two seasons of The X Factor, succeeded Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington as the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, and Matthew Preston