Former Stone Temple Pilots & Velvet Revolver Lead Singer Scott Weiland 1967-2015

[Zoneboy]

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Scott Weiland, a performer known for his grunge rock voice and struggles with addiction, has died, according to his wife, Jamie.

Weiland, 48, was the Grammy-winning front man for a string of prominent rock bands, most notably Stone Temple Pilots.

Jamie Weiland, a photographer, confirmed the news of his death to The Times in a brief conversation.

"I can’t deal with this right now,” she said, sobbing. “It’s true.”

The couple met in 2011, when she photographed one of his music video shoots. They married in June 2013.

A statement on Weiland's Facebook page posted at 10 p.m. said Weiland had "passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota."

"At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott’s family be respected," the statement said.

Reports of Weiland's death began to circulate after fellow rocker Dave Navarro tweeted: "Just learned our friend Scott Weiland has died. So gutted, I am thinking of his family tonight."

That tweet later appeared to have been removed.

Weiland’s manager, Tom Vitorino, also confirmed that Weiland died Thursday. He did not provide further details.

Weiland's band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, had been scheduled to perform Thursday evening in Minnesota. According to Medina Entertainment Center, the concert was canceled and refunds were to be issued. No reason was given for the cancellation.

Weiland's death is the second to hit his band this year. Guitarist Jeremy Brown died of multiple drug intoxication March 30, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Brown's death came the day before the band released its debut album. He was 34.

In a 1998 interview coinciding with the beginning of Weiland’s solo album "12 Bar Blues," he told The Times that he had grown accustomed to the trappings of fame brought by the Stone Temple Pilots.

"I used to feel guilty about my success, but I'm over that now,” Weiland said. “It's like, hey, some people cook for a living and some people milk cows. I write songs."

Weiland was born Scott Kline in Santa Cruz on Oct. 27, 1967. At the age of 2, his parents divorced. He adopted the last name Weiland when his mother remarried and the family moved to a suburb of Cleveland. His biological father – a soda truck driver – remained in California.

“My childhood was green pastures and bee stings, learning to play baseball and football, living in a nice house, waiting – always waiting – for the start of summer so I could go to California and see my dad,” he wrote in his 2011 memoir, "Not Dead & Not For Sale."

[Jaqui-Michel]

So sad. What a great voice. I still remember the first time I heard Plush. RIP SW.

[ABlairican Pie]

I just read about this on KNAC.com. So sad, yet it doesn't surprise me. He had a problem with heroin addiction for years. He was one of those tragic drug cases in the 90's everyone wondered when he would become the next casualty.

His situation was so bad that he was the inspiration, allegedly, behind Black Label Society's song "Suicide Messiah".

I remember when Stone Temple Pilots came out in 1993, around there. Everyone was so enamored by their sounding like Pearl Jam that they were accused of being clones. Interestingly, even though they had the "grunge" sound, it was a kind of weird thing that if you weren't from Seattle, it was "wrong" to be labelled as such. STP were from San Diego. But no matter, they had some great tunes and developed their own style.

Sometimes it was hard to read interviews with him in recent years, such as with his time with Velvet Revolver, because he was such a cantankerous sort. Even his bandmates (former members of G 'N' R) thought he was rather hard to handle and combative. Drugs and such has that way with your personality, even if you've been technically "off" of them for a while.

[AB]

Sad to hear of his death, may he rest in peace.

[Marvo301]

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[Jaqui-Michel]

Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie

I just read about this on KNAC.com. So sad, yet it doesn't surprise me. He had a problem with heroin addiction for years. He was one of those tragic drug cases in the 90's everyone wondered when he would become the next casualty.

His situation was so bad that he was the inspiration, allegedly, behind Black Label Society's song "Suicide Messiah".

I remember when Stone Temple Pilots came out in 1993, around there. Everyone was so enamored by their sounding like Pearl Jam that they were accused of being clones. Interestingly, even though they had the "grunge" sound, it was a kind of weird thing that if you weren't from Seattle, it was "wrong" to be labelled as such. STP were from San Diego. But no matter, they had some great tunes and developed their own style.

Sometimes it was hard to read interviews with him in recent years, such as with his time with Velvet Revolver, because he was such a cantankerous sort. Even his bandmates (former members of G 'N' R) thought he was rather hard to handle and combative. Drugs and such has that way with your personality, even if you've been technically "off" of them for a while.

I never thought he sounded like Eddie Vedder. I did think Creep was sung by Nirvana instead of STP. It's frustrating to see so many people whose art I enjoy taken down by drugs.

[ABlairican Pie]

Originally Posted by Jaqui-Michel

I never thought he sounded like Eddie Vedder. I did think Creep was sung by Nirvana instead of STP. It's frustrating to see so many people whose art I enjoy taken down by drugs.

I remember that first year when they got popular, here in Seattle that was the running comment: "They sound like Pearl Jam!" But I'm trying to remember if it was musically or vocally, or both, that had people make those comparisons. I think ultimately, both Weiland and Vedder had their own styles. Back in the 90's when grunge was taking off, there was the tendency for the music industry to capitalize on people who "sounded the same". STP = Pearl Jam, Bush = Nirvana, etc. That lasted for a short while.

There was a song by Nirvana called "Negative Creep", btw.

[JamesG]

Scott Weiland Died of Accidental Drug Overdose, Medical Examiner Confirms
by Erin Strecker, Billboard
12/18/15


The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office shared a press release Friday that Scott Weiland died of a "mixed drug toxicity: cocaine, ethanol and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). Other significant conditions are noted as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, history of asthma and multi-substance dependence. Manner of death is accident."

Weiland, 48, passed away in Minnesota on Thursday, Dec. 3 while on tour with his band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts. The former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman's funeral was held in Los Angeles Thursday, Dec. 10.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...al-drug-850141

[MrCleveland]

Originally Posted by Jaqui-Michel

I never thought he sounded like Eddie Vedder. I did think Creep was sung by Nirvana instead of STP. It's frustrating to see so many people whose art I enjoy taken down by drugs.

I didn't realize that STP had a song called "Creep" as well...it seemed to be a common thing for grunge-rock (all I know is the Radiohead song by the same name).

But I even heard that Scott Weiland did some classic blues and rock songs like Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".

[ABlairican Pie]

Originally Posted by MrCleveland

I didn't realize that STP had a song called "Creep" as well...it seemed to be a common thing for grunge-rock (all I know is the Radiohead song by the same name).

But I even heard that Scott Weiland did some classic blues and rock songs like Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".

I also heard their acoustic version of Led Zeppelin's "Dancing Days".