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 Post subject: RIP Scott Weiland - Stone Temple Pilots - Velvet Revolver
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:39 am 
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Scott Weiland, Former Singer of Stone Temple Pilots, Dead at 48: Report

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Scott Weiland, the former frontman for rock bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, had died, according to reports.

Dave Navarro, guitarist and member of Jane's Addiction, tweeted at 9:01 p.m. PST "our friend Scott Weiland has died."

Billboard has not confirmed the death of the singer, who turned 48 on Oct. 27. Weiland long suffered from substance abuse issues.

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 Post subject: RIP Scott Weiland - Stone Temple Pilots - Velvet Revolver
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:41 am 
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My wife met him a couple of weeks ago. He was playing in a local restaurant. She took pictures with him while his handler kept telling her that he couldn't answer her questions because he had the flu. All Scott could say was, "I have the flu, I have the flu."


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:45 am 
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Jeez that is a shock, what a great lead singer and quite a presence on stage. A real loss for modern day rock n roll. RIP. :(

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 4:30 am 
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Jeez that is a shock, what a great lead singer and quite a presence on stage. A real loss for modern day rock n roll. RIP. :(

Very sad, but honestly, there was no shock at all to it for me.

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48. :( RIP.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:46 am 
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No shock at all, it was just a matter of when.

Surprised he made it to 48. Even if the death was natural causes, his body most likely couldn't handle what he had done to it.

Great singer and frontman though. I saw STP in 1996 in their prime and Velvet Revolver as well, so I was lucky.

Drugs suck.

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Jeez. R.I.P.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:30 am 
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Not a surprise, but damn - 48. 48.

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Man, can't say I'm surprised, but very sad. RIP


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lost another one.

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Like everyone has said, no surprise whatsoever. It still sucks though. He was amazing at times and fought addiction his whole life. Very sad.


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:18 am 
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Poor guy. Such struggles drug addiction brings. He was a talent and he sure had burned brightly for a time. So sad as a young fellow he to be.

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One of the main reasons that my wife and daughter went to see him play a couple of weeks ago was that she knew that he didn't have long. It was obvious to a lot of people that any of his performances could easily be his last.


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:45 pm 
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Rolling Stone: Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Dead at 48

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Scott Weiland, the instantly recognizable voice behind Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver who was known for his dynamic stage presence, has died. He was 48. Weiland's manager confirmed the news to Rolling Stone.

TMZ reported that Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota at around 9 p.m. Thursday night while touring with his current group the Wildabouts. The group was scheduled to perform at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minnesota Thursday night.

Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro announced the news of Weiland's passing in a since-deleted tweet shortly after midnight EST. "Just learned our friend Scott Weiland has died," he wrote. "So gutted, I am thinking of his family tonight."

Weiland's Velvet Revolver bandmate, guitarist Dave Kushner, tweeted shortly after Navarro "RIP Scott Weiland."

Weiland was born Scott Richard Kline on October 27th, 1967 in San Jose, California. His mother, Sharon Williams, and father, Kent Kline, divorced two years later. His stepfather, Dave Weiland, adopted him at age five. He moved with his family to Ohio for a number of years and returned to California with his family when he was 14.

He formed his first band at age 16 and, in the late Eighties, STP's lineup came together with Dean DeLeo on guitar, his brother Robert on bass and drummer Eric Kretz, who performed under the name Mighty Joe Young. They changed their name to Stone Temple Pilots before the release of their 1992 debut, Core. Success came quickly to the San Diego band upon its release.

Stone Temple Pilots mixed brooding hard-rock with Weiland's powerful, husky baritone in a way that struck a chord with the grunge generation. The shambolic, muted tones of their breakthrough single "Plush" earned them unwanted comparisons to Pearl Jam but also scored them a Grammy and Best New Artist VMA in 1994. The record, which reached Number Three on the chart and has been certified eight-times platinum, also serves as home to many of the group's signature tunes, including "Sex Type Thing," "Wicked Garden," "Dead & Bloated" and "Creep." Their follow-up album, Purple, was just as big, reaching Number One on the charts and selling more than six million copies, thanks to hits like "Vasoline," "Big Empty," "Unglued" and "Interstate Love Song." The band put out three more records, all of which charted in the Top 10 and spawning hits like "Big Bang Baby" and "Sour Girl," before they disbanded in 2002. They regrouped in 2008, issuing the Stone Temple Pilots album in 2010, before firing Weiland in 2013 and replacing him with Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington.

In between stints with STP, Weiland fronted Velvet Revolver, a group which, in addition to Kushner, featured former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. The band released two albums and earned two gold-selling singles, "Slither" and "Fall to Pieces," and a Grammy (for "Slither") before Weiland quit in 2008 to rejoin his prior band. They briefly reunited in 2012 for a one-off concert.

In between his various bands, the singer also put out four solo albums. His most recent and only release with the Wildabouts, including Blaster, came out earlier this year. Prior to the release, he and the group had been performing Stone Temple Pilots songs live. "We got really tight as a unit," he told Rolling Stone earlier this year. "It made me really want to go into the studio."

For all of his success, though, his life was often marred by tribulation. In his 2011 memoir, Not Dead & Not for Sale, he revealed a "big, muscular guy, a high school senior," sexually assaulted him when was 12. And for much of his career, Weiland publicly battled addiction. He was convicted of buying crack cocaine in 1995 and of two DUIs in 2003 and 2007, respectively, according to CNN.

Weiland is survived by two children, Noah and Lucy, whom he had with his ex-wife Mary Forsberg, and his current wife, Jamie Wachtel, whom he wed in 2013. The couple met in 2011, when she photographed him at a music video shoot, according to Los Angeles Times. He was also married to Janina Castaneda throughout most of the Nineties.

"Ultimately, our goal was to create a legacy," Weiland told Rolling Stone in 2008 of Stone Temple Pilots. "When we were in the car driving around together, promoting local gigs, it was, 'One day we will be one of those bands that have a creative legacy.'"


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:03 pm 
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The group was scheduled to perform at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minnesota Thursday night


The Medina is one step down from performing at a Casino.
It is a bar and a bowling alley, and holds about 500 people for a concert.


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 3:13 pm 
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Very sad to hear about this. And unfortunately, it was the complete opposite of shocking for me. It's a war that's almost impossible to win, and even victory leaves scars.

It's scary to think how many of the grunge vocalists we lost way too young.

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What a damn shame.

A great talent.

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Annoyed that all the music critics that absolutely shit on STP in the '90s are being effusive now.


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 12:22 am 
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Sorry to hear about Weiland's passing away. I grew up listening to STP.

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