Yet, as Steve Baltin of Rolling Stone tells us, Weiland eventually parted ways with his most famous band. “‘Cause I sure feel like I’m caught in the middle of it emotionally, and all I want to do is play music. Scott Weiland was a charismatic frontman who played a huge part in the Stone Temple Pilots success, and also did the same for the Grammy-winning supergroup, Velvet Revolver. “I apologize to those fans out there who are, feel like they’re caught in the middle of it,” he said at the time. The group eventually reached a settlement out of court. After struggles with addiction, a tumultuous. Slash, drugs, rock & roll.and a jail sentence. But not, of course, without Weiland storming off in dramatic fashion.Īfter ex-members of Stone Temple Pilots sued the two-time Grammy-winner in 2013 for playing their material during his solo shows (STP was later fronted by Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington), Weiland countersued, calling his ex-bandmates’ claims “ridiculous.” Rebuilding the Temple: Inside Stone Temple Pilots' 2008 Comeback. Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initials STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kretz (drums). In 2008, Weiland reunited with STP for the last time before leaving the band again and embarking on a solo career. “I’m still on the verge all the time,” he said of his fight to remain sober. “My brother passed away, and that’s something that will always stay with me.” The band eventually split up, again because of Weiland’s substance abuse. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Robert DeLeo (bass), Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums) filed a lawsuit against their former lead singer Scott Weiland claiming that he sabotaged their 20th anniversary tour by being chronically late for performances and missing promotional gigs. STP’s first album since 2001, Stone Temple Pilots, was released on May 25, 2010. STP’s reunion tour was a success, and the band continued to tour throughout 2009 and began recording its sixth studio album. The singer has battled substance abuse issues for years. Weiland’s debut album with The Wildabouts, Blaster, was released in March. tour on April 7 and performed together for the first time since 2002. Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots performs in 2000.
Weiland later split from Stone Temple Pilots and formed supergroup Velvet Revolver with ex-Guns N’ Roses rockers Slash and Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum. 'Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland. In 2008, Stone Temple Pilots announced a 73-date U.S. “OK, I struggled with heroin and cocaine and I was a big rock star. Weiland fronted Stone Temple Pilots from 19852002, and again from 20082013 and Velvet Revolver from 20032008, and for a one-off reunion in 2012. Scott Weiland also released his second solo album 'Happy In Galoshes' on November 25. STP played their first show in five-and-a-half years at the Harry Houdini Mansion in Los Angeles on April 7th.
At the time of this interview, the bands debut album will be titled Blaster. 2008 - Stone Temple Pilots announce and play a 65+ date tour for the summer after Scott Weiland announces his departure from Velvet Revolver in March. “People have this misconception about me,” he said in an interview with USA Today in 2011. Scott is joined in The Wildabouts by guitarist Jeremy Brown, bassist Tommy Black, and drummer Dan Thompson. In 2008, he checked into rehab after being arrested for a DUI and once, after a fight with his wife, leapt from a moving car to score heroin. Gallen.jpg licensed with Cc-by-2. Their music still plays in heavy rotation on alternative rock stations alongside ’90s grunge acts Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.īut it was Weiland’s rock star ways that often got him in trouble offstage.Īfter spending five months in prison for possession of heroin in 1998, he was later charged with domestic abuse for assaulting his wife. This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) Open Air St. bucket.Wielding a megaphone alongside his bandmates for sound effect, the fiery-haired frontman led the Southern California-based Stone Temple Pilots for two decades.Īlso known as “STP” by their fans, the quartet first broke out in 1992 with hit single “Creep” before going on to become one of the most popular rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s with power ballads like “Plush,” “Big Empty” and “Interstate Love Song.” lected>a.pg-vertical-entertainment.pg-section.
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