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Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an United States|American musician , lyricist and vocalist . During a career spanning two decades, Weiland has served as the frontman for Grammy Award -winning rock bands Stone Temple Pilots (1986-2003;2008-present) and Velvet Revolver (2003-2008;2012).

He also has established himself as a solo artist and has released three studio albums and one cover album|compilation of cover songs since 1998 . Weiland also has contributions to other projects including collaborations with Korn , Carlos Santana and Doug Grean .

Weiland's onstage persona is known as being flamboyant and chaotic; he is also known for constantly changing his appearance and vocal style, as well as his use of a megaphone in concert for vocal effect. While viewed as one the most versatile vocalists Weiland's career have been plagued by alcohol addiction|alcohol and drug addiction , as well as several arrest s.

Early years

Weiland was born as Scott Richard Kline at Kaiser Hospital in San Jose, California . His surname was changed after being adopted by his stepfather David Weiland at age 5. Around that time, Weiland moved to Bainbridge Township, Ohio|Bainbridge Township , Ohio , where he attended the Kenston High School|Kenston School District. He moved to California as a teenager and attended Edison High School, Huntington Beach|Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach and Orange Coast College .Weiland, Not Dead and Not for Sale , p. 51. Weiland revealed in his 2011 autobiography that he was raped at 12 years old by a senior high school student.

Music career

Stone Temple Pilots: 1986& ndash;2003; 2008-present

In 1986 Weiland met bassist Robert DeLeo at a Black Flag (band)|Black Flag concert, and shortly thereafter formed the band Mighty Joe Young with DeLeo's brother Dean DeLeo|Dean on Electric Guitar|guitar and Eric Kretz on drum s, recording a demo tape in 1990. After signing with Atlantic Records it was discovered that the name " Mighty Joe Young (musician)|Mighty Joe Young " was already taken by a blues artist, so they changed their name to Shirley Temple's Pussy and then, briefly, Stereo Temple Pirates. Not long afterwards the band's name was changed again to Stone Temple Pilots, due to pressure from their record label, although they retained the initials STP.

Weiland wrote the band's lyrics and performed vocals. In 1992, they released their first album, Core (Stone Temple Pilots album)|Core , spawning four hits (" Sex Type Thing ", " Wicked Garden ", " Creep (Stone Temple Pilots song)|Creep ", and " Plush (song)|Plush ") and leading them to becoming one of the most influential bands of the grunge movement, the music genre that was started in Seattle, Washington|Seattle in the late 1980s and became rock and roll's central movement in the early-mid 1990s. The band was widely accused of imitating bands such as Alice in Chains , Pearl Jam , Soundgarden and Nirvana (band)|Nirvana in an attempt to cash in on the scene's burgeoning popularity. Critics also pointed out that Weiland's vocal style at the time was very similar to that of Layne Staley 's and Eddie Vedder 's. Weiland has rejected such comparisons, however, citing Jim Morrison Mundy, Chris " Rolling Stone ". February 10, 1994. and David Bowie as more influential on his vocal techniques and sound. Despite negative reviews from critics, Core was extremely successful, eventually being certified 8x platinum by the RIAA.
In 1994, Weiland and STP released their second record, Purple (album)|Purple , which saw the development of a more distinctive identity for the band. While still a clear continuation of their previous techniques, the album featured a more "classic rock" sound, and had a mixture of punk, bossa nova, and acoustic songs. Like Core , Purple was a big success for the band, spawning three hit singles (" Big Empty ", " Vasoline ", and " Interstate Love Song ") and selling over 6 million copies. The year prior, STP toured with the Butthole Surfers and Weiland developed a heroin addiction , claiming Butthole Surfers singer Gibby Haynes introduced him to heroin , which Gibby denies.

Weiland rejoined Stone Temple Pilots in the fall of 1995, but STP was forced to cancel most of their 1996-1997 tour in support of their third release, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop . Although Tiny Music... was certified 2x platinum, the canceled tour caused the album to fall quickly off the charts. STP went on a hiatus soon after the album was released, with Weiland focusing on a solo career before serving a stint in jail for heroin possession.

In 1999, the band released No. 4 (album)|No. 4 . The album contained the hit single " Sour Girl " which featured a surreal music video with Sarah Michelle Gellar . That same year, Weiland also recorded two songs with the short-lived supergroup The Wondergirls .

In November 2000, Weiland was invited to perform on the show VH1 Storytellers|VH1 Storytellers with the surviving members of The Doors . Weiland did vocals on two Doors songs, " Break on Through (To the Other Side) " and " Five to One ". That same month Stone Temple Pilots appeared on The Doors tribute CD, Stoned Immaculate with their own rendition of "Break On Through" as the lead track.

In late 2002, an altercation between Weiland and Dean DeLeo on the final gig of STP's Shangri-La Dee Da tour, led to the band's official demise with much of the speculation surrounding Weiland's inability to balance personal issues.

In 2008, Stone Temple Pilots announced a 2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour|73-date U.S. tour on April 7 and performed together for the first time since 2002. The reunion tour kicked off at the Rock on the Range festival on May 17, 2008. According to Dean DeLeo , steps toward a Stone Temple Pilots reunion started with a simple phone call from Weiland's wife. She invited the DeLeo brothers to play at a private beach party, which led to the reconciliation of Weiland and the DeLeo brothers.Harris, Chris. "". MTV.com. April 8, 2008. Retrieved on June 19, 2008. However, Weiland stated in a 2010 radio interview to promote the band's self-titled release that the reunion was the result of Dean calling him and asking if he'd be interested in reuniting the band to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella Festival .

STP's reunion tour was a success, and the band continued to tour throughout 2009 and began recording its sixth studio album. STP's first album since 2001, Stone Temple Pilots (album)|Stone Temple Pilots , was released on May 25, 2010.

In September 2010, STP announced it was rescheduling several U.S. tour dates so that the band could take a "short break."
STP toured Southeast Asia for the first time in 2011 in music|2011 , playing in Philippines ( Manila ), Singapore , and Indonesia ( Jakarta ). Following this, the band played successful shows in Australia, including sell out performances in Sydney and Melbourne .

On January 2, 2012, Scott Weiland commented on the 20th anniversary of Core , saying "Well, we're doing a lot of special things. a lot of archival footage that we're putting together, a coffee table book, hopefully a brand new album - so many ideas. A box set and then a tour, of course."

The band is scheduled to play the Rock Allegiance festival at Hershey Park in September 2012, which will kick off the band's Core anniversary tour.

Velvet Revolver: 2002;2003& ndash;2008; 2012?

Throught his career Weiland became acquianted with former Guns N' Roses members & ndash; guitarist Slash (musician)|Slash bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum & ndash; as well as former Wasted Youth (American band)|Wasted Youth guitarist Dave Kushner . He became friends with McKagan after attending the same gym. and was in rehab at the same time as Sorum. and he once played on the same bill as Kushner, . The band were looking for a singer and Weiland was sent two discs of material. He felt that the first disc "sounded like Bad Company gone wrong." When he was sent the second disc, Weiland was more positive, comparing it to Core (Stone Temple Pilots album)|Core -era Stone Temple Pilots, though he turned them down because Stone Temple Pilots were still together.

When Stone Temple Pilots disbanded in 2003, the band sent Weiland new music, which he took into his studio and added vocals. This music eventually becoming the song "Set Me Free". Despite delivering the music to the band himself, Weiland was still unsure whether or not he wanted to join them, despite performing at an industry showcase at Mates. They recorded two songs with producer Nick Raskulinecz , a recorded version of " Set Me Free (Velvet Revolver song)|Set Me Free " and a cover of Pink Floyd 's " Money (Pink Floyd song)|Money ", for the soundtracks to the movies Hulk (film)|The Hulk and The Italian Job (2003 film)|The Italian Job , respectively. Weiland joined the band soon after. "Set Me Free" managed to peak at number 17 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Chart without any radio promotion or a record label. It was prior to a screening of The Hulk at Universal Studios that the band chose a name. After seeing a movie by Revolution Studios , Slash liked the beginning of the word, eventually thinking of Revolver because of its multiple meanings; the name of a gun, subtext of a revolving door which suited the band as well as the name of a Revolver (album)|Beatles album . When he suggested Revolver to the band, Weiland suggested back Black Velvet Revolver, liking the idea of "something intimate like velvet juxtaposed with something deadly like a gun." They eventually arrived at Velvet Revolver, announcing it at a press conference and performance showcase at the El Rey Theatre while also performing the songs "Set Me Free" and "Slither" as well as covers of Nirvana (band)|Nirvana 's "Negative Creep", Sex Pistols ' " Pretty Vacant ", and Guns N' Roses' " It's So Easy ".

Velvet Revolver's debut album Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)|Contraband was released in June 2004 to much success. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and has sold over three million copies worldwide to date. Two of the album's songs, " Slither (song)|Slither " and " Fall to Pieces (Velvet Revolver song)|Fall to Pieces ", reached number one on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song "Slither" also won a Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal in 2005, an award Weiland had won previously with STP for the song " Plush (song)|Plush " in 1994. At the 2005 Grammy Awards , Weiland (along with the rest of Velvet Revolver) performed the Beatles song " Across the Universe " along with Bono , Brian Wilson , Norah Jones , Stevie Wonder , Steven Tyler , Billie Joe Armstrong , Alison Krauss , and Alicia Keys .

Velvet Revolver released their second album, Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)|Libertad , on July 3, 2007. Libertad , along with Stone Temple Pilots's Core and Stone Temple Pilots (album)|Stone Temple Pilots , are the only albums Weiland has recorded sober. The album sold a little under 100,000 copies during its first week and has sold over 230,000 copies as of September 2007, which fell short of expectations in failing to even meet the first week sales of Contraband .

In 2007, Dean DeLeo discussed with Weiland an offer from a concert promoter to headline several summer festivals. Weiland accepted and said he had cleared the brief tour with his Velvet Revolver bandmates. He explained, "everything was cool. Then it wasn't", and stated that the rest of the band stopped talking to him. The December 2007 tour was canceled, because Weiland was caught DUI.

On March 20, 2008, Weiland revealed at Velvet Revolver's show in Glasgow that this would be the band's final tour. After several flares at their personal blogs and in interviews on April 1, it was announced by a number of media outlets that Weiland would no longer be in Velvet Revolver.

In March 2010, Weiland revealed in an interview that "the wives and 'petty jealousies'" had led to the downfall of Velvet Revolver.

In January 2012, guitarist Dave Kushner announced Velvet Revolver would reunite with Weiland for the first time in four years for a one night, three song gig to raise money for the family of recently deceased musician John O'Brien. On what the future holds for the band and Weiland, Kushner replied "We haven’t played together in four years, and so we’re really just like, 'Let’s see how this goes."

In April 2012, Scott Weiland remarked that he would like to reunite permanently with Velvet Revolver, saying that "if Maynard James Keenan can do it with A Perfect Circle and Tool (band)|Tool , then there’s no reason why I shouldn’t go and do it with both bands". http://loudwire.com/scott-weiland-eyes-return-to-velvet-revolver-and-new-stone-temple-pilots-album/ Further in May in an interview with ABC Radio Weiland said that he has reunited with the band permanently for a tour and an album http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2012/5/14/frontman-scott-weiland-back-with-velvet-revolver-band-to-tou.html, which however was denied a few days later by Slash in an interview with 93x http://www.nme.com/news/velvet-revolver/63802.

Solo career: 1998& ndash;present

While STP went on hiatus after the release of Tiny Music... , Weiland released a solo album in 1998 called 12 Bar Blues (album)|12 Bar Blues . Weiland wrote most of the songs on the album, and collaborated with several artists, notably Daniel Lanois , Sheryl Crow , Brad Mehldau and Jeff Nolan . The album was a commercial failure but it managed to achieve some critical acclaim.

In 2006, Weiland appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly and performed a new solo song, "The Man I Didn't Know", a country music|country -style ballad that deals with his relationship with his father. "The Man I Didn't Know" would go on to appear on the deluxe edition of Weiland's second solo album.

On November 25, 2008, Weiland released his second solo album, "Happy" in Galoshes , produced by Weiland and songwriting-producing partner Doug Grean . Weiland went on tour in early 2009 to promote the album.

On November 17, 2009, Weiland released a cover of the classic Christmas song " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " to iTunes .

On August 30, 2011, Weiland released a covers album, A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs , exclusively through his website. The album was originally to be released along with Scott's autobiography until he decided to release it separately, stating, " actually turned out so well that we’re going to release a single and put it out on its own, ‘cause I think it’s…it’s sort of my Pinups (album)|Pinups , I guess you’d say." http://popdose.com/popdose-at-kirkus-reviews-an-interview-with-scott-weiland/ http://ultimateclassicrock.com/scott-weiland-covers-album/ http://scottweiland.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Store.woa/wa/product? sourceCode=SWEWEB& sku=SWEDS001

On October 4, 2011, Weiland released The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Scott Weiland album)|The Most Wonderful Time of the Year , an album consisting entirely of Christmas music . Weiland supported the album with a club tour of the United States.

Other projects: 1995& ndash;present

In 1995, Weiland formed the alternative rock band The Magnificent Bastards with session drummer Victor Indrizzo in San Diego, California|San Diego , California . The band included Zander Schloss and Jeff Nolan on guitars and Bob Thompson on bass. Only two songs were recorded by The Magnificent Bastards. "Mockingbird Girl", composed by Nolan, Schloss, and Weiland, appeared in the film Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl and on its Tank Girl (film)#Soundtrack|soundtrack , and a cover of John Lennon 's " How Do You Sleep? (John Lennon song)|How Do You Sleep? " was recorded for the tribute album, Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon .

Weiland can be heard singing with Jonathan Davis of Korn on Limp Bizkit| Limp Bizkit's 1999 album Significant Other in the song "Nobody Like You." Weiland is also featured on the song "Hold On" on Limp Bizkit's 2001 album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water .

In 2006, Weiland launched his own record label, Softdrive Records . Later, Weiland announced that his label signed the up-and-coming rock band, Something to Burn. On December 19, 2008 Weiland signed a publishing deal with Bug Music , allowing Weiland to "receive funding to pursue the development of creative projects and writers for Bug Music through his co-founded label, Softdrive Records ." The deal includes Weiland's share of the Stone Temple Pilots catalog and future solo projects.

Weiland re-recorded the STP outtake " Learning to Drive ", for the 2007 horror film Bug (2007 film)|Bug .

On January 21, 2009 Weiland announced the launch of his clothing line, Weiland for English Laundry, in partnership with designer Christopher Wicks.

It was announced in March 2009 that VH1 will begin airing new episodes of the popular documentary series Behind the Music , which originally ran from 1997 to 2006. Weiland, along with rapper Lil Wayne , have both signed on for their own episodes. However, for unknown reasons, Weiland's episode has since been indefinitely shelved.

Weiland appeared on Carlos Santana 's September 2010 album Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time , performing a cover of The Rolling Stones song " Can't You Hear Me Knocking ."

Weiland contributed a solo song co-written with Doug Grean, entitled "Breathe," to the Avengers Assemble (soundtrack)|soundtrack for the 2012 superhero film The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers .

Musical style

Scott Weiland's vocal and musical style has proved to be versatile, evolving constantly throughout his career. At the peak of Stone Temple Pilots' success in the early to mid 1990s, Weiland displayed a deep, baritone vocal style that was initially closely compared to that of Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder . However, as STP continued to branch out throughout its career, so did Weiland's vocal style. The band's third album, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop , had Weiland singing in a much higher, raspier tone to complement the band's more 1960s in music|60's rock -influenced sound on that album. Later albums showcased Weiland's influences ranging from bossa nova on Shangri-La Dee Da to blues rock and classic rock on the band's 2010 Stone Temple Pilots (album)|self-titled album .

Weiland's first solo record, 1998's 12 Bar Blues (album)|12 Bar Blues , represented a huge shift in Weiland's style, as the album featured a sound "rooted in glam rock, filtered through psychedelia and trip-hop ." With Velvet Revolver, Weiland's vocals ranged from his classic baritone to a rawer style to complement the band's hard rock sound. A New York Post review of Velvet Revolver's 2007 album Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)|Libertad commented that "Weiland's vocals are crisp and controlled yet passionate."

Weiland's second solo album, 2008's "Happy" in Galoshes , features a wide variety of musical genres, such as bossa nova, country , neo-psychedelia, and indie rock . Weiland's most recent solo effort, the 2011 Christmas album The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Scott Weiland album)|The Most Wonderful Time of the Year consists entirely of Christmas music in a crooning style similar to his idol David Bowie , as well as some reggae and bossa nova.

Personal life

Weiland married Janina Castaneda on September 17, 1994, but the couple divorced in 2000. He married model Mary Forsberg on May 20, 2000. In late 2001 Weiland was arrested on domestic violence charges in Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas , apparently for shoving his wife, Mary Forsberg . However, the charges were eventually deferred upon the couple agreeing to counseling. Soon after, Forsberg filed for divorce but the couple eventually reconciled. They have two young children, Noah (born 2000) and Lucy (born 2002). In 2006 after an altercation at a hotel, Weiland's wife, Mary Forsberg , went home and torched $80,000 worth of her husband’s clothing in their front yard. In late 2007, Weiland and Forsberg divorced. Despite this, both Scott and Mary have stated they remain friends. In a 2007 interview with Blender Magazine , Weiland mentioned that he is a practicing Roman Catholic|Catholic .

Weiland has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder , yet according to an interview with VH1.com , he is not under medication, consequently suffering from mood swings, which increases his drug usage.

Weiland and his son Noah were featured on comedian David Spade 's The Showbiz Show with David Spade during a comedy sketch about discouraging music file sharing in 2005. Noah has a line during the sketch in which he asks a little girl, "Please buy my daddy's album so I can have food to eat".

Weiland's autobiography, Not Dead & Not for Sale , co-written with David Ritz , was released May 17, 2011.

Weiland is a Notre Dame football fan, as his stepfather is an alumnus. In September 2006, Weiland performed at the University of Notre Dame's Legends Restaurant on the night before a football game. He sang several of his solo songs, as well as " Interstate Love Song " and a cover of Pink Floyd 's " Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)|Wish You Were Here ".

Addiction issues

In a 2005 interview with Esquire (magazine)|Esquire , Weiland stated that while performing in his first bands as a teenager, his drinking "escalated" and he began using cocaine for the first time, which he referred to as a "sexual" experience.

In 1993 Weiland developped a heroine addiction during a STP tour with Butthole Surfers .

In 1995, Weiland was caught and convicted of buying crack cocaine . He was sentenced to one year's probation . Issues with drug use did not clear up after his sentence. As his drug problems increased, Weiland moved into a hotel room for two months next door to Courtney Love and claimed to have "shot drugs the whole time" with her.

In 1998 Weiland was caught in Manhattan buying heroin, dressed like a pimp , ending his brief tour. A previous conviction in Los Angeles , coupled with numerous probation violations, earned Weiland jail time.

Weiland was arrested on his birthday on October 27, 2003 in Hollywood, California , after a traffic collision. He was charged with driving under the influence of Psychoactive drug|drugs and alcohol . His charges were eventually dismissed after he successfully completed rehab and subsequent drug tests.

In December 2007 Weiland was arrested and charged with DUI, his first arrest in over four years (since October 27, 2003). On February 7, 2008, Blabbermouth.net officially reported that Weiland checked himself into rehab. He left rehab in early March, according to his lawyer.

On April 28, 2008, Weiland was sentenced to 192 hours in county jail for his November 2007 DUI . He was also required to complete an 18-month alcohol program, as well as pay $2000 in fines, and will be on probation for four years. Weiland entered a Los Angeles County jail on May 12, but was released later that same day.

Weiland's younger brother Michael died of a drug overdose in early 2007. The Velvet Revolver songs "For a Brother" and "Pills, Demons, & Etc" from the album Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)|Libertad are about Michael. Weiland stated in an interview with MTV News in November 2008 that several songs on "Happy" in Galoshes were inspired by the death of his brother and his separation from Mary. In the same article, MTV News reported that Weiland has not done heroin since December 5, 2002. Weiland also admitted that he went through "a very short binge with cocaine|coke " in late 2007. Weiland admitted in 2008 that he still drinks alcohol.

Discography

;Studio albums

12 Bar Blues (album)|12 Bar Blues ( 1998 in music|1998 )

"Happy" in Galoshes ( 2008 in music|2008 )

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Scott Weiland album)|The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ( 2011 in music|2011 )

;Cover albums

A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs ( 2011 in music|2011 )

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