So it looks like Scott Weiland is dead.

[AWESOM-O]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stone-temple-pilots-scott-weiland-845727

Apparently he was found dead in his new band's tour bus.

Real shame. He was awesome in Stone Temple Pilots, and the one Velvet Revolver album was pretty fantastic. It seemed like he had it together for awhile, but for the last couple of years I've heard nothing but sad stories about how fucked up he was on the drugs and booze. I saw a few videos of more recent performances, and he could barely stand, let alone sing well. I was hoping he'd get clean permanently and have a decent life even if music wasn't in the cards anymore. Guess not.

[Human Snorenado]

Who could have predicted, etc.

Addiction sucks, and it's nigh impossible to beat even if you're in a field where people don't cater to you like you're a god or whatever. Poor guy, but not surprising.

[toku]

[Stoney Mason]

STP was one of those bands it wasn't really cool to like compared to Nirvana and Pearl Jam. They were kind of like Creed before Creed. (But way better than that obviously)

Can't say I liked a lot of their songs but I did kind of like sex type thing.




and big empty will probably be the definitive song from the 90's when they do movies set in that decade for the next 50 years.

[chronovore]

Shit. This makes me pretty sad. It's always sad to see someone consumed by their addiction.

[mormapope]

 

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Not bad that he lasted this long considering his whole life has been one long heroin binge.

[Mupepe]

Was STP really like Creed before Creed?  I was like 10 when they peaked so I honestly don't know.  I mean, STP was awesome.

P.S.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I used to totally listen to Creed.  Outside of the lyrics "What if" is still a pretty boss rock song and My Own Prison is legitimately good song.  But that's it.  I'm out.

[close]

[kick51]

RIP but it's better this way.  Fuck heroin, it's a death sentence.  Maybe this will bring heroin addiction back into the spotlight...considering there's an epidemic going on in lots of parts of the country with super cheap heroin everywhere. 

Was STP really like Creed before Creed?  I was like 10 when they peaked so I honestly don't know.  I mean, STP was awesome.

P.S.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I used to totally listen to Creed.  Outside of the lyrics "What if" is still a pretty boss rock song and My Own Prison is legitimately good song.  But that's it.  I'm out.

[close]

When they first came around, I had a really hard time distinguishing his voice and eddy vedder's voice.  Plush sounded like a Pearl Jam song with dumb lyrics to me, so I sort of wrote them off at first.  after hearing more of them, they were another pretty good grunge band with a hard hitting drummer, good riffs, good lyrics.  i like the second album better. 

[Positive Touch]

stp sucked and this dude was a woman-beating turd. fuck him

[ToxicAdam]

Was STP really like Creed before Creed?  I was like 10 when they peaked so I honestly don't know.  I mean, STP was awesome.

When they first came out people thought they were derivative and just trend-hopping. So they took some shit for it. But after their Mtv Unplugged, and their albums 'Purple' and 'Tiny Songs ...' they gained a lot more credibility and people came around on them as legit.


To me, Purple is a better album (from top to bottom) than any album that Nirvana or Pearl Jam made.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Was STP really like Creed before Creed?  I was like 10 when they peaked so I honestly don't know.  I mean, STP was awesome.

P.S.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I used to totally listen to Creed.  Outside of the lyrics "What if" is still a pretty boss rock song and My Own Prison is legitimately good song.  But that's it.  I'm out.

[close]

No that was Sound Garden.

[demi]

Wasn't Cajole a huge STP fan? Reply if you are ok

[Brehvolution]

I'm glad I got to see STP twice in 2014. Thanks for the memories.

[Dickie Dee]

Purple is such fucking underrated album. One of the best of the 90s.

[Joe Molotov]

Thought it said Scott Walker for a second, and I wondered how PD was holding up.

[Phoenix Dark]

fuck the handlers and band mates who have been carting him around to shows for the last year while he could barely stand. Milking his name for money.

RIP

[CajoleJuice]

Wasn't Cajole a huge STP fan? Reply if you are ok

lol yeah, but I'm fine considering I expected him to die a decade ago