"Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out. "I learned of my supposed 'termination' from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press," he said. In his own statement released hours later, Weiland denied that he was out of the group. #less#p(((great)))However, Weiland apparently isn't taking the pink slip too seriously. #less#p(((great)))Three of the four members of the #less#a href=""(((great)))Stone Temple Pilots#less#/a(((great))), including guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz, issued a statement Wednesday morning saying that lead singer #less#a href=""(((great)))Scott Weiland#less#/a(((great))) "had been terminated" from the group, #less#em(((great)))#less#a href="" target="_blank"(((great)))Rolling Stone#less#/a(((great)))#less#/em(((great))) reports.#less#/p(((great))) I will miss you Scott.#less#p(((great)))#less#a href=""(((great)))#less#/a(((great)))#less#p(((great)))This feud is going to make for a great rock song someday.#less#/p(((great))) Former MTV VJ and longtime radio personality Matt Pinfield wrote on Facebook “I am speechless … and sad at the loss of my friend, and although many of you are probably not surprised, it doesn’t make it any easier. Tributes to the late singer have been pouring in from all over the music world. Heroin was also a drug of choice for Weiland, who had check into a rehabilitation facility but did not finish the program, according to reports around 2007.
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In 1995, the singer was convicted of buying crack cocaine and sentenced to probation. Combined, they sold 2.4 million units.īy then, Weiland had weathered several public run-ins with the law, mostly due to drug use and driving under the influence. They released an album called Contraband in June 2004 and another in 2007 called Libertad, the last to feature Weiland on vocals. In 2002, Weiland joined former Guns N’ Roses members Slash (guitars), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums) in a supergroup called Velvet Revolver. He announced his exit from the group on Nov. Most recently, the group recruited Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington to handle frontman duties. Stone Temple Pilots would carry on in various incarnation in the coming years. Scott Weiland’s Chart History, From Stone Temple Pilots to Velvet Revolver to the Wildabouts The band took the first of several hiatuses just a few years after reaching their apex of their popularity, during which Weiland participated in several side projects.
1 “Between the Lines” in 2010. “Interstate Love Song” led the Mainstream Rock Songs chart for 15 weeks.įeaturing Weiland’s distinctive lower register singing style, a sort of growl that grew ever more popular in the post-grunge years, STP went on to sell 13.5 million albums in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, but infighting eventually drove the members apart. The band would eventually land 11 top 10 hits on the Alternative Songs chart, including the three-week No. 1 album Purple, which contained several radio hits including the songs “Big Empty,” “Vasoline” and “Interstate Love Song.” 3 on the Billboard 200 followed by an even bigger achievement a year later in 1994, when STP released the No. In 1993, the band’s debut album Core peaked at No. He long suffered from substance abuse issues.Ī California native, Weiland formed the band Stone Temple Pilots with brothers Robert and Dean DeLeo and saw huge commercial success in the 1990s. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will continue investigating the death with updates to come. “Officers arrived and determined the adult male was deceased,” read the release, which did not identify the deceased. The address seems to correspond to a local Country Inn & Suites hotel.
3rd at 8:22 p.m., officers responded to a report of an unresponsive adult male in a recreational motor vehicle located in the 2200 block of Killebrew Drive. Police Department issued a statement at 11:15 p.m. Weiland and his latest band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, were scheduled to tour this month with upcoming dates at Reno, NV on Dec. Scott Weiland Mourned by Krist Novoselic, Joe Perry, Ryan Adams & More