Scott Weiland has passed away.

[Richard]

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6785645/scott-weiland-stone-temple-pilots-dead

 

Sad to read. Rest easy Scott, hope you're finally at peace wherever you are.

Edited December 4, 2015 by Richard

[ELEVEN]

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Edited December 4, 2015 by ELEVEN

[Schildog]

Sadly no surprise. RIP

[JAHV76]

RIP the man had his demons. One of my favorite STP songs is sex type thing. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

[Amazing Larry]

I wouldn't be surprised if he weighed less than 100 lbs. when he died. Too bad he couldn't get straight.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Damn terrible news. Loved STP. RIP Scott.

[ELEVEN]

He married my friend Jamie a few years ago. I thought he was really doing well. RIP

[AngelsLongBall]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. RIP Scott

[deepdrive]

48 is young, but a long way past 27.

[Redondo]

RIP Scott

[Spirit]

So sad.  

[nate]

Damn

I honestly didn't realize he was still alive

[Jay]

Enjoyed his work.

 

RIP

[LBHalos17]

RIP, bud

Scott ("Why") was a classmate and friend of mine from way back in HS, as we both began playing in bands ( we never did play in the same bands tho).

He obviously struggled with his demons and handling the success of his endeavors.  He was very talented, and I think it's a sad day for music.

I hope his passing serves to wake-up a lot of others in the industry as a warning.

[deepdrive]

That last line is a nice thing to hope for, but you know things don't work that way. You can't help stupid and too often when stupid goes away what's left isn't enough to work with.

[jimbo]

I recently saw STP in concert with Chester from Linkin Park on vocals. Didnt sound the same so we left.

[Ray McKigney]

Breathing is the hardest thing to do-oooo.

[nate]

coke meth and alcohol

[Ray McKigney]

coke meth and alcohol

 

I read that he was on ecstasy too. In other words, he was nearly sober as compared to back in the day when he was really partying hard.

[mrwicked]

there was an interview w him i saw recently and he says he's been off drugs for 14 years.

and you can tell he's high off his mind, and his body is shutting down.

[wopphil]

Idiot. I don't understand why people put that shit in their body in the first place.

[CaliAngel]

Born in 1985 and getting driven to school in the 90's with the radio on I think ever since I heard of Scott Weiland and STP on the radio in the car with the lyrics "And I feel and I feel when the dogs begin to smell her"  my mother loved some of their songs but told me he was a hardcore drug user that couldn't keep his life together and was difficult to be in a band with. I didn't understand it too much at the time but I really think that kind of talking steered me away from any kind of hardcore drugs.

 

Never been a drug user or tryer. Stuff always scared the living hell out of me. Never condemned anyone around me who used, I'm sure it's a lot of fun while you're doing them, but asking me to participate was out of the question. Over the years I know way too many good people who turned into druggies, losers, who've killed themselves, and then there's a handful who (being some of my closest friends) I am so glad have gotten out and are doing really well.

 

Weiland was so far gone for so long. Surprised he lasted as long as he did.

 

Will always believe it's that first time that screws you for life.

 

I am also entirely empethetic to people who can't be happy with just being an alive human being in a world where you only get one chance.

[Schildog]

sorry, mushrooms are fun. 

[Ray McKigney]

sorry, mushrooms are fun. 

 

I took mushrooms a few times in high school just because I liked The Doors. If you didn't use some sort of hallucinogenic, at least a few times, you weren't a real Doors fan.

[CaliAngel]

I did mushrooms one time, and it was the best thing ever. I was with friends at a house in Buena Park near Knott's so I could see the rides, and the Supreme Scream tower was bouncing side to side.

 

I'd suggest if you do them you have your head on straight and you're super super secure with yourself, the environment, and people you're around, because I could see being freaked out around people you don't know or in an area you're not familiar with like the woods or outdoors. Looking in the mirror was super creepy and again I'd only suggest it if you really think you could handle such a thing.

 

It's like getting really really stoned for the first time all over again, except nature talks to you and you get hallucinogenic.

 

After such a good trip there was no reason for me to do them again.