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R.I.P. Scott Weiland
- Thread starter IngloriousOz
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weirdest thing happened today, i was cleaning my garage and decided to put the STP on shuffle... got a text half an hour later about Scott... He and his band were a big part of the soundtrack of my teenage years... sad day indeed... Rest In Music Scott
Yeah, that sucks. STP are one of my favourite bands. And I always liked what Weiland did.
I always had feeling that he would leave us too early.
I always had feeling that he would leave us too early.
Smooth_bass88
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What a terrible loss. Weiland was the quintessential 90s rock singer. Let's keep his family and bandmates in our thoughts.
I really liked the first Velvet Revolver album. Very solid album. Saw them on that tour, skipped the Libertad tour, I remember telling my buddy who wanted me to go "nah, I'll catch them next time", and also skipped seeing STP with the same guy. Wait. No, I'm pretty sure that show got cancelled.
Anyways, always liked his vocals. STP was quite good but I really liked VR. That really sucks.
RIP.
Anyways, always liked his vocals. STP was quite good but I really liked VR. That really sucks.
RIP.
He was found dead in his tour bus around 9pm last night. The RS article didn't mention a COD.
So sad. One of my favorite times in music was when I played in a 3 piece band that was sometimes accused of being an STP tribute band. Some of the best of the 90s to me.
Guys, if you are in a band with someone who beats his/her body up with various chemicals every day, do them a favor and get in their faces. Tough love. Leave if you have to. But don't allow them to kill themselves. Any number of people around him could have made a difference. Sure, he had to want to get better. But hearing it from friends and family constantly is a good incentive to get better.
Prayers for the kids and family. Fly on brother. Get some rest... finally.
Guys, if you are in a band with someone who beats his/her body up with various chemicals every day, do them a favor and get in their faces. Tough love. Leave if you have to. But don't allow them to kill themselves. Any number of people around him could have made a difference. Sure, he had to want to get better. But hearing it from friends and family constantly is a good incentive to get better.
Prayers for the kids and family. Fly on brother. Get some rest... finally.
Burwabit
Likes guitars that tune good and firm feelin women
Just saw the news on this. Really bummed. Loved STP and more recently VR. My current rock band covers 3 or 4 tracks. Big loss.
Huge loss. Such a massive talent when he was on his game.
*** thought he came clean.
There was a video a few months back of him performing with his band and he looked in really bad shape. Was a shame, I'd just finished reading Duff Mckagans book and the part where he got him sober in the mountains before VR tour was great. Awful news.
The dude was a little like Jaco in that some day, sooner rather than later, his number was going to be up.
Of all the grunge bands from my High School years, STP was the one I could stand the most.
Of all the grunge bands from my High School years, STP was the one I could stand the most.
Agree, a troubled soul/absolute genius.
I posted this exact link earlier on FB. This is the first song I learned to play on guitar and this version is my favorite. A lot of awful things have happened in the world recently, but (sadly) this one hit me pretty hard. RIP Scott. May your demons be vanquished.
For sure, his music and personal lyrics have always had a huge personal impact (on me), his troubles were so public it's like losing someone you know.
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
Wow hadn't heard this news that's terrible I still remember the first time I heard Sour Girl
Not shocking, but still sad.
STP wasn't quite the soundtrack of my youth, but was the soundtrack of the loss of my youth. "Plush" was on the radio just as I graduated from college and moved to a new city to start life on my own, and about 18 months later I went to an STP concert in Salt Lake City with a few members of a team I was on working in that city. I had a 1993 Ford Probe GT in the early 90s; it was an awesome car and I remember many a very loud STP jam going on in that car.
STP wasn't quite the soundtrack of my youth, but was the soundtrack of the loss of my youth. "Plush" was on the radio just as I graduated from college and moved to a new city to start life on my own, and about 18 months later I went to an STP concert in Salt Lake City with a few members of a team I was on working in that city. I had a 1993 Ford Probe GT in the early 90s; it was an awesome car and I remember many a very loud STP jam going on in that car.
