Upcoming tour when the other three members subsequently recorded anĪlbum with a different singer under the name Talk Show, STP's continuedĮxistence appeared shaky at best, and Weiland went solo to record 1998's His ongoing battle with drugs, the group was forced to cancel their However, after Weiland suffered a relapse in Temple Pilots to record their third record, 1996's Tiny Music.Songsįrom the Vatican Giftshop. After a stay in rehab, he returned to Stone Group's second LP, 1994's Purple, it was revealed that Weiland hadīecome a heroin addict. However, their success did not come without a price, and following the Pearl Jam to top the charts with their angst-ridden hard rock sound. Rechristened Stone Temple Pilots, the group became one of the biggestĪcts of the mid-'90s, following the lead of artists like Nirvana and In 1987 Weilandįounded the band Mighty Joe Young with guitarist Robert DeLeo later
Himself in the thriving Orange County punk scene. Stone Temple Pilots, singer Scott Weiland later mounted a solo career.īorn October 27, 1967, in Santa Cruz, CA, he was raised outside ofĬleveland, but moved back to the West Coast at the age of 15, immersing “Pictures & Computers (I’m Not Superman)” 6:49Īfter first rocketing to fame as the frontman for grunge-era favorites Weiland’s second solo album, Happy In Galoshes, will be released on November 25, 2008.ġ1. Weiland’s split from Velvet Revolver also led to his departure from his side-project band Camp Freddy. He was the frontman of the Grammy Award-winning supergroup Velvet Revolver during his time away from STP, but parted ways with the band on April 1, 2008. After a five-year hiatus, the STP reunion tour kicked off at the Rock on the Range festival in May 2008. Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notably known for his work with Grammy Award-winning American rock band Stone Temple Pilots (STP), and also for his four-year career with Velvet Revolver.