Scott Weiland The Tragic Death of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver Frontman

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

When he was singing Vaseline in the beginning, painful to watch.

[@glenniamilonich5996]

😢

[@The_Mimewar]

Yeah. Heroin and live performance don’t mix

[@KK4CNM]

That was hard to watch, really sad to see someone waste away like that.

[@rebelwithacause3574]

He just needed some sleep and had a few drinks.

[@bamadeadhead]

SN95 Mustang Garage FKN ON POINT made me go out and buy the album ON VINYL

[@seven_curses]

The saddest thing about Scott's death is everyone saw it coming but no one could prevent it. His addiction and mental state were going to find a way to destroy him eventually.

[@curtstevenson9447]

isn't that the fucked up most sad thing you can imagine... he just needed not to shoot coke and heroin... have his sober coach... and you never let up... or do you just let a man die the way he wants... I don't know. fucking gnarly is what it is

[@BUSTRCHERRI]

At least he died doing what he loved. Heroin.

[@WoKEWoRLdMAdNess]

Just like Layne Staley. So sad.

[@blondechick9804]

Exactly what I said!! If he had one person at least that really cared he may still be here. That’s why I cried so much over his death. I was a fan from his start but u could see his decline it wasn’t even being able to be hid. I couldn’t understand why no one would help him . I know when your famous everything is yes and they never hear no or you can’t . I know thats why it’s so hard for someone who is famous to get clean. They have all kinds of drugs at their disposal any time of the day or night. I’m sure they have a drug dealer on speed dial! It’s just sad for Scott, to die so young. I hate drugs they have took so many lives. Seems with money and fame you can still be unhappy and have demons on your back.May he R.I.P.

[@docwillis1443]

Sadly that’s the case when it comes to most people who are spiraling off the deep end.

[@christianpaeznegron]

7 Years later I still listen and sing Scott's music almost daily, RIP Legend

[@dirkschreuders7245]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!

[@Garrysullivanjones]

I got two guitar hero songs yeah. Plush trippin on a paper tab

[@HotRod12667]

I met Scott back in the early 2000's. He would frequent a local restaurant that I went to. Really nice fellow. Very soft spoken and polite. Such a shame this happened to him.

[@shawnmclean7932]

It didn't happen to him, he did it to himself.

[@TheVioletBunny]

@@shawnmclean7932 people don’t choose mental illness which leads to drug addiction and depression. He was molested at 12 years old it can affect people for their entire life time it’s a lot more complex than “he did it to himself “ have some respect for an icon.

[@wendysavvy4351]

Wow, you were lucky to meet him! 👍🏻

[@Jen-X333]

@howard bianchi Addiction is a disease, not “bad choices.” And as stated in the video you are commenting on, he did have mental illness.

[@pinetreetemple4611]

@howard bianchi I actually like aspects of your comments here haha, but you really think alcoholism and serious level mental illnesses are just always bullshit excuses? lol. Why are you even here?

[@imperatorlightoneous1382]

Watching Scott fail miserably singing his own song was very depressing. I was born in 81 and grew up with STP so this was pretty sad to watch but, fantastic video. Thanks for the awesome content

[@Sobersasquatch]

People seem think that since they kick heroin they are no longer a drug addict. The alcohol and pills will take you just as quickly.

[@ckotcher1]

Damn right! There is just more of a stigma

[@MetalMike38]

It’s a daily battle as well. Moments of stress and boredom is usually when the addiction starts to rear it’s head and it takes a lot to bury it.

[@ewan80]

Even quicker.

[@spikentheneck629]

I hate pills. Taken plenty from me. To anybody whos struggling, look into kratom

[@nathanielpizano]

Heroin and pills are relatively the same thing. They do the same effect to your brain and are in the same family. Opiates are a hell of a drug.

[@parabola8933]

I met Scott in a nightclub in the mid 90s and he was very cool and very humble. RIP Scott.

[@imbertest4938]

That's amazing ❤️

[@brendanclary5539]

I wanted to take the mic and sing the song for him

[@stevencoil402]

@@brendanclary5539 u can't sing

[@nodyaryennet]

That's awesome parabola, I saw them at Rock on the Range, sadly I saw similar behavior, he seemed very off, drunk or high maybe? I was hoping he was ok, it was an ok show, but he definitely seemed very off on stage. Was so sad to hear of his passing.. 😔

[@mennobults6464]

@@stevencoil402 You don 't know that. You heve never heart him sing. Brendan is fantastic ( I think, maybe, well could be )

[@Bvinent626]

Hearing such a good singer sound this bad. Everyone should have known he was in trouble.

[@SkySplitterInk]

Yeah that was WILD!!!!!

[@peterobbins5801]

Back in the good old days, Scott had a great presence and a great voice to go with it. I have not seen the stage performance shown here before and I have to say I was very much saddened but what I heard.

[@thureintun1687]

Yes!!!! That's what I'm talking about here! Why didn't someone help him out back then!!? Just look look how poor he is!!!! He's indeed very poor in that first live show clip. I honestly feel very poor by watching that live show footage! I mean definitely something had happened to him

[@mma1st105]

Yeah embarrassing and they played it way too long fuck

[@dimbulb1178]

When that clip first aired everyone did know he was in trouble. The typical reaction was that it was sad and Weiland probably had serious substance abuse issues.

[@calilove6445]

When he was singing in the beginning it made me wanna just grab the mic put it down, stop the show, and just hug him. All I see is a broken soul that didn't need to be there that night. It hurts to watch. That's really what it's like to be surrounded by people, but still be all alone. FL💔🥀🕊

[@jameshelms5510]

Well said. ❤️

[@calilove6445]

@@jameshelms5510 thank you. I just wish someone in his life would've helped before he was gone, and tried to see him as a human not a meal ticket. He was heartbroken over deaths, and cancer in his family, and not being able to see his kids. Then dealing with being bipolar and his addictions, constantly having to work to afford everyone's needs before his own. He's a human before fame and money. He was instead mocked and ridiculed for this appearance.... imagine being so deep in need you wanna escape, and then being ridiculed for all your mistakes. I wish I could help people feeling like that. Not just him. But others that just need someone who genuinely cares. ❤

[@SwedeProof]

He reminds me so much of my beloved big brother -- brilliant, creative, handsome as hell -- who took his life at 36 beneath a train. PTSD was barely understood, and my family enabled his drug and alcohol use. I loved him so much and, tried stopping my family's behavior, but no one listened.

[@glitterspray]

@@calilove6445 Scott HAD people around who loved him and cared about him and wanted to help him. It’s not that they wouldn’t - they tried over and over. And they couldn’t. I understand how you feel because I feel much the same way. And neither of us could have rescued him.

[@hunterwhite7382]

he is drunk as fuk

[@thebigbopper6000]

Seen him and his band live a week before he died.. He looked good, i mean it was at a bar and he was having a few drinks but didnt look high and sounded great. I seen STP for the first time in 93' and seen him alteast 10times with both stp and velvet revolver, and was never disappointed.

[@jdmp1192]

Was gonna see him like the week after he died. Had backstage and everything

[@waltersobchak7275]

He was only on powder and a little alcohol. Supposedly MDA too.

[@bryanwhelan5431]

Me too. Was that in Montclair NJ?

[@madcrabber1113]

Shocked that he died? I was shocked he lived as long as he did.

[@Bernacide]

Same here

[@phillymichelle8370]

You took the words right out of my mouth. I am a heroin addict who been clean just about 10 years now. I knew he wasnt gonna make it past middle age. I think the real Scott Weiland died about 20 years ago, his body finally only gave out on him when he died. Heartbreaking.

[@seeingeyegod]

right? it was like kinda like "well saw THIS coming for a while" just seemed inevitable. Funny though we all felt the same way about Robert Downey Jr. once.

[@dollydagger4306]

Right on.

[@phillymichelle8370]

@clock9596 And Charle Steen. I thought he was a gonner, especially when got HIV. These days, HIV is NOT a death sentence anymore like in the 80s, if you got it, back then, there was nothing they could do. People like Freddy Mecury and Liberoche had no chance. Most of the time their immune systems just shut down and the flu or pnumonia killed them. Now they have so many things to give you, you have a very good chance to make it like Magic Johnon, he has been living with it for decades. Then you have Easy E, who died very quickly after he found out he had it. Thank God for the scientists who were able to save thousands of lives..THOSE are the people that should be given all the millions of dollars that are used on political9 campigns. If all the democrats and republicans took all the money they get for their campagns and donate it to feed the poor, and projects like this...THAT IS the guy I will vote for!!

[@thevinyltruffle]

“Shock” isn’t the right word. As sad as this is to say, I wasn’t surprised one bit. Sad? very. Shocked? No.

[@AlexGreat321]

Yeah. There was a clip of him performing completely out of time to his band and he looked so out of it. People were commentating and laughing but I was like the guy needs help or he's going to die soon. Lo and behold he died a few months later

[@nucleartestrabbit]

I’m honestly surprised he made it this long... I could’ve sworn he wasn’t even going to make it through the 90s.

[@calebdhia]

nucleartestrabbit my thoughts exactly.

[@s.f.morris7331]

@@nucleartestrabbit did you check the bathroom? the bathtub? she sleeps there sometimes. water cleanses ya know washes dirt away makes new...and where's my only cigarette?

[@MetalMike38]

Same as Amy Winehouse, nobody was at all surprised. We all knew that day was coming.

[@mikewhipkey6863]

I'll always remember when I heard that he died on the radio.. I on my way home after buying drugs and when I heard that it hit me pretty seriously for some reason I don't know why.. it wasn't the first time I've heard of a musician I like dying but I've been clean for 2 years now and I Believe this was the nudge I needed to get my shit together

[@MUFFINHEAD1985]

good luck dude. It's a hell of a trip over your ego to admit you have an issue and fight it.

[@sinicalypse]

Quitter!

[@esfitnesspro2455]

I was in the Suboxone doctors office when my ex-gf sent me the text.

[@ryanleone5805]

I was in rehab when I got the news. Scott Weiland was a major influence on me - for good and bad. On a smaller level the press has crucified me and my addiction has gotten in the way of my career many, many times.

[@BlastBinary]

you still got high though right?

[@Hygelac1000]

I loved the man. His troubles followed him and I always hoped he'd reach a healthier wavelength. He was the ultimate front man for a rock band, an incredible vocalist at his peak, with the soul of a poet. Became a fan of STP when I was 9 in 92. Still listen to them now at 37. And will listen until I die. They were and are a special band. Scott was one of a kind.

[@michaellynch6482]

saw them at the HFS Festival Washington D.C. , great live band, tight! and weiland sounded great ,many lost but addiction can be kept under control never cured

[@ragantate3995]

I was 11 when Core came out. Always torn between STP or Pearl Jam as my number one rock band, I do seem to grab an STP piece before most of the time.

[@curtstevenson9447]

I believe he was our generations Jim Morrison / my opinion... and krieger loved having him as a guest singer best of all the others...

[@crazycatladyjo2688]

You were one cool 9 year old, with great taste in music.😁

[@Hygelac1000]

@@crazycatladyjo2688 an older cousin by 5 years got me into them, as he also did with Sublime, Chili Peppers, Misfits, and Green Day. We were from LA, skateboarded, played football and baseball in the street, went to the arcade, played billiards on our grandfather's table. Yeah we were pretty cool lol.

[@chrispap4957]

I think saying his death “shocked the rock world” is a bit of an over sell, I loved STP and thought Scott was a great frontman, but I was surprised he made it to 48 honestly

[@juliedavis9659]

Man watching him sing vaseline was so hard.

[@joecalderon9907]

jj kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2XHpHWJqtuqqbM

[@Helmuesi911]

In his defense the instruments sucked

[@juicebox4345]

@@Helmuesi911 how lol they sound perfect

[@Gunngirl]

So hard 😞

[@BrokeAtBestMusic]

I remember the Scott who walked around Times Square in his PJs trying to find a last minute gift for his girl. He was a good hearted guy. It's a shame.

[@michaeldorsey1394]

some cold hearted people here.

[@georgefreemon2935]

@Lisa Surlie disrespectful

[@bonniewatts4922]

Times square is not the place to buy a gift for anyone but yourself.

[@adamclark9004]

Yeah he was so good hearted that he waited til the last minute to get his girl a birthday gift. He probably forgot about her birthday

[@BrokeAtBestMusic]

@@adamclark9004 lol been there!

[@chip9649]

Similar to Layne Staley I wasn't shocked just sad that it happened.

[@pgaven9396]

Except that Layne Staley was found so badly decomposed he was actually PART of the chair he was found on.

[@chip9649]

@@pgaven9396 Jesus can't imagine how long he was dead dor.

[@pgaven9396]

@@chip9649 "Staley had apparently been deceased for several days before police discovered him on his couch, decomposed beyond immediate recognition. A Saturday autopsy confirmed his identity." Per Rolling Stone (April 22, 2002, "Layne Staley Found Dead" Music News article ") And some alleged death photos do exist on the internet and it's really not something to see on an empty stomach. He died due to a speedball heroin overdose but he was so emaciated and literally dying for over a year before so that may have contributed to how bad he looked even after only a several days being deceased.

[@chip9649]

@@pgaven9396 I don't like to compare deaths but Layne died on the same day as Kurt so he gets overshadowed a lot unfortunately.

[@pgaven9396]

@@chip9649 Yes. That is NOT a coincidence either. It's all very sad.

[@opinionsvary3132]

In the words of Elvis's bodyguard & close friend when asked "Why didn't you save Elvis?" to which he replied "How do you SAVE a man from himself?" ... we love them..... they just don't love themselves. R.I.P. 💔

[@MrBodies07]

That's sad to watch. I saw him perform with Velvet Revolver and he was such a great frontman

[@komfykoala6083]

Him and Slash were pretty good together.

[@jasonjewell4199]

STP is not near my favorite band. However Core is one of the most solid albums I have ever heard front to back. RIP SCOTT

[@cullenbrownmusic]

purple us way better

[@fffrrraannkk]

Core is underrated imo. I think some of it has to do with how a lot of the critics back then just considered it to be a clone of the other stuff going on. I never understood that myself. It definitely has its own thing going on. Don't get me started on Piece of Pie lol. That song gets none of the love it deserves. I don't think Purple would have turned out as good as it did without some of the criticism though... just my 2 cents.

[@goudagirl6095]

TOTALLY AGREE. Brilliant.

[@bobnewton1064]

Next to “dirt” by Alice in chain. I think core is the best grunge album

[@skannerdk7268]

​@@bobnewton1064Man that's hard to really pin point on that question though so idk

[@scottfree2248]

Thanks so much for this one. Scott is often unfairly over looked for his role in creating a new sound and voice for the Nineties and beyond. A true legend. We are lucky to have had him survive for as far as he did. Rest in Peace.

[@socialisolation370]

“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” ― Lao Tzu, Te Tao Ching

[@shadowstalker1515]

Also Les Claypool in “Damb Blue Collar Tweekers” ;-p

[@Sebadoh1994]

social isolation love this either way.

[@nicholasholland6063]

I will not be able to forget about that.💉😭😭😭

[@Josh-qe1hw]

@@shadowstalker1515 goddn it beat me to it

[@123gozane]

I love this from the Tao..

[@jbwnova]

His Tour Manager (who found him dead} is a close friend of mine and gave me backstage passes to Beale Street Musicfest in Memphis a few months before he passed. I got to hang out with him all day and I just have this to say: Scott Weiland was the saddest person I've ever met; it broke my heart to see him that way. The pain and grief just oozed out of him. As a singer he was unrivaled in his diversity and range. He was a kind, loving man that lost EVERYTHING he ever loved - his band STP, guitarist & friend Jeremy, brother & both parents, 2 wives, contact with his children...some of the comments on here are SO shallow and insensitive; what if that was your brother or best friend? People really suck sometimes.

[@skannerdk7268]

Ain't that the truth, rest in peace Scott, we miss you brother

[@blueringoffire]

Ive realized that 99% just dont get it my dude....

[@frangardner6865]

I always loved Scott as a performer and I felt in my heart he was fighting so many demons and that he was always a little sad but he seemed to be a gentleman and was a fantastic singer! I enjoy listening to STP and will always be a little sad that Scott isn't with us here but he is immortal in his music!

[@JimboReed-md8pk]

I lost my baby brother to dope. I respect this comment very much sir

[@johncave3334]

It makes me sad to see Scott as a shell of himself in his last (late) performances. I was fortunate to see STP three times with Scott. Twice in the 90's. Once in the early 00's. He was such a showman! Everyone eventually dies, I know. But Scott's passing has probably been harder for me than any other death. Except, of course, my family members and close friends. I grew up listening to these guys. As a teenager I wanted to be Scott. Now I'm just a dad who loves his son and I am thankful to be alive. Rest in peace, brother. 🙏

[@bryanwhelan5431]

He bounced back from this. Saw him 5 days before his death in Montclair NJ and he sounded great.

[@johncave3334]

@Bryan Whelan, that's good to hear.

[@moonstar68jr]

Seeing him performing in that clip looked like he was barred out. He's like 5 beats behind and had that far away look... super super sad. He had a lot of traumatic loss in his life as well. I can only imagine how much pain this man was in. Absolutely terrible. I hope he's resting easy now with no more suffering.

[@thomasbowe9956]

Can you get any bars? I need some...

[@moonstar68jr]

@@thomasbowe9956 you're dumb!

[@angelacase2331]

It's a far cry from his flawless MTV unplugged performance.

[@moustachio334]

He was on antipsychotic medicine which is liver toxic too

[@moustachio334]

People tried to make Scott’s death just like just another junkie but the truth was he just already fucked up from all of the previous drug and alcohol abuse. Those tranquilizers they use for BPD are harsh. He doesn’t sound barred out. He was over prescribed.

[@mtrich8113]

Rock and roll is a powerful drug, but Scott faced a lot of tragedy his mother and father coming down with cancer and then his brother dying. Sometimes you just can't beat those demons of Sorrow.

[@rseepersaud]

MT Rich plus he couldn't see his kids and he was paying 60k a month in support and alimony payments...poor guy

[@rseepersaud]

@clock9596 you sound so sad. I hope you find happiness someday

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Yeah. That's a lot to pile on anyone. :/

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

clock9596 “Normal” people kill themselves all the time too with deep stress and loss... some just like Scott - by being wreckless with drugs and booze.

[@thesummerland6165]

@Matt all these judgmental idiots who have no clue about trauma and addiction, he was raped @ 12 and his parents divorce @ 3 scarred him, he had undiagnosed mental illness/bipolar...so he dealt with a shitload and still managed to get clean and never stop trying, and was still a good guy even after being used by so many leeches...maybe had you been in his shoes you wouldn't have done as well..so stop judging

[@a.j.garrett9639]

So sad. That footage is so sad.

[@SeanScorpion]

Scott was my absolute hero when I was in high school. I was obsessed with him, wanted to look like him, sing like him, etc. By the time he passed my obsession had faded, but it broke my heart to see how far he had fallen during those final years of his life.

[@TheVioletBunny]

I dyed my hair red in high school and brought a picture in to the hair place and got my hair just like the plush video. I feel the same.

[@riac5388]

Scott was absolute magic. He is one of the best lead singers that has ever existed.

[@jamesstewart8377]

Nah

[@hfm2374]

Still Remains is still to this day one of my favorite tracks, beautiful song R.I.P. Scott ✌🏼

[@russc.9618]

“Pick a song and sing a yellow nectarine Take a bath I'll drink the water that you leave If you should die before me ask if you could bring a friend Pick a flower hold your breath and drift away”

[@marksantory410]

I agree 1097194%. Always has been my favorite stp song and maybe even favorite period. Amazing song. God i love it and when it strums into that riff i get a warm feeling in my heart. So many memories of being in high school and great times with first love and family and friends. Man i loved the 90s. True songwriting talent. Poetry.

[@leshreddur]

I saw him in velvet revolver before 2005, he looked very skinny, eyes sunken in a bit, but his body, his muscles looked healthy, he looked tough, played a absolutely perfect show that felt recording quality at the Roseland in Portland Oregon. Sad to see a man's demons get the better of him.

[@afatty322]

Dude I was there too but up in the balcony 👍👍👍

[@romangagne5842]

I remember hearing the news of his death. I was listening to Interstate Love Song the night of and my power went out due to a snow storm. Without any internet, I had no clue he had passed away. When I woke up the next morning my internet was back and I found out he passed away the night before. Very sad to hear about his final days, RIP Scott, gone but never forgotten

[@LilleyComix97]

I taught myself how to play that song on the guitar, it was midnight when I was woken up to the news... Just picked up my acoustic, and somehow played the song

[@ZobethC]

That song has so many great memories for me. I play it when I take a long road trip. When I hear the song I always envision him wearing that wild pink puffy coat and cowboy hat he wore in that video. Big Empty is another song I love. When I hear that song I always think of Brandon Lee. That song was in the soundtrack for the Crow, the movie where Brandon Lee died. Weiland was so talented. If you read his book all the demons are revealed and it becomes clear why he chose to live the life that he did. I’ve been on a Mitch Hedburg kick lately, and Mitch died one decade before Scott in 2005. He was a heroin addict too and super talented. Mitch was a comedian, but he was compared more to a rock star, if you don’t know who he is, look him up he physically reminds me a lot of Scott. Mitch toured incessantly and lived for the road, but he also lived for drugs. Scott was the same but he also indulged to medicate his soul from his pain. The most tortured souls are some of these most talented. RIP Scott.

[@hfm2374]

Zoe Chapin so true Zoe, well said ✌🏼

[@sinicalypse]

Have you ever wondered if God was Fucking with you at that time?

[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

That song is my teenager and young adult theme. I remember being in No. Cal listening to it, driving through San Fran before its decline. I’ll never forget those times.

[@TheBlackCrayon77]

Michael Weiland was an amazing drummer and a close friend of mine. I was fortunate to have had the chance to play music with him and hang a bunch. At his funeral Scott sang him a song, it was so surreal and magical. I have always been a fan of Scott's and hated to see these brothers suffer. RIP

[@drumdad54sdl47]

I saw Scott with the Wildabouts at a casino in Battle Creek MI in Sept of 2014..he nailed it that night & was in command of STP, Velvet Revolver & new tunes by his band. I'm so glad I was able to see him. Such a tragic loss to music & his loved ones. His demons eventually had the last word.

[@MS-ii1sv]

I saw him twice with STP. The earlier time he was shitty and the later time he was great. The years were like 2004 and 2008 or something

[@scarlettohara5030]

So sad. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Scott despite his mistakes and flaws.

[@joecalderon9907]

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[@JonMichaelDeShazer]

One of your best videos. I didn't know a lot of these details and hadn't heard the Howard Stern interview before. Thank you for putting this together. Well done!

[@ministerofdarkness]

Damn! That Vaseline performance! 😩 His band was Rockin it though. RIP Scott

[@KLUGYYY]

ministerofdarkness very hard to watch him sing in that clip but his band was playing everything very well

[@autoneurotic]

Yeah for real. That was hard to watch.

[@erikastoncius6560]

I loved him!! He was gorgeous, charismatic and had a great voice! He is incredibly missed!

[@andreakitsch4784]

I met him a few months before he past. I could feel his spirit was already gone. It broke my heart.💜😭

[@joecalderon9907]

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[@skeeter197140]

"Vaseline" was sad....just sad.

[@ljp1942]

Scott Weiland was an absolute legend RIP and thanks for the memories.

[@iamcasihart]

Also, Scott’s brother didn’t die simply of a heart condition. He was using with Scott & Mary (Scott’s second wife & mother to his children). Michael died from drugs, as well.

[@kylejohn7899]

it was a heart condition due to previous extensive drug use

[@echase416]

Yup. Cardiomyopathy. IVDU can also infect and wreck the heart valves, etc.

[@givemeahandle]

@@echase416 I should probably get mine checked out huh? I'd guess it's the unfiltered particulates that do the wrecking. Which, if I actually do have undiagnosed heart problems, I'm going to be pissed because I knew better from the beginning to buy some type of microfilter instead of using cotton or, even more stupid, nothing but the narrow of the needle

[@mitcheze]

was lucky enough to see a Velvet Revolver show in San Diego in 2006. Scott was on point that night! And when he was on, he was the best! In my top 5 favorite concerts of all time

[@obsidian2404]

My step dad went to highschool with the singer. Said he was a really strange guy and apparently he wasn’t the only one at school that felt that way. To bad they kept a distance because this dude is a legend.

[@syngynm5237]

"the singer?"

[@symphonyinkart]

Most creative ppl are weird lol.

[@starcrib]

Scott probably hated your step dad. Ohio is a freak show of the blandness Americans hyped up on propaganda and everything football. Hahahahahahaha 🍆

[@brentleycraft]

Too*

[@adibabdullah6633]

Their was nothing FAKE about 90s artists: They literally lived every lyric they sung 🙌🏽😢.....They were Real Artists with demons...

[@jenniferhouse1939]

Yes they were but it was also a great music period

[@raedavis1697]

I think that's what made the music back in the 90s so great. It was real emotions and real life, it was good music but we've lost too many of them. Scott dying was sad, but I personally think it was inevitable because of everything he'd been through. Saying that it was still a sad day when I heard, it's like his demons finally got him. Seeing that performance was heartbreaking, he sounded so out of it. He had such a stage presence, he was a unique individual. He will live on through his music, all of the people who have gone will always be remembered. Look at Andy Wood, he died 30 years ago but he's still loved and remembered.

[@johnewbank1432]

@Fred Jaminson obviously you never rode those rails.you are the fake brah u

[@Ghoopty]

Adib Abdullah You could say that about artists of ANY decade.

[@VampireJack10]

For me anyway, the 1990 was the last true, great, decade of music. The years since the turn of the millennium have been such a disappointment. The "future", it was supposed to be so good.

[@mustang10141980]

I saw Velvet Revolver in 2007, and Scott put on an incredible show. That show was in September I believe.

[@frankzavala8605]

I grew up listening to STP and Velvet Revolver and Scott was my idol but its sad that he abused alcohol and drugs to the max. He was in his late 40s but yet looked like he was in his 90s he just wasn't there anymore and you could tell in his blank stares. I really wish he wouldve taken care of himself througout life 😟 R.I.P Scott your music lives forever 🖤 ill always be your fan.

[@hoanikepa7228]

I woke up early one morning, looked at my phone and saw the articles Scott died. So I got up while my partner still asleep, walked in the lounge played my fav STP tracks smoking a j and cried. I hadn't listened to him sing for a few years but I realised he had meant something to me that morning. Rest well Scott, and thanks.

[@jacobcarrillo933]

I was in Bend Oregon, late 2000s they played at a Very intimate stage.....they Rocked the 60-100 people there...bad ass Band....may ...Scott rest in Peace..

[@theseattlegreen1871]

Scott Weiland was the 90's.. Along with several others.

[@mtrich8113]

What's sad is the 90s great singers are all dead Lane Stanley, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Scott himself and finally Kurt Cobain. It's really really sad will never hear their voices again.

[@VeneficaDelirium]

Chester Bennington was more early 2000s than 1990s though.

[@nelliesilvers1210]

Yup...Layne, Kurt, Scott and Chris. All taken away from a world who cared. All deaths are tragic but Layne hits me the hardest. He's my God and nobody deserves to waste away and die a lonely death.. even if it's what they want

[@GypsyRock]

What up frank

[@GypsyRock]

MT Rich we still have Eddie vedder. “I’m still alive “

[@The1andOnlyShrek...]

This one hurt but man I was destroyed when I heard about Chris Cornell !

[@augsbourne]

Matthew Barajas me too. That was a shock and depressing.

[@s.f.morris7331]

destroyed indeed especially after hearing this. i don't know what it is but i never met Chris but I swear I knew him. The power of music omg! and when its delivered so perfectly, so delicately as his version of "Nothing Compares" i wept uncontrollably the day i heard Chris passed. Wow Wow Wow the fucking dent he left behind and all the music he grave to us. there is a price these artists pay y'all! and i know just where that edge is cause I've been there many times but just don't enough hurt to push me over the edge. if there is a God come on man stop the madness and either end this world and all the pain your not owning up to because if i remember correctly i didn't create the Devil and give him the Earth and then walk away and hope your crops can grow feet and find water on their own....there will never ever be anyone no where close to Mr. Chris Cornel. gwad so many people fuckin loved you dude. so heart breaking....kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6a4dYWLbpJ7iM0

[@abelincoln5698]

Destroyed?

[@The1andOnlyShrek...]

@@abelincoln5698 yes "destroyed" ... Its an alternative feeling of devastation towards my emotional state when I heard of the terrible news. It can also cause a feeling of severe and overwhelming shock and grief.

[@abelincoln5698]

@@The1andOnlyShrek... I wasn't happy about it either

[@savethofel8952]

This was devastating. The news hit me like a gut punch. When I saw him in that Art of Anarchy video, I knew Scott was fast walking towards the shadowlands. He was truly brilliant. Rest in peace, Scott.

[@freedomman5178]

I seen STP in the 90’s and it was an amazing performance. Scott was full of energy running around the stage the whole time and the rest of the band was spot on. Scott’s one of the best frontmen/performers ever. RIP

[@SinCityCycling702]

I saw STP live in their prime. It was one of the best shows I've EVER seen. Scott's energy on stage was infectious. Seriously sad to see him attempting to sing one of his songs and failing horribly. He was one of the best live singers I've had the pleasure to see/hear. He will be missed.

[@s.f.morris7331]

damn howard stern is like an interrogation interviewer. damn

[@isitoveryet9525]

Right...it was kind of uncomfortable.

[@apatheticallylethargic4639]

I read this comment while listening to that interview. Spot on mate.

[@christar9527]

The way he fires off those questions is like what they do in some really bad cults.

[@s.f.morris7331]

@@christar9527 i know i wish i could have been there and been like damn howard your crossing some personal ass lines here for what? ratings? what a dick. never liked howard stern anyways his heir of confidence to me is the same as Gene Simmons which it quickly turns tacky and inappropriate and dickish!

[@staceyjaneway4000]

That's just Howard stern. He has always been that way. I remember when he first came out, he was known to be very forward with questioning, had no respect for women, as they were objects to him. Most women who went on his show or did phone interviews knew how he was and didn't seem to mind. They kinda laughed off his sexual harrassment type of show, no other way to put it. One thing I can agree with him on, over all these years,he said publicly that he knows Chris Cornell did not kill himself suicide by hanging. Said that he knew him,.it was no secret Chris has been on his show. He said that publicly may be over the summer or something, and THEIR TRULY is ALOT surrounding Chris Cornell's death that is very questionable. I know it doesn't have anything to do with Scott, but kinda in a way may be just because well drinking and pills. Depression. Idk he just says he will never believe Chris done it. Rest in peace Chris, Scott, Kurt, Layne, Andrew Wood from MLB, and of course we can't leave out Shannon Hoone from Blind Melon. So many from that era alone, just gone too soon. I respectively will also say RIP to Chester Bennington, who was great friends with Chris Cornell, and took his life on May 18th following CC's death.. To be exact on his birthday. I guess he honestly couldn't take it, when I say RIP to all of these, I can hardly listen to any interviews or watch them without getting very emotional. Also, RIP stands for so much (Return IF Possible, Rest In Peace, Rest In Paradise, Rock In Paradise, many more)

[@angelocatapang6054]

obviously really sad.no other words to put it.really feel bad for him.hope he found peace somewhere.r.i.p..

[@LynnE507]

Bipolar is hard enough to deal with sometimes. I can't imagine trying to cope with BD and pay all this money out to the ex, plus have to tour. Poor guy.

[@joecalderon9907]

jj kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2XHpHWJqtuqqbM

[@MultiTexMex]

I remember when he passed away. I was just getting into grunge and STP was the band that introduced me. I was ecstatic about getting to see STP live and SW as well and when this happened it was such a blow. RIP Scott and Chris.

[@jeffharden2797]

I will remember him as STP in ‘94 when they turned the music industry upside down. Epic!🔥

[@MovementGraffiti]

ABSOLUTELY!!

[@isitoveryet9525]

He was such an epic frontman, so charismatic & talented. It's a shame his demons got the the best of him, he was really struggling to get clean, especially when he was with Velvet Revolver. Edit: I know it's Howard's schtick, but listening to him grill Scott on his finances & divorce is uncomfortable.

[@joecalderon9907]

jj kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2XHpHWJqtuqqbM

[@Winston0Boogie]

This is so tragic. When I was a kid a lot of my friends wanted to be rock stars and they did drugs also. I'm glad I never jumped on that bandwagon. I would see Scott Weiland, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison and many other musicians I looked up to just a mess or dead. It didn't look good.

[@Biblicalgiants]

This is a really good channel you have here. Thanks for your time and research! It is appreciated.

[@TrephineArtist]

Legend. RIP Scott, gone but never to be forgotten.

[@chrissimpson6701]

We haven't forgotten you Scott, we love you and miss you.. Rest eternally dear Granny, bless you.💔 1937-2014;1967-2015.

[@bakstabbath]

I'm still sad about the World losing Scott. In a way I'm surprised he made it to 48, but it was still a shock.

[@natalie8212]

His comments towards Richard Patrick were far too familiar. "I've been clean for a long time now, I've been over that 'habit' for a while"... Etc. My sister said these *exact* words to me. While she was laying in a hospital bed. Those were some of the last words she said to me, because she died of endocarditis just hours later. She never stopped using, she wouldn't go to rehab, she just pretended she had stopped and stuck to that lie. It's fucking heartbreaking man. I have no other siblings. And I love the "grunge" era too for the music, but the celebration of the lifestyle should absolutely not be condoned. There's nothing cool or glamorous about leaving children with no mother or father. There's nothing fucking cool about dying. I feel the same way about the rampant use of codeine cough syrup in the rap community. It's liquid heroin and so much easier to consume than sticking a needle in your arm. That's the big epidemic now and people should be more concerned about more young people dying. R.I.P. to my sister Angela. And To Kurt, Scott, Shannon, Andy, Kristen, Chris, and anyone I may have left out due to the clouded vision of my tears.

[@bdenney9443]

Lane

[@x-filesfan2257]

Natalie I'm so sorry for your loss. But ty for sharing your story with us alot of people could learn from it. I hope you are doing better now

[@Mydogslove2laugh]

💔💔💔

[@nataliam9764]

The forgot the best of all that bunch: Layne.

[@groovygrovejuiceco1760]

😢❤

[@toddmichaelsen788]

So sad, I played a show with him in Utica NY and was so excited to see him play after my band’s set was over. It was just like this footage here...so so alarming. Scott was singing the wrong words, mumbling, and clearly on a variety of chemicals. People were walking out of the show it was so bad. One of my favorite musicians, even I left before the encore. We need more mental health and addiction services in our industry. This is unfortunately par for the course. We must help one another and change the stress and the way we deal with the stress. Damn.

[@Cugelclever]

Scott should have never been on that tour. He was in terrible health physically and mentally and in no shape to tour the way guys in their early 20's do. He slept on that tour bus and played shitty dives night after night because he was so broke. He was drinking heavily and dabbling with other drugs. It is sad to see and to contemplate that someone of his talent and fame was so low at the end. RIP Scott.

[@JadesJournal]

It’s not anyone else’s responsibility to get someones shit together for them. He was an adult, his behavior and choices were on him. Act like a grown man if you want to be treated like one.

[@Cugelclever]

Never said it was.

[@rambomoore381]

Umm NO! The "industry" just needs to listen to everyone telling them to not do drugs then going against that

[@rambomoore381]

@@Cugelclever So "BROKE" that he could spend money on all this alcohol and partying. Yeah right... even at the end the guy made more money than 5 regular people, he just made poor decisions with it

[@soulcraft79]

So sad, this guys contribution to music saved my life a number of times. When I could connect with no one else, Scott's voice in my ear soothed my soul when nothing else could. R.I.P, S.W fan for life, eternal grateful.

[@JerseyMiller]

He looks like he's on thorazine singing Vaseline in the beginning.

[@joshuamirabal822]

it's sad but those mood stabilizers and anxiolytic medicines he had to take to level him out attributed greatly to his death. I wish we could go back in time and get him off the booze. I saw him on tour a year or so before STP fired him and looked great and he performed very well. I felt really happy for him thinking wow Scott is sober and is doing great. He had so many pressures both external and internal. I hate his passing and I especially hated it when people just assumed he died trying to get high when in reality he died from a mix of a his medicines and concurrent alcohol abuse. I used to work in a pharmacy and I have known a few patients die from similar instances. We would have to reach out to their doctors often especially if they had a mental health doctor and pain management doctor just to make sure they knew their patient could be on a bad mix of muscle relaxants, anxiolytics, and pain pills. One of my close friends recently passed away from cardiac failure. Her doctor prescribed her hydromorphone and she was mixing it with other medications we didn't know she was being prescribed. Sorry for the rant

[@davidschaadt5929]

I've heard the term "Thorazine Shuffle ".

[@JerseyMiller]

@@davidschaadt5929 take some thorizene once and you will understand. It's not pleasant.

[@dead_beatbunny]

@@joshuamirabal822 My sister in law was on that before she died and she could barely hold her head up. Nasty shit.

[@echase416]

He was taking Geodon.

[@ChorusArtists]

RnRTS, I love all your videos, but this one was so well researched and referenced... it's just a real pleasure to see someone treating history will the proper respect and effort towards accuracy. Thanks for what you do!

[@rnrtruestories]

you're welcome

[@iamcasihart]

Scotty was my favorite frontman, aside from Freddie Mercury. When I learned he had died, I was not at all surprised. I was heartbroken, but not surprised. In fact, I am shocked that he lived as long as he did. He was no longer the Scott Weiland we knew & loved & he hadn’t been for nearly 10 years. I suspect he suffered at least one stroke sometime during or just after the Velvet Revolver days, as well as his admission that he essentially traded in his addiction to smack for booze & he was an alcoholic in his last 10+ years. These factors, combined with the damage of decades of smoking cigarettes, crack and/or meth, as well as the assortment of prescription medications he took (Buprenorphine, some benzodiazepines, erectile dysfunction meds, and another psychiatric medication) and the cocaine- man, his body just gave up. I saw him live with STP (August 2011 in Austin Texas) & though it was a decent show, I could tell that Scott was absolutely shit faced drunk. Sad to say but true, Scott actually performed much better as a “junkie” than he ever did as a drunk. His widow gets little to no respect from me, for she was co-signing & enabling all of this shit by marrying him when he was clearly sick & not all there. Also, the fact that Jeremy (band member of The Wildabouts) died not even a year prior to Scott (of a heroin overdose), plus the coke & drinking in every city with Tommy Black (another band member), plus longtime close friend & bandmate Doug Grean distancing himself from Scott in the years prior to his death, plus his brothers in STP “firing” him- It is just too much & I feel that he was surrounded by enablers & fellow addicts, as well as tragedy & fuck ups. I will adore Scott until forever, but it is damn painful to see him as he was in the end. I prefer to remember him as he was until about 2005-2006.

[@rly7568]

Way too many enablers. I know you can only help someone who wants to help themselves, but I really don't see anyone encouraging him to get help here, too many people wanting their slice of the cash cow pie. Tragic and preventable.

[@thesummerland6165]

@Andrei Popov they fcking SUED him for millions in 98 when he was trying to take care of his health and then humiliated him, fuck them, they wanted their money train and didn't give a shit about Scott, just themselves..and Velvet Revolver people lied to him and said they'd support him re drugs and they fucked him over as well..when he tried to stay clean...Slash's then wife prevented them from regrouping...he got fcked over by both bnads who lied and said they'd be supportive if he had any drug issues and needed treatment

[@joecalderon9907]

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[@joshuamitcham1519]

Same fate as Elvis and Janis.

[@davesrvchannel4717]

During the interview with Howard Stern, I realized that Scott sounded just like Michael J Fox

[@The1andOnlyShrek...]

Wow good call!

[@jeremypelter6898]

Now I'll never unhear it.

[@davesrvchannel4717]

now I wonder if Michael J Fox can sing STP

[@Impulse21s]

Yeah, I could have gone my whole life without having to remember him like that toward the end. Such great talent with a tortured soul. He'll be missed.

[@ashleystachowiak2050]

It's Erie how many famous people have died in Minnesota while on tour. I'm a MN resident and I think there's something strange happening!

[@ChorusArtists]

I knew he was gonna slip away the minute I saw that Texas video, but I didn't expect it to happen after playing here in Toronto. I would've been at that show except I just didn't want to see him so bad off, after seeing him rule the stage in a small venue with Velvet Revolver not so long before. RIP Scott, the business got the best of you.

[@malcolmsmith3590]

such a fucking shame seriously. STP is my favorite 90’s band and scott has one of the best organic voices i’ve ever heard. every song on core gives me the fucking chills hearing his voice. his voice is so smooth yet so powerful and you could tell he was really trying to be a better guy. His music changed my life in every way and i can’t go a day without listening to STP. i miss you more and more every day man.

[@masonl8128]

Drugs start out fun as shit but we all know where this ride ends, sad to loose these talented guys but I hope they lived exciting lives and thanks for the gift of sweet ass tunes we'll have forever

[@basedsalty6970]

Yes addiction is a killer and it had taken many of our rock heroes. I was fortunate to see STP in the early days in Berkeley at the Greek theater. They played an amazing set and sounded just like there CD. What a tragic loss

[@nelliesilvers1210]

Many, like myself, start drugs to numb a traumatic past but you never think a full on, raging habit will become everything you once were. These guys deserved so much better but couldn't see it that way...a sad way to live and die

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@nelliesilvers1210 You're so on point. A lot of addicts start out just trying to numb the pain & escape reality. Scott was so talented, it's so sad that he lost his fight with addiction. He really struggled to get sober, but his addiction was too powerful.

[@nelliesilvers1210]

@@isitoveryet9525 Sadly, addiction gets the better of us no matter how strong we are. I always had that tendency as started drinking etc pretty early and hit hard so I never should've touched heroin..not even once. I'm still paying for that mistake unfortunately 😒. All of the greats that we've lost to drugs (mainly heroin) will hopefully open the younger generation's eyes to a better way of life. As Layne said.."so be yearning all your life.. twisting, turning like a knife". Once it's got its hooks into you, they're always there

[@nelliesilvers1210]

@Thora F Exactly why it took me so long to try it..the main reason anyway. I'm clumsy and always hurting myself so I'm surprised I haven't ODd tbh. There's not one doorframe in our house I haven't racked my knuckles on more than once while walking through🤦🏻‍♀️. The habit became too big to smoke it so, unfortunately, I started using the needle. Biggest fuck up I could've made. Thanks, hun. I'm trying. I hope you're passed your trauma and depression and living each day with positivity in your life💜

[@dhammaboy1203]

That performance of Vasoline is heartbreaking! One of the greatest singers of all time in my opinion! As a former addict myself, this really highlights the intrinsic suffering & diminishment that is part of being an addict. I don't advocate that people become adverse to the potential experiences available through experimenting with substances however, realise the risks are real and you're not necessarily going to stay in control. Be careful & kind to yourself!

[@shoshoncaligula5512]

Man I love Scott and will always. Such a sad ending but I can understand and relate. May his legacy and music live forever.

[@Ericdz302]

Very sad, heartbreaking to watch

[@cibernena]

Wow, he was really out of it on stage in that footage. So sad, though. RIP Scott. You are missed!

[@MisterWiggles09]

Probably the saddest video I’ve watched on this channel. Love STP and Scott and had no idea it was that bad for him. Just thankful I got to see STP with Scott back in 2011. ❤️

[@MegaDoomer101]

Core changed my life. As a shy 12 year old putzing around to feather rock Core hit me like lightning. Like coming up for air, it was something I needed. Core meant something. Grunge spoke to the youth of generation who felt lost, bored, and isolated. The world was changing violently. Every single day Gen X was bombarded about the new thing that was going to kill us, end the world. We were all waiting for it. That desperate frustration found so many voices. Weiland was one of those voices. It was a time and place where the broken things were the most beautiful.

[@tracygusman3003]

Such an immense loss such an incredible talented musician I love all his music the guy could do no wrong in my books, love ya Scott rest peacefully! ♥️

[@mellel1797]

It was sad listening to his interview with HS. I would have had a very difficult time discussing my financial situation in conjunction with life events and lifestyle. He was quite open. He was so talented. I was really upset when I heard of his passing. I hope he is resting peacefully.

[@mikestanislaus1107]

Omg. That Vasoline performance was cringe-inducing. RIP Scott.

[@dustybragg4011]

Rehab cost more than the drugs LOL

[@isitoveryet9525]

@J C I always get into my dentist right away....😕

[@apatheticallylethargic4639]

@J C I don't know where you live in the states sounds like it sucks where I live you don't have to wait for any of those things.

[@jonesy2111]

What drugs are you talking about? From my experience drugs are more expensive and you can go through thousands in small amounts or time. Plus you pay with things that can't be replaced like your life, time, relashioshps and ultimately soul

[@jonesy2111]

@J C That's ok... but in my own personal experience and other things I've seen and at the end of the day the soul is the only thing you have

[@apatheticallylethargic4639]

@J C you are probably having such a hard time with your health care because you are a Democan't

[@tarzantits]

Thank you for all your insight to all these bands, this is the first time I took to write you after bingeing on stories bands I lost track of. Love what you do brother, thanks for your time and talent. Stay safe, stay strong. Your fan Paul Silva

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks Paul! Greatly appreciate it! Check out my newer videos if you haven’t already improved audio and visuals and stay tuned to next week as we’re back with 3 new stories!

[@rogermoon1693]

Scott was always a singer that my childhood loved!!!

[@oasisbeyond]

Sad looks like he's 90 year's old, drugs destroyed him and mental illness, gotta get help for that. But, he was a true rocker, and great singer. Bipolar is hard, and most usually stop taking meds cuz they gain weights, he needed the weight to be honest, look at his first footage, he looked so good.

[@UnendingGrimness]

His biography is sooooo goooood!! If you're a fan of Scott's then I highly recommend you check it out. Super sad but very well written and the personal stories are just so detailed that its sad to know it happened to hit. This man had a hard life and is gone way too soon just like the many others we've lost in the past couple years...RIP Scott Weiland

[@thomasbowe9956]

What is the title?

[@thesummerland6165]

@@thomasbowe9956 Not dead and Not For Sale...good book

[@mottahead6464]

I read his book. Good book yet a little bit too short. I was expecting more content, more pages. Yet maybe that's part of the problems with popular artists : we always expect a lot from them and they're as human as you or me.

[@mainmaam]

This man still had a lot of good music in him.

[@kidamnesiac1724]

Saw them at Jones beach, was best concert I’ve ever been to, weiland was incredible. When he was ok, there was no one better

[@robertbishop5357]

He couldn't overcome his demons. Drugs,was his biggest. On stage he was totally hammered. Weiland was anything but honest regarding his addiction. The guys in Velvet Revolver waited months to get his drug court issues and his addiction issues worked out.

[@bluesbulletin]

"Are you broke?" Scott: "No, I'm DIVORCED."

[@fmorin71234]

I saw him in Shreveport, Louisiana with Stone Temple Pilots supporting Aerosmith and he crawled on the stage with his microphone hanging from his teeth never making a note on time or on pitch. It was sad god bless his soul family and friends. This was 15 years ago

[@stephenpemberton9943]

RIP Brother!!..Do not do drugs kids I've been sober for 4 yrs and feel fn great. ✌💛🤘

[@gatzke7955]

Jesus.. what a tortured soul. Rest in peace to a great showman. R.I.P Scott