Richard was at Cornell's funeral and he is speaking the truth
@DLH676 жыл бұрын
Addiction is tough. Started my addiction with alcohol at a young age (15). Never thought I had a problem until I was 31 years old. Dated a girl in 1988. We got married in 1993. In 1999 on September 20th my wife told me something that changed my life. She Sat me down and said she has a problem. I'm like all worried wondering what's up. She says she is not happy with us. I'm like what the f. She talks about my drinking every day and that she can't stay with me and watch me drink my self to death. She also tells me the reason she doesn't want kids is because of my drinking problem. That was the best day of my life. That was the last day I took drink of alcohol. Just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and my son just turned 17. I am a very lucky man. Thanks for the great talk about addiction.👍
@bp50824 жыл бұрын
Really inspiring story. Glad you're doing well.
@justinm.46313 жыл бұрын
Cool that you were straight up with your wife and matured. Thanks
@justinm.46313 жыл бұрын
??? He wasn’t putting Scott down. The guy literally went down the same road, but pulled out of it. Scott never did, died young. It sucks. Scott is dead. I don’t think anyone is judging him anymore.
@bluejaygamingyt3 жыл бұрын
@@justinm.4631 Wasn't he like 50 when he died?
@pattyconley40963 жыл бұрын
@@bluejaygamingyt he was 48
@donny_doyle2 жыл бұрын
This guy is underrated... great singer and songwriter.
@metallifan84 Жыл бұрын
Seen him three times live. Richard always fuckin brings it.
@bluewater3783 Жыл бұрын
@@metallifan84 Yes, no doubt! 😊
@axebox5 ай бұрын
His band's album "Title of Record" is a masterpiece.
@icomefromthemountain2914 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the honesty Richard. You don’t shy away from being honest, genuine, caring and setting an example. I wish you a lifetime of sobriety.
@mitchcumstein1428 жыл бұрын
This is great. Ridiculously honest and real. Gracias, amigo.
@thresh868 жыл бұрын
Hey Man Nice Talk
@raguel32068 жыл бұрын
Lol!
@IAmStayingAnonymous7 жыл бұрын
thresh86 nice talk, man
@chaunceyjonbovi37205 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@WornDownSaint4 жыл бұрын
Wish I would’ve have converstated you!
@michaelyoungstrom94124 жыл бұрын
What a good talk man.
@PaulMercedes8 жыл бұрын
I wasn't a huge fan of Chester as a pick....BUT at one point in my youth I was a big Linkin Park fan and I remember the Meliora album with the "making of DVD". Chester kissed the "No. 4" Record display at the recording studio, I remember Chester performing with STP on the family values tour. He is a legit, die hard fan like we are. He was up there as a person who loves the band and their music, not just a singer playing another gig. That's what I appreciate about Chester being front man.
@rebeccahopkins9522 Жыл бұрын
As a recovered mainlining H addict, 23 years sober now, this touched my soul. If you don’t face your addiction head on and fight it every. Single. Day. then there are only two places you’re gonna end up: the cell or the grave. Well before your time. It breaks my heart that one of the greatest frontmen of my generation lost that fight and took a path to the grave. Still some 8 years on since his passing, watching videos of his old live performances (especially Rolling Rock 01’, a show I was lucky enough to be at, where I witnessed Scott ascend to God like levels on that stage; brilliance like a shooting star across a night sky) brings a tear to my eye. If you never saw him live, it’s easy to overlook his genius. But he truly was just that, a brilliant artistic genius. With a voice from the heavens themselves. Gone to soon. Addiction took another great one from us. So fck addiction. If I could get through just one thing to someone, it would be never even try hard, physically addictive drugs. It will never feel as great as it did at first; like when you first stuck the needle in. It will only swallow you whole and everyone who loves you right along with it. You will chase those first highs the rest of your active addiction life. Chase it right to the fckng cell. Or far worse yet, the grave. Sadly, I’ve buried so many friends I’ve lost count. Beautiful souls, people I loved. It crushed me each and every time, and served as an excuse to go score some dope to cope. Which looking back I realize was selfish bs using their death as an excuse to use. And I just as easily could have been one of the buried, it could have been me in the pine box; lord knows I od’d enough times. But by some miracle I escaped with my life and found the grace of long lasting recovery. But I know I could still slip, even now, so I actively fight it every single day. And work hard to never let it inch back in. So I beg you, don’t start up with the shit. Just leave it alone. Hey, if it could kill the Mozart of our century Prince, it will kill you. RIP Scott Weiland. One of the last, true rock star artistic genius frontmen. You are so very missed. 😢
@stevenlatour13428 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story. Thunderous applause for overcoming your addiction
@j.michaeledwards2892Ай бұрын
Thank you for that Brother. I lost my Dearest Friend Derek to H. I saved his life once after my wife left me. I was drunk and cooking out, listening to Hells Bells, and I had my buddy drive me home and I found him, called 911....he was angry at me for years!! It ended sadly. Addiction sux!!!
@mauiswift63918 жыл бұрын
Very sad addiction, I love Scott Weiland, but Richard is totally right on point. Along with so many other extremely talented people lost to this disease.
@aurozappa3058 жыл бұрын
+maui swift Disease my ass !
@manlymen5527 жыл бұрын
Your right....with that being said being an alcoholic is more genetic then you think. There are certain people who are more susceptible because of their linage.....mix that with the environment....you have a recipe for disaster
@pjneslo89797 жыл бұрын
Addicts don't start using heroin right away,99% of the time it starts with alcohol, then pills, crack then heroin that type of order.It starts by user using to suppress some type of traumatic event, it's a proven science. Watch some interviews like Cobain, Layne Staley, Belushi, Chris Farley, the list could go on. Scott knew he was an addict and it finally took him, regardless it's heartbreaking. Just saying
@sandygrungerson11777 жыл бұрын
Not a disease, it's an improvised treatment for stress/ performance demands/ poor health/ poor nutrition
@pjneslo89793 жыл бұрын
@nurse 1 nobody said it wasn’t a disease you Fcking moron.
@LordChrisBerg8 жыл бұрын
i still listen to filter's - short bus and stp- core till this day. awesome vid. r.i.p. scott
@jasonpeters97162 жыл бұрын
Both tp10 rock albums EVER made
@maxtonyoung36857 жыл бұрын
damn.. I've been to numerous treatments and still suffer from alcoholism and addiction but this really warmed my heart and gave me hope. it's not to late.
@rebeccahopkins9522 Жыл бұрын
It’s never too late brother. As long as you’re alive, hope is alive too. Keep fighting. ✊🏼
@bluewater3783 Жыл бұрын
Hey, there! :) I call them: "Windows of Opportunity"--WHEN it's not particularly difficult to do something--or NOT do something!(homework, chores, get up and out of bed! 😊, Not take any alcohol or drugs that day or night, Not watch any TV that Day/Night, etc...).
@djd-fect74673 жыл бұрын
I am over 11 years sober. And its sad that not every addict gets the chance to that. Keep up the great work richard. U r a role model for the right reasons these days
@jrrm37 жыл бұрын
He's very insightful, for a floating head and a pair of hands.
@eggbertsmith7 жыл бұрын
You and the other guy with the exact same comment....got monitor adjustment problems.
@echase4163 жыл бұрын
It’s because he’s wearing all black against a black backdrop.
@Goochman407 жыл бұрын
Say what you want- Rich Patrick is a survivor, a winner, whatever- not cocky, just an honest guy- I respect the hell out of him and glad he still gives an album a year to fans!
@Horizons2023 Жыл бұрын
This dude can be both serious and funny and it's comforting
@XMattingly7 жыл бұрын
Of the four singers who played with STP/the DeLeo brothers (Patrick, Chester, Weiland & that dude in Talk Show), only two are alive now. And that's a bummer, man. : (
@WhyTheHorseface3 жыл бұрын
Sad. This was before Chester faced the same fate as Scott. Hopefully Richard Patrick is still healthy and happy. And hopefully STP can keep making new music with Jeff Gutt. That first record they made was great.
@darylserrano30377 жыл бұрын
Thank you, needed that video more than you know.
@Puntobaby18 жыл бұрын
I love Filter, one of my favorite bands. Richard must have been real bad off, he stopped in a middle of a promotional tour for "The Amalgamut". Filter was on the verge of being a huge band, but with Richard/Filter gone for nearly six years it hurt. But I'm glad he did it for his sake, and I'm glad he's still around. Filter has had four good to great albums and one fantastic Army of Anyone album since he came back.
@theechothief55942 жыл бұрын
The Amalgamut tour actually never started. Rich went into rehab just as it was about to get rolling.
@Puntobaby12 жыл бұрын
@@theechothief5594 oh wow that’s even crazier then!
@nikyt36 Жыл бұрын
Pisses me off how so many beautiful creative souls reach for substances that take them too soon.
@horror_fam08472 жыл бұрын
This is a truly genuine honest guy my dad was an alcoholic for most of my childhood until I was 13, it took an alcohol withdrawal seizure in front of me for him to realize he has a problem. I can proudly his been sober for 25 years
@SoulofNeurosis8 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Army of Anyone... How about another album, buddy?
@Puntobaby18 жыл бұрын
Right!!
@battosaijenkins9468 жыл бұрын
Jeezus christ, he looks like my dad.. =(
@stonerdemon8 жыл бұрын
Huge album. Too bad Richard stated in an interview that he likes autocracy when it comes to making music, and AOA was a band made of excellent musicians, each with an individual voice. That's why the band ceased to exist, basically.
@jpoprock7 жыл бұрын
The AOA record is one of the all time best rock albums of the last 15yrs. I would give anything if they did another one.
@AlphaConwulf7 жыл бұрын
stonerdemon Yeah, and Filter is standing proof of that. There’s a reason why he’s the only constant member of his own band for two-plus decades, and the same can be said for Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, who Richard knows quite well. For better or for worse, it’s just how they are.
@silentafterthought3 жыл бұрын
Richard is still a awesome Singer I grew up listen to filter and Scott will be missed loved stp
@negativezero31077 жыл бұрын
he explained it perfect, you cant keep at it, you want to but you will forget you are hurting others, it isnt about you
@diycraftq86586 жыл бұрын
Tremendous clarity. Always loved AoA and Filter. I am glad he seems well put together now..m bravo
@joe7pack2503 жыл бұрын
Richard's work with Stp "Army of anyone" was amazing. Im sorry it took me so long to find with my bias with Scott such an epic album.
@zisisb.31693 жыл бұрын
Great summarisation you are one of the lucky ones.
@renesiqueiros41633 жыл бұрын
Glad I found this. Very insightful and articulate.
@abrahamdixon29028 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with him about the part that the DeLeo brothers and Chester didn't deserve all the hateful messages that they got from fans. the DeLeo Brothers wanted a reliable singer and they got one and just because he wasn't as good as Scott people had to throw a fit.
@poragburagohain8711 күн бұрын
Chester was better, probably not the right fit for STP but overall a better singer than Scott
@Orieus7 жыл бұрын
Richard u Rule, and filter is the most underrated band outta the 90s. title of record is a masterpiece and got me through a lot of shit as a kid. Glad to head 13 plus years for u!
@michaelfalabella49682 жыл бұрын
Thank you- this interview just saved me…
@interstellaraxeman44688 жыл бұрын
That is as real and true as it gets kids....
@seltzer30 Жыл бұрын
Richard is spot on with STP and any other band that tries to carry on with a new singer..what were the DeLeo brothers supposed to do? Hang it up? They wrote the music for STP.
@terrymartau5202 жыл бұрын
God bless you, Richard. Other singers'' deaths make me sad. Scott's passing makes me mad. All these years later... Dammit, Scott!
@bigdog5174 жыл бұрын
Hey, thank you and Richard for putting this out
@phillymichelle83705 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I know what he is saying. The truth really does hurt sometimes. I have been clean 9 years now. You have to WANT to quit, and maybe I'm way off but I don't think Scott wanted it enough. He loved drugs more than anything it seemed. Your band mates,family, friends can't force you to get clean, and it looked to me like when Scott would go to rehab or whatever it was because he doesn't want to get kicked out of the band or never see his kids again, and that just doesn't cut it when you are trying to get clean. I saw a picture of Scott about a month before he died, he looked like he had 1 for in the grave already. I almost didn't recognize him. He looked in like he was 60 years old. I feel bad for his kids, I hope that they are able to move on from all the insanity in their lives. RIP Scott
@UnwrittenSpade8 жыл бұрын
I loooooove Richard Patrick
@egobuilders4153 жыл бұрын
Wow this is so pure and honest and real.
@heatmizer12127 жыл бұрын
loved all of filters stuff
@Smith686plus8 жыл бұрын
Well said, great video.
@robwalsh98434 жыл бұрын
I lost a friend to alcoholism this year. I honestly think he was too far gone. There was too much pain, depression and mental health issues for him to break dependency from drinking, and he was stuck in a relationship with another alcoholic. He was in rehab for three months, left early, and then died Jimi Hendrix-style by choking on his own vomit. What's sad is that myself and other friends did the gentler approach that Richard talks about, like putting your arm around them, letting you know that you care about them, etc. I'm not knocking that approach at all, but it didn't work with my friend. I sometimes wonder if a more assertive confrontation would have set him straight.
@agarancovsky89207 жыл бұрын
A. Richard is AWESOME. B. I'm pretty sure Chester/STP would not have gotten as much hate if they would have simply changed the band name to a new one.
@dellcoats46482 жыл бұрын
Thanks ,Robert for telling this story
@herberthutchinson53777 жыл бұрын
This guy is really saying something.
@hechogamermx48128 жыл бұрын
Nice, he actually looks fine, he understood THANK GOD; too badd Scott couldnt battle his demons R.I.P.
@veerchasm13 жыл бұрын
Short Bus is one of my all time 90’s faves
@jasonpeters97162 жыл бұрын
Like so many 90s albums Good fr strt-finish. Like Toadies/Hum/Placebo/God Lives Under Water
@earlchannels83473 жыл бұрын
Well fucking said brother i grew up listening to both bands. I was 10 years old in 1992 so fucking lucky i experienced all that great music. So fucking sad most of my idols have fallen. Rich is so fucking right on herd
@benevans2113 жыл бұрын
Great interview
@schillingspree497 жыл бұрын
Love this. Lots of respect earned Richard
@DenesDobai3 жыл бұрын
This post changed my life.
@daniellllll454198 жыл бұрын
Bottom line : Scott Weiland was S.T.P. and Velvet Revolver.
@chrisharrington43737 жыл бұрын
Daniel G agreed.
@rodinowright65914 жыл бұрын
I can't believe Robert is the brother of the Evil Terminator from T2: Judgement Day
@guyfaux9002 жыл бұрын
Drinking for me as a teen was a way to deal with PTSD that I didn't get any other direction and how to cope with. Now I know what it is but you know it doesn't make it any easier and certainly Scott with multiple ND issues co-occurring. I wonder if he was diagnosed as a child.
@jasonpeters97162 жыл бұрын
Never be a better group frontmen/bands than 1990-96
@spazemunky Жыл бұрын
Incredible singer. Whenever i would talk about like a “Supergroup” I would pick him as my singer.
@thomasche3 жыл бұрын
He is right. Shame on the ones who bashed STP for changing their singer. You can hate the music but don’t hate them. Get yourselves a life instead.
@chriscraven93355 жыл бұрын
Is Richard wearing his hoodie backwards?
@johntrickey41883 жыл бұрын
God bless Richard, I'm coming up on my 9th anniversary, September 14. One day at a time..
@cor22502 жыл бұрын
I have ADHD and all my life depression ,and came in drugs and alcohol for ten years ,now thank god i drink onely weekend and drugs ,but still i have the taste to go back in my old life and that's fuck up ! Its realy a illnis ...thanks for share
@greendayzd6728 Жыл бұрын
You've probably saved a few with this one.✌🏻
@blown572hemi8 жыл бұрын
yes and have followed you ever since.
@Mrbungleface0u8184 жыл бұрын
He isn't lying at all.... I feel this
@marksantory4107 ай бұрын
Short bus is amazing.
@Th3DarkCanuck5 жыл бұрын
Nobody's cooler than Richard Patrick.
@JamesLanee Жыл бұрын
Amazing words
@matthewjjoss3821 Жыл бұрын
I hate to admit it, But he is Right!
@danlc958 жыл бұрын
Dave Coutts from Talk Show got a lot of hate too. He was great, and that one album was fantastic.
@jaydeleon21458 жыл бұрын
danlc95 honestly anything that the deleo brothers do is nothing short of amazing. And honestly no disrespect to Scott whom I truly love (stp is my favorite band.) was holding the guys back. He was the voice of stp. But he was holding them back. Watch the velvet revolver interviews if Scott didn't feel like doing something everyone had to bend over backwards for him. In stp if Scott wasn't happy no tour no album and no money. Because Scott knew he was the shit.
@danlc958 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@jaydeleon21458 жыл бұрын
danlc95 oh my gosh! I still listen to talk show! That album is amazing!! It sounds like a cross between purple and tiny shop the army of anyone album was amazing. Unfortunately since it wasn't stp it was looked over but it's an Amazing album and the deleo brothers make nothing but gold
@danlc958 жыл бұрын
Man, I am seriously addicted to that album. I can't get enough of it. 19 years, and some surreal memories....
@jaydeleon21458 жыл бұрын
danlc95 oh for sure man! I remember saving up money so I could buy tiny music by stp since CD players were pretty expensive in the 90s a lot of kids these days wouldn't know what that's like haha. I remember buying purple on cassette haha. Man those albums take me back.
@MrMeatman113 жыл бұрын
I know I went the fck off when they brought Chester in. They kicked me off the site😂 I still listen to STP every time I listen to music. Been a fan since the beginning..
@jasonpeters97162 жыл бұрын
Seen Filter in March 2001, KC. Got Geno's sig on Ticketmaster ticket. Chevelle opened...
@applejellypucci2 жыл бұрын
Richard is one of the singing greats
@HyperCupcake88 Жыл бұрын
I heard "passion" comes from "suffering", and I think a long time ago, to do things you're passionate about, it consumes your life.
@jasonpeters97162 жыл бұрын
Seen STP least 10 times fr 1994-2010. Never have seen, nor would see STP w/o Scott. But that 2010 show was sad. All times in Kansas City. Scott was 1hr late, clearly struggling
@davidpage9685 жыл бұрын
richard patrick is right about scott tho if people that really did care about him and knew something was wrong before he was to far gone and when he was still stable they should of talk and tried to help him if so he mabye would still been with us right now rip
@spaceburger803 жыл бұрын
Well said, Rich. Well said.
@eddieaguilar6447 жыл бұрын
love Filter
@davidpage9685 жыл бұрын
i like patrick he understands that he had his time with drugs and alcohol and sooner or later its time to stay away from them sucks he could save scott to rip
@Kevinb18213 жыл бұрын
In the beginning you take opioids to calm your brain and relieve your pain. I mean mental pain. Then towards the end. You just need it. And I mean need it. You’re not even taking it to get messed up but just out of fear of what happens when you don’t have. If you can’t get it it’s like someone telling you that you have 20 minutes of oxygen left. Good luck finding more. That’s the sheer panic you feel if you can’t get it. That’s one of the big reasons I finally stayed clean. I just never wanted to have that fear of running out again. It’s literally all consuming.
@nedkent5239 Жыл бұрын
Man it sure must be nice to actually have psychiatrist available to you. My mental health has been untreated for 10+ yrs because of zero local mental health support. What a crappy world we live in….
@DropNinety5 жыл бұрын
“I found uppers” then instinctively touches his nose.
@msrysignals8 жыл бұрын
what band/singer was he talking about around the 2:00 mark?
@pd1873 жыл бұрын
So based on this: loudwire.com/filter-richard-patrick-biggest-enabler-scott-weiland-is-audience/ (the actual original interview seems to be no longer available on the original site because of redesign/data got lost but a form of the transcription is at www.blabbermouth.net/news/filters-richard-patrick-the-biggest-enabler-for-scott-weiland-is-the-audience/ ) it would've been early 2015 for the enabler comments. They (Filter) were on tour with Coal Chamber, American Head Charge, and Combichrist loudwire.com/coal-chamber-filter-combichrist-american-head-charge-2015-tour/ . The dates from the tour *kind of* line up with the comments because the person recording would have to transcribe and write it all up but also, internet age where speed is better than accuracy. Out of those: - American Head Charge's lead singer has (at least a past) drug issue: www.theprp.com/2018/04/13/news/american-head-charge-vocalist-cameron-heacock-arrested-in-stolen-van-with-stolen-instruments-more/ . - Coal Chamber's lead singer doesn't seem likely: blabbermouth.net/news/dez-fafara-says-some-of-his-coal-chamber-bandmates-have-deep-seated-st-they-need-to-work-out/ . - Combichrist is hazier (never heard of them before).
@trique97762 жыл бұрын
If Scott Weiland would have truly received Jesus, and turned to him with a heart of repentance for sin, he would have had a powerful experience with the Holy Spirit and be delivered from drug addiction for good! That is what happened to me on April 19, 2009. Praise the Lord Jesus.
@courdell74263 жыл бұрын
This man is my biggest inspiration
@te95914 жыл бұрын
It makes me wonder if lead singers have the addiction issues because you need a frontman that's emotional to perform. There in it creates someone who reacts very emotionally to drugs; like their circuitry is more vulnerable to it.
@southernbellebornnbred78113 жыл бұрын
It strips all inhibitions away. It gives you the very thing you believe will make you a star. And you become that star, and cannot give up that crutch.
@Livemusic18002 жыл бұрын
Never thought about it that way. 😯
@vman338 жыл бұрын
Is his hoody on backwards?
@Mustardknuckles8 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks he looks like Tom Kinney the voice of Sponge Bob?
@ADT26958 жыл бұрын
No.
@matsen11537 жыл бұрын
Josh Jordan i kinda thought he looked a little like the guy he was talking about.
@THEEArmoredSaint6 жыл бұрын
Nice! I thought the same thing, immediately, upon seeing him.
@ScrawnyRonnie892 жыл бұрын
I think the Delleo Brothers should've used a different name. That would've gave a bit of incentive for Scott to clean up. Would it of worked? I don't know. I do know he died feeling "betrayed" by bot VR and STP.
@ZuGineeris Жыл бұрын
Wonderful bloke
@tworivers71 Жыл бұрын
Fucking love this guy.....amazing voice.
@sonidojamon3 ай бұрын
I love this guy!!
@blown572hemi8 жыл бұрын
and not creepy follow but musical follow lol Filter is just as important as Trent is to me.
@laurahirchag77468 жыл бұрын
sorry Ritchie, wasn't talking about you. I was talking about all the people that say addiction is not a disease.
@carlnikolov4 жыл бұрын
So, where do we go from here?
@roccoz22318 жыл бұрын
Holy shit he looks like Keith Olbermann now.
@negativezero31077 жыл бұрын
that is exact been there then had to grow up, still not the perfect guy but he puts it perfect, this is what it is, youhave to decide you stop or die
@mattelrod86138 жыл бұрын
he looks like a slightly older version of my English teacher
@flexor21200010 ай бұрын
I first saw Rich as Filter was opening for White Zombie in 1995. The crowd didn't know who the hell he was as this was literally months before they blew up. He sat up there in a leg cast on a folding chair. Screamed at us and told us "if you don't like what we sound like then we will f'ing leave". Told us we didn't appreciate good music. He stayed and finished the set before WZ came out but was pissed the entire time. It was funny. I like his music but I will never forget just how much of an unadulterated rock star a-hole he was. LOL. Or maybe it was the drugs.
@kickit74647 жыл бұрын
Hey Kids!! Chandler is right. Get help if u struggle with any addictions, Seriously!
@orlandorodriguez84222 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh addiction....it means to fill a hole in you're soul.....is nothing to be glorified but you be surprised to how little life becomes it shinks all around you and for some of us sometimes there's nothing else..pretty boy you know?
@poragburagohain8711 күн бұрын
Love this guy
@daveshteven7 жыл бұрын
EVERYONE knows Filter gets guitar strings for free! This guy's horse has been pretty high for a while