Here it is 1 year later. Honestly, I expected for Scott to have died 20 years ago. There was constant news coverage about Weiland being in/out of rehab, throughout the years. At the same time, it was still a tragic surprise to learn of Scott's death on social media, last year.
Throughout my childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, I listened to a variety of music genres, sub-genres, groups, and singers. Stone Temple Pilots was a major part of my youth, during the 1990's.
As a music lover, I still have MOST of Stone Temple Pilots' albums; I have their first 4 albums to be more specific. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I didn't grieve over Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley's deaths.
When Kurt died, I was just going into middle school. When Layne Died, I was on my way to my 2nd and 3rd colleges followed by hosting my OWN radio show. Scott Weiland lived longer than Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Alice In Chains' Layne Staley combined. He missed his milestone of turning 50 and died from a drug overdose, last December 3rd at 48 years old.
Early Wednesday morning, I took a quick peak at the official Stone Temple Pilots page on Facebook. I was curious to know if STP had finally decided on another replacement vocalist. Once I clicked on the band's page, I saw a picture of Scott Weiland wearing a black suit and a red hat.
On the band's most recent Facebook status (October 27, 2016), it says, "Happy Birthday Scott. We miss you."
Below his picture, a fan posted, "The day I heard he passed away... part of my youth went with him. Happy Birthday Scott. RIP." I cannot help sharing this exact sentiment.
After learning, that Scott Weiland died last December 4th, a considerable amount of my youth died with him, too. I grew up listening to Stone Temple Pilots. I was in 4th and 5th grade, when the band started getting airplay. Normally, I would get a Stone Temple Pilots album for my birthday. That was if I did NOT already buy an album of theirs between 12 to 18 years old.
In fact, I remember when the band released their 2nd album, Purple close to my 12th birthday. June 7, 1994. Wow! It's like my life just flashed before my eyes. Damn, do I feel OLD. In 1994, that was when Stone Temple Pilots reached their pinnacle as a band.
I also remember owning a Stone Temple Pilots poster, during the '90s and 2000. I managed to find an online picture of what my old poster looked like from my youth.
Vintage Stone Temple Pilots Poster Circa 1993
Scott Weiland was a talented entertainer, who endured rape in high school, was forced to mourn a baby that a significant other ABORTED years before STP's fame, the death of his brother, and other tragedies throughout his life.
He was a talented performer with severe substance abuse problems. Even though Scott was highly flawed, I can't help feeling his pain because I am an empath.
Since
the time I was 12 years old, I could actually feel his pain through the songs he
wrote for Stone Temple Pilots. Now that Scott Weiland's dead, I feel his pain a
lot more, whenever I listen to "Atlanta" and "Kitchenware &
Candybars."
Last night, MTV Classic aired Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind. The network really should've aired Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, in tribute to Scott Weiland.
As grateful as some of us really should be, since all the music video networks such as MTV, MTV2, Fuse TV, and VH-1 have gone to Hell in a hand basket thanks to Viacom, MTV Classic is a piss poor representation of what MTV was during the 1980's and '90s.
Also, as much as I loved Nirvana and grieved over Kurt Cobain, during my youth, Nirvana was NOT the ONLY Grunge band to exist. I am still reeling over the fact, that MTV and the media in general continuously toss Scott Weiland's death to the side.
Most act as if Stone Temple Pilots never existed. When the media is NOT blacklisting Scott Weiland and STP as a whole, they will demonize Scott as if he was the only entertainer in history to EVER be a drug addict and alcoholic.
Loudwire: Filter's Richard Patrick Discusses Scott Weiland's Death (2016)
No disrespect to my fellow Nirvana fans, but I feel that Scott Weiland was a MUCH BETTER singer and songwriter than Kurt Cobain. STP's Scott Weiland and Alice In Chains' Layne Staley were both phenomenal frontmen for Grunge Rock bands.
All the while, Kurt Cobain continues to be a highly overrated dead Grunge vocalist. Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland and Alice In Chains' Layne Staley had vocals, which made Nirvana's Kurt Cobain sound off-key with his incoherent babbling.
In the beginning, Dave Mustaine from Megadeth even witnessed Scott's vocal range and kooky talent during concert performances.
Loudwire: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Recalls Advice He Gave Scott Weiland (2015)
Also, there are rare live performances he did with The Doors and Stone Temple Pilots. Before watching these videos, I want to share Sarah Michelle Gellar's condolences to Scott, his family, friends, fans, and bandmates.
Entertainment Tonight: Sarah Michelle Gellar Pays Tribute to Scott Weiland After His Death (2015)
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