Scott Weiland...dead

[twonabomber]

MEDINA, Minn. (AP) — Scott Weiland, the former frontman for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died. He was 48.

The singer's manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed the death to The Associated Press early Friday morning. Vitorino said he learned of Weiland's death from his tour manager but did not provide further details.

Weiland's current band, Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, was scheduled to play at a Medina, Minnesota, concert venue, according to the venue's website. The website showed the event was canceled.

Local authorities couldn't immediately be reached for comment by the AP.

Weiland was dogged by substance abuse problems throughout his career.

[Fairwrning]

Predictable and expected..like an EVH guitar solo..

[DLR Bridge]

I hate that I have to agree with that, but it did really seem like only a matter of time. The last interview I heard with him almost sounded like his tour manager was opening and closing his mouth for him to grunt "yeah" or "no".

What an unfortunate waste.

[Von Halen]

Damn. 48 years old. What a shame. His fucking guitar player passes the night before the album release, and now him. Dude made some great music.

[Seshmeister]

48 was a good innings considering...

[Von Halen]

48 was a good innings considering...

Do you want to die at 48?

[DLR Bridge]

Do you want to die at 48?

I think he means considering heavy, life threatening drugs were involved for at least 30 of those years, that 48 was a good run.

[FORD]

I'm actually surprised he lasted as long as he did. I figured he would be gone about 6 months after Vomit Retriever broke up.

[DONNIEP]

All I can say is heroin must be some good shit. I'm glad I never tried it.

Sucks that he couldn't clean up, at least lose the dugs and stick with beers (I would say cheap American beers but Ford ruined that illusion for me). Without the drugs the guy was one of the last rock stars. Or maybe because of drugs he will be remembered as one of the last rock stars.

[Angel]

All I can say is heroin must be some good shit. I'm glad I never tried it.

Sucks that he couldn't clean up, at least lose the dugs and stick with beers (I would say cheap American beers but Ford ruined that illusion for me). Without the drugs the guy was one of the last rock stars. Or maybe because of drugs he will be remembered as one of the last rock stars.

From my post at the Links:

[quote name=&quot;JUNGLE DRUMMER&quot; post=1850577]My uncle would be 1 out of the 10 then. He was a tremendous athlete with a mid 90s fastball who, while pitching in college in the 70s, got caught up in the partying and no matter what anyone tried, never did truly escape the lifestyle that ruined his athletic career and ultimately his life.[/QUOTE]<br />
That's the impact of drugs on the brain. NMDA receptors get blocked by the drugs and the glutamate doesn't get through. Dopamine receptors get all out of whack as does the production of opiates (yes, our brains produce natural opiates). <br />
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I highly recommend Marc Lewis' book. Really helps one to understand the neuroscience behind addiction...and in my case make me question just how much I fucked up my brain by being an acid freak during adolescence...

[DLR Bridge]

Angel, that is fascinating, and if true, which I fully expect it is, kind of cancels out the the whole 'the addict has to want to get help, you can't force them to do so' thing I always hear. If your brain is fried, how would you know? You need your brain to determine such a thing.

[Angel]

I'm just finishing the book "Memoirs of an Addicted Brain" by Carl Lewis, PHD. Neurologist who used to be a junkie. Fascinating read.



There, I fucking changed it. Happy now Sesh?

[cadaverdog]

All I can say is heroin must be some good shit. I'm glad I never tried it.

Me neither. I hate needles. Luckilly nobody ever offered me any that was snortable when I was really into drugs in my late teens, early twenties. I had an old friend who liked the shit. Everytime he seemed to be getting his shit together he'd fuck around with that shit and he'd end up broke and jobless again.

[jacksmar]

Do you want to die at 48?

“I’m incredibly honored to have that opportunity, because they’re one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time, and Jim Morrison was a huge inspiration and influence on me, probably for better and for worse.”

weiland wanted to die at 33..........

[78/84 guy]

Bummer about Scott. Think he was a great songwriter. Underrated to a point. Probably because of his very public personal demons sadly. What waste. Shit how many 90's guy's are left ? Vedder and Corrnell ? I was just at that hotel a few months back. By the mall of America. I thought of going too see him but that video posted on her a few months back was just too sad. I seen him with Slash and STP. He was pretty fun too watch.