Book description
In the early 1990s, Stone Temple Pilots - not U2, not Nirvana, not
Pearl Jam - was the hottest band in the world. STP toppled such
megabands as Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe on MTV and in the mainstream
charts. Lead singer Scott Weiland became an iconic frontman in the
tradition of Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Robert Plant. Then, when STP
imploded, it was Weiland who emerged as the emblem of rock star excess,
with his well-publicized drug busts and trips to rehab. Weiland has
since made a series of stunning comebacks, fronting the supergroup
Velvet Revolver, releasing solo work and, most recently, reuniting with
Stone Temple Pilots. He still struggles with the bottle, but he has
prevailed as a loving, dedicated father, as well as a business-savvy
artist whose well of creativity is far from empty.
