Scott did more for my career than I did for his. Scott Weiland’s 10 Biggest Hits on Billboard’s Alternative Songs Chart, From STP to Velvet Revolver In some ways Scott adapted to superstardom easily but the combination of an unfathomable inner pain and the easy availability of drugs that success brings set Scott on a path of addiction, rehab, and relapse that would last the rest of his life. Pearl Jam, who STP had been accused of imitating, was so impressed that they used Brendon O’Brien to produce their next record Vs.
and the almost-enemies become instant friends and the tour launched STPs live career.Ĭore eventually was certified as selling eight million copies. Tom and he convinced Gibby to fly to L.A. Alas, Gibby Haynes - the singer of the Butthole Surfers - badmouthed STP in the media and Scott got pissed. Tom concocted the perfect tour to counteract doubters: Firehouse, Flaming Lips, STP and the Butthole Surfers. Scott knew Tom Bunch, the manager of the Butthole Surfers. Matt Sorum Tearfully Pays Tribute to Scott Weiland, Says ‘I Made My Peace With Him’ But rock stars, not rock music, is what drives magazine sales. And he didn’t give a shit.“ She got STP the cover of Spin but they only put Scott on the cover - a drag, because the rest of the band were great. He acted like a rock star long before he was one. publicist Kim Kaiman had worked with Soundgarden and was skeptical at first, but when she met Scott she too was smitten: “Scott had swagger. In 1994 Rolling Stone would announce that Stone Temple Pilots had won both the readers poll for best new artist and the critics poll for worst new artist. That Scott had one of the great rock voices of his generation and wrote compelling, dark rock lyrics was lost on many tastemakers. STP came along when there was a huge audience that had bought Nirvana and Pearl Jam albums, and alternative rock radio stations suddenly had big ratings and needed another record. STP became successful very fast without having gone through the gauntlet of indie punk labels or fanzines. They had a rookie manager, Steve Stewart, and a first time producer, Brendon O’Brien who had been an engineer for the Chili Peppers and Slayer. When the band re-named themselves Stone Temple Pilots there were high-fives at Atlantic. Mighty Joe Young had been the name of a B-movie from the 1940s and was legally unavailable. I must have done something right cause we closed the deal the next day. But when he talked about his vision for the band, wild eyes flashing with pain and promise, I knew he was for real.
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS SINGER JUST LIKE HIM MOVIE
My first impression was that Scott looked more like a movie star playing a rock singer than the real thing.
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