I had often encouraged him to date a 'normal' girl, a woman who was also a mother, someone who had the energy that I no longer had to love him. When Scott did move on to another relationship, I hoped it would inspire him to grow. In reality, what you didn't want to acknowledge was a paranoid man who couldn't remember his own lyrics and who was only photographed with his children a handful of times in 15 years of fatherhood.
You might ask, 'How were we to know? We read that he loved spending time with his children and that he'd been drug-free for years!'. Children with tears in their eyes, experiencing panic because their cries go unheard. And then we click "add to cart" because what actually belongs in a hospital is now considered art. We read awful show reviews, watch videos of artists falling down, unable to recall their lyrics streaming on a teleprompter just a few feet away. But at some point, someone needs to step up and point out that yes, this will happen again – because as a society we almost encourage it. So many people have been gracious enough to praise his gift. We don't want to downplay Scott's amazing talent, presence or his ability to light up any stage with brilliant electricity. It is the official day the public will use to mourn him, and it was the last day he could be propped up in front of a microphone for the financial benefit or enjoyment of others. Their followup, Purple, sold six million copies and contained the band's two most popular tracks - Vaseline and Interstate Love Song.Īfter the Pilots split, Weiland went on to perform as part of Velvet Revolver, winning another Grammy in 2005 for their singer Slither.ĭecember 3rd, 2015 is not the day Scott Weiland died. The Stone Temple Pilots were one of the most commercially successful bands to emerge fro, the early 1990s grunge rock movement, with their debut album Core selling eight million copes and winning them a Grammy for their single Plush. 'Skip the depressing T-shirt with 1967-2015 on it. Use the money to take a kid to a ballgame or out for ice cream.' 'I don't share this with you to cast judgment, I do so because you most likely know at least one child in the same shoes,' she concludes. 'They have never set foot into his house, and they can't remember the last time they saw him on a Father's Day.' They were not invited to his wedding child support checks often never arrived.' 'Instead, when he remarried, the children were replaced. I had often encouraged him to date a "normal" girl, a woman who was also a mother, someone who had the energy that I no longer had to love him.' 'When Scott did move on to another relationship, I hoped it would inspire him to grow. 'What you didn't want to acknowledge was a paranoid man who couldn't remember his own lyrics and who was only photographed with his children a handful of times in 15 years of fatherhood,' she wrote. She asked that people don't glorify Weiland's death with 'talk of rock and roll and the demons that, by the way, don't have to come with it,' she wrote in the letter posted by Rolling Stone. In an open letter posted shortly after his death, Forsberg thanked people for the condolences and well wishes but described Weiland as an absent father to the couple's two children, Noah, 15, and 13-year-old Lucy. Weiland was also described as looking 'gaunt.' 'He was really spaced out,' said Scott Powers, 37, who was in The House Pub that night. 'He was definitely out of it.' These arrests rehab stints led to the breakup of the Stone Temple Pilots in 2003.
He also pleaded guilty to felony heroin possession in 1998.
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In 1995, he was arrested after he was found carrying both crack and heroin by police. Weiland had a long string of arrests and stints in rehab as a result of his struggle with drugs and alcohol. The singer's heart disease and asthma also played a major role in his death, as did his past dependency on drugs and addiction issues, according to TMZ. Weiland passed away after going into cardiac arrest on his tour bus while traveling with his band The Wildabouts. A trust Weiland also created contains undisclosed assets. It is not yet known if she will contest Forsberg's filing.Īccording to the document, Weiland's estate is worth $2m in assets. Weiland was married to Jamie Watchel, a photographer he wed in 2013, at the time of his death. Weiland was married to Jamie Watchel (pictured together) at the time of his death It was dated April 2007, months before the couple divorced. Forsberg filed a will with Weiland's signature naming her as it's executor.