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Scott Richard Weiland was an American singer, songwriter, and lyricist who worked in rock music, alternative rock, hard rock, and grunge. Born in San Jose, California, in 1967, he was a baritone vocalist who performed with the bands Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, and Art of Anarchy. His professional career began in 1986, and he recorded for Atlantic Records while working primarily in Los Angeles.
Weiland died in Bloomington in 2015 from a drug overdose. He was educated at Orange Coast College and had bipolar disorder. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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San Jose, California, USA
Scott Richard Weiland (October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013.
Known for
- Lennon or McCartney — Self2014
- Stone Temple Pilots: Alive In The Windy City — Vocals2012
- Velvet Revolver: Let It Roll - Live In Germany2012
- Bob and the Monster2011
- Stone Temple Pilots: [2011] SWU Festival — Vox2011
- Stone Temple Pilots: Live in Chicago 2010 — Self2010
- Stone Temple Pilots - Live At Gramercy Theatre, NY2010
- Velvet Revolver - Live In Houston2010
- Velvet Revolver - Rock am Ring — Self2007
- Velvet Revoler - Myspace Live Stream — Self2007
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1967
- Active to
- 2015
Discography
Member of
- Stone Temple Pilots1989–2002
- The Magnificent Bastards1995–1996
- Velvet Revolver2003–2008
- Camp Freddy2006–2008
- Velvet Revolver2012–2012
- Art of Anarchy2014–2015
- Artists Against AIDS Worldwide
- The Wondergirls
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- Listeners
- 170,459
- Total plays
- 1,399,034
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Scott Richard Weiland (né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013, making six records with them. He was also lead vocalist of supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008, recording two albums, and recorded one album with another supergroup, Art of Anarchy. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Scot
Key facts
- Born
- Scott Richard Kline , ( 1967-10-27 ) October 27, 1967, San Jose, California , U.S.
- Origin
- San Diego, California , U.S.
- Died
- December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03) (aged 48), Bloomington, Minnesota , U.S.
- Genres
- Alternative rock hard rock alternative metal grunge neo-psychedelia
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1985–2015
- Labels
- Softdrive Atlantic RCA
- Formerly of
- Stone Temple Pilots Velvet Revolver Camp Freddy The Magnificent Bastards The Wondergirls Art of Anarchy Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts
- Website
- scottweiland .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Jose
- Place of death
- Bloomington
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Educated at
- Orange Coast College
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- www.scottweiland.com
- Image
- Scott Weiland onstage with a mic--2009-07.jpg
- Work location
- Los Angeles
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Scott Weiland
- date of birth
- 1967-10-27
- member of
- Art of Anarchy
- date of death
- 2015-12-03
- birth name
- Scott Richard Kline
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Scott Richard Weiland (/ˈwaɪlənd/, WY-lənd; né Kline; October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013, recording six albums with them. Weiland is also known for being the lead vocalist of the rock supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008. He also released one album with rock supergroup Art of Anarchy in 2015, as well as four solo studio albums and several collaborations with other musicians throughout his career.
Weiland was noted for his flamboyant and chaotic onstage persona, his consistently changing appearance, and his versatile vocal style. He also became known for his use of a megaphone for a unique vocal effect during concerts. He sold over 50 million albums with his various projects and collaborations.
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