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Scott Weiland

(1967–2015) Singer United States

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Scott Weiland was a singer from the United States, best known for Not dead & not for sale.

Quick Facts About Scott Weiland

Born: October 27, 1967
Died: December 3, 2015
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: Not dead & not for sale

About Scott Weiland

Scott Richard Weiland 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 was also the lead singer of the rock supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008. He released one album with rock supergroup Art of Anarchy in 2015, as well as four solo studio albums and several collaborations with other musicians.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Scott Weiland

I sang in choir as a kid.

Choir

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I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of.

Care

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A lot of journalists like to suck up to celebrities, and then as soon as they're a safe distance away at their…

Away

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I'm not sober. I haven't done drugs in 3 1/2 years, so I call myself clean.

Clean

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When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, 'This song must be a…

Allow

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It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family.

Family

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I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling…

Art

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Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush.

Arranging

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Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their…

Goals

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It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child.

Children

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There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.

Band

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As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record.

Found

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I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.

Just listen

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It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories.

Agendas

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I see love, like art, as an obsession. Maybe that's an overly romantic view of human existence, but I'm an overly romantic…

Admiration

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Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated.

Computer

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Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but…

Feels

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Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road…

Creative

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Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect…

Classic

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When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure.

Feels

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It's got big riffs and really it's a rock and roll album. I think Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fans will…

Albums

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I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while…

Chosen

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“There ain't no magic pen to get back what you lost.”

Grief

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The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.

Miserable

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But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going…

Apes

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Scott Weiland by topic

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