Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
Scott Richard Weilandwas 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 2013, as well as the supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008. He also established himself as a solo artist, releasing two studio albums, two cover albums, a live album and collaborations with several other musicians since 1995...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth27 October 1967
CitySanta Cruz, CA
CountryUnited States of America
You can't be seen in your mid-40s wearing leather pants. No leather pants anymore.
When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, 'This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records.'
When I was around nine years old, I was a fan of Shaun Cassidy's first album.
Rock and roll doesn't allow you to grow up - especially if you're not trying very hard to.
Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated.
Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.
I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they're not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them.
I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted.
To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player's coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it.
I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish.
Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam.
There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.
Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much.
I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.