Scott Weiland

Who they were

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.

Early life

Educated at: Edison High School, Kenston High School, and Orange Coast College.

Early life Weiland was born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967, at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Jose, California , [ 1 ] the son of Sharon (née Williams) and Kent Kline. His father had German ancestry. [ 1 ] He was raised Catholic . [ 2 ] At the age of five, he was legally adopted by his stepfather David Weiland and subsequently took his surname. [ 3 ] Around the same time, he moved to Bainbridge Township, Ohio , where he attended Kenston High School .

Path and career

Career Stone Temple Pilots Main article: Stone Temple Pilots In 1985, Scott Weiland and his friends in their band Soi Disant – guitarist Corey Hicock and drummer David Allin – first encountered Robert DeLeo playing live at various gigs, deciding to track him down after witnessing his shows. [ 1 ] Hicock and Allin would soon be replaced by Eric Kretz and DeLeo's brother Dean. They took the name Stone Temple Pilots because of their fondness for the initials "STP". [ 2 ] Robert DeLeo said that,

Why this date

Scott Weiland appears on our December 3 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.