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Stone Temple Pilots
1992-
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Artistfacts:
| Weiland spent 5 months in jail in 1999 for violating probation after a heroin conviction. He was arrested on drug charges again in 2003 and served 6 months of rehab. |
| Weiland has manic-depressive disorder. He refuses to take medication for it and has lots of mood swings as a result. |
| The band are big supporters of the 2001 movie and off-Broadway play Hedwig And The Angry Itch. It is about a German boy who gets a botched sex-change operation, moves to a Kansas trailer park, and starts a band called Hedwig. STP has dressed up and performed as Hedwig on a few occasions. |
| The band originally went by STP, but got into some legal trouble from using the name (STP is a brand of engine treatment). They came up with three words to use instead, which at first were Shirley Temple's P--sy. They eventually changed it to Stone Temple Pilots. |
| In 1997, while Scott Weiland was having legal problems stemming from his drug addiction, the other 3 members formed a side band called Talk Show with former Ten Inch Men singer David Coutts. They released their self-titled album in 1997. Coutts was fired from Talk Show in March of 1998. (thanks, Anthony - Arab, AL, for above 2) |
| In 2004, Weiland joined Velvet Revolver with Guns 'N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. He left and returned to STP in 2008. (thanks, Dave - Dublin, Ireland) |
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Comments:
| I saw STP in San Diego twice, once at the fairgrounds and the other opening up for the Chili Peppers. Awesome show, but STP by far was better. - Chris, Virginia Beach, VA |
| Agree with Rick from L.A. about them not getting enough credit. I hate how they were always panned as pearl jam clones. After deep throaty lead-singers and heavy guitars (and how many rock bands can you say that about?) the similarities end. Pearl Jam has always had a much more raw, unrefined sound, whereas STP had a refined, melodic sound. I think it was just unfortunate timing on their part and the lack of foresight on the part of critics to see that STP was just part of a new sound that would influence rock to this day (see incubus, queens of the stoneage, etc.) - max, dunwoody, GA |
| good band...they broke up mainly because of scott's frug addiction...i wished they stuck together - danny, winsted, CT |
| From what i understand, Scott and Dean didn't get along towards the end. After their last show they got into a fist fight backstage. The song "All in the suits that you wear" was supposed to be the big song on the Spiderman soundtrack but wasn't ready, they got "Hero" instead. The band refused to put it on the album if it wasn't the signature track. Now it's on "Thank you", hardly a greatest hit. - everett, providence, RI |
| Hey, can someone tell me why they broke up? - Joey, Cincinnati, OH |
| Does anyone know what Big Bang Baby is all about? - Jay, Charlotte, NC |
| Scott weiland is so beautiful!! :)
He was much better looking before the heavy heroin use though :/ - ercilia, weston, FL |
| great rock 'n' roll band, deserve a lot more credit - RICK, LOS ANGELES, CA |
| Stone Temple Pilots were actually good at one point. Then they got too soft and mellow. You see what happens when you take an artist's heroin away? You see what happens?! - Will, Mission, TX |
| Yes, the new band is Velvet Revolver, and their first album is "Contraband." Quite good actually, I recommend listening to the songs "Slither" "Fall to Pieces" and "Dirty Little Thing" in particular. - Kelly, Ridgefield, CT |
| Scott(vocals) and Robert(bass)met in California when they discovered they were dating the same girl. They both dumped the girl, moved into her apartment after she left, and formed STP after calling Robert's brother Dean(guitar). - Chad, orlando, FL |
| Scott Weiland recently joined up with former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Matt Sorum, and Duff McKagan in a group called Velvet Revolver. Also, STP originally went by the name "Mighty Joe Joung", until they discovered that there was a blues act of the same name already in existence. - Danny, Dallas, TX |
| They were often classified under the grunge movement - taylor, jackson, MI |
| Great Band, I saw the STP opening live for Aerosmith - Great performance - Tom, St. Louis, MO |
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