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In His New Autobiography, STP Vocalist Scott Weiland Reveals He’s “Not Dead & Not for Sale”

Jay Tilles

KROQ Music News, Music
5/16/2011
3:11 pm

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Scott Weiland (photo courtesy Simon and Schuster)

“ I was the All-American Ohio boy with a far-off dream of playing for Notre Dame.
” Scott Weiland

Anyone paying attention to rock music in the 1990s knows that, at the time, Stone Temple Pilots were one of the hottest bands in the world. And a good deal of the mainstream success came thanks to the band’s captivating frontman, Scott Weiland.

When STP imploded, Weiland’s rock star excess bubbled to the surface, thanks to well-publicized drug busts and trips to rehab. But the guy is also a stone-cold survivor–and a dedicated musician. He formed Velvet Revolver, released solo work, and has, as recently as last year, reunited with Stone Temple Pilots.

This week he’s also releasing a new autobiography, Not Dead & Not for Sale. Below we have a gallery of images from the book, showing Weiland from child to rock star to budding family man.

In Not Dead & Not for Sale (written with David Ritz and hitting stores May 17), Weiland explores his early years as an altar boy right along with his first experiences with sex and drugs. Weiland discusses his complex relationships with his parents, stepfather, siblings, and the love of his life, Mary Forsberg Weiland. We hear stories behind his most well-known songs, and what it was like to be there at the beginning of the grunge phenomenon.

[Photos] In His New Biography,…Check out the photos from the book, including Weiland as football star, on stage with Aerosmith at Madison Square Garden, and dancing to an Etta James song at his wedding.