![]() The police report also indicated that members of the band had told police that Weiland had been observed drinking heavily and taking prescription medications for bipolar disorder and that Weiland himself had mentioned doing cocaine. Upon testing it was revealed that the powder was cocaine. According to WCCO, they found two clear bags with a white powdery substance in Weiland's room, with additional findings made under one of the band members' bunks. STP’s MTV Unplugged is arguably one of the best ever, especially considering the group only had one album. ![]() The day after Weiland was found dead, police searched the band's tour bus. Creep (MTV Unplugged 1993) This is just an amazing performance from a classic concert. and that his death was "accidental." He was 48. The autopsy would list Weiland's time of death as 8:27 p.m. He's hard as a rock - like there's no breath. He's stiff." The dispatcher tried to give them instructions on ways they might be able to save Weiland until help arrived, but they responded by saying, "He's stiff. Transcripts of the 911 call placed by members of Weiland's band have one of them saying "I think he's dead. Per WCCO, the band's bus had been parked outside a hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb just outside of Minneapolis. Tragically, those suspicions would be confirmed before the end of the year. ![]() There his uncharacteristically low-energy performance and monotone answers in interviews left people wondering if the singer had suffered a relapse of the addiction that had plagued him for much of his life. In May 2015, Weiland appeared at a rock festival in Columbus, Ohio with his solo project Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts. Weiland left Velvet Revolver in 2008, reunited with Stone Temple Pilots, and continued to put out solo efforts like 2011's holiday album "Most Wonderful Time of the Year," all the while dealing with his drug addiction and maintaining sobriety. He would go on to front Velvet Revolver, a band also comprised of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagen, and Matt Sorum. Weiland was arrested again, this time following a bust for heroin and cocaine which landed him in rehab for six months (via Esquire). ![]() Fortunately, Billboard is here to help you with a little bit of that jonesing by hosting the exclusive streaming of the band’s MTV Unplugged performance of “Wicked Garden.In the early 2000s, the Stone Temple Pilots went on another hiatus that would last nearly a decade. Yes, we know: you suddenly find yourself wondering how you’re going to survive until September 29 without being able to dive into this package. On September 29, Rhino Records will celebrate the 25th anniversary of CORE by releasing a Super Deluxe Edition of the classic album, which – in addition to the original 12 tracks, now freshly remastered – also features a disc of B-sides and demos, a disc featuring the band’s performances from the 1993 Reading Festival and their show at the Castaic Lake Natural Amphitheater the same year, a disc featuring their MTV Unplugged performance, and a DVD that includes the 5.1 mix, 24/96 stereo audio, and music videos from the album. Weiland – “a song about people allowing all their innocence and purity to be lost from their lives.” Listeners clearly took the track to heart, given how much airplay it received, and the song received further recognition when it was deemed to be one of the highlights of Stone Temple Pilots’ performance on MTV Unplugged. The version which appeared on their debut full-length album, CORE, was produced by Brendan O’Brien and was – per the late Mr. Stone Temple Pilots Announce Acoustic Album And Unplugged U.S. With lyrics by Scott Weiland and music by Robert and Dean DeLeo, “Wicked Garden” dates back to 1990, appearing on the band’s original MIGHTY JOE YOUNG demo. Scott Weiland passed away at the age of 48 in December 2015 following years of substance abuse. 25 years ago this week, Stone Temple Pilots released their song “Wicked Garden” to radio, and although it was never actually released commercially as a single, it has nonetheless gone on to become one of the most well-known songs.
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