Dec 04, 2015 on behalf of the group, duff mckagan wrote on instagram. Weiland left the band to rejoin stone temple pilots in 2008. Duff mckagan spoke to radio station wrif and the velvet revolver and guns n roses bassist discussed the death of his friend scott weiland, and how his death affected him. During a career spanning three decades, weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band stone temple pilots. May 17, 2011 on velvet revolvers commercial calculation. His time in velvet revolver which briefly highlights scott weilands destructive tendencies through duffs. Stone temple pilots broke up in 2003, and weiland went on to front velvet revolver, alongside rock luminaries slash, matt sorum and duff mckagan of guns n. Duff mckagans wife reveals secret to lasting marriage. Dec 04, 2015 weilands former velvet revolver bandmates, slash, duff mckagan, matt sorum and dave kushner also released a statement on mckagan s facebook page to express their condolences to their brother. The book included stories of weiland being raped as an adolescent and his experiences with heroin.
Scott weiland, of stone temple pilots and velvet revolver, has died. I missed the beginning intro to this song but duff said it was inspired by the passings of cornell, prince and scott weiland. Scott weiland, frontman of stone temple pilots, velvet. May 03, 2019 duff mckagan s new solo album, tenderness, tackles a lot of current topics. Dec 22, 2016 in 1994, duff mckagan came very close to death. See more ideas about scott weiland, stone temple pilots, velvet revolver. One track in particular, feel, was inspired by a number of musical deaths including former velvet revolver bandmate scott weiland, soundgardens chris cornell, linkin parks chester bennington and prince. Scott weiland pictured in bar where he was out of it days. Duff mckagan, velvet revolver bass player, dodges a bullet and is. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose. Velvet revolver was an american hard rock supergroup consisting of guns n roses members slash lead guitar, duff mckagan bass, backing vocals and matt sorum drums, backing vocals, alongside dave kushner rhythm guitar formerly of punk band wasted youth, and scott weiland lead vocalist formerly of stone temple pilots.
Musician scott weiland, formerly of the bands stone temple pilots and velvet revolver, was. Scott weiland, the exfrontman of stone temple pilots and velvet revolver who battled substance abuse over the years, was found dead on thursday. Velvet revolver issue statement on scott weilands death. Guns n roses members slash, duff mckagan, and matt sorum, plus guitarist dave kushner. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Duff takes time to talk about how things made him feel, such as the deaths of. Scott s book, on the other hand, was a pile of garbage. Velvet revolver issue statement on scott weilands death spin. Today we take a look at the tragic death of stone temple pilots and velvet. Dec 04, 2015 scott weiland, slash and duff mckagan of velvet revolver perform during the 2004 kroq almost acoustic christmas at the universal amphitheatre in universal city, calif. Duff mckagan feel dedicated to chris cornell, prince. Duff mckagan on walking papers, velvet revolvers future. Guns n roses bandmates in the dirty harry film the dead pool, and in 1997. Guns n roses duff mckagan on how velvet revolver formed.
Mckagan has packed a lot into his life and a lot of his life into this book. Who will save the shed where author roald dahl wrote. The incredible recovery of duff mckagan lakeview health. Susan holmes mckagan, the wife of former velvet revolver bassist duff mckagan, discusses her thoughts on scott weiland heading into his funeral today on instagram. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan celebrates 25 years of. Apr 02, 2019 supermodel susan holmes mckagan was set up on a blind date by a friend when she met her future husband, guns n roses bassist duff mckagan back in 1996 and she had some hesitations. Duff mckagans new song feeling was inspired by deaths. The 48yearold died in his sleep of cardiac arrest while on tour. Feb 14, 2021 scott weiland of stone temple pilots and velvet revolver. We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of our old friend and bandmate, scott weiland. Scott weiland on rape, heroin, and courtney love spin. May 03, 2019 duff mckagan chronicles trying to get scott weiland sober. Duff mckagan has 17 books on goodreads with 20552 ratings.
Scott weiland pictured in bar where he was out of it. Albert sanchez duff mckagan doesnt consider himself much of an activist. May 03, 2019 in a new wrif interview, velvet revolver and guns n roses icon duff mckagan discussed the death of his fellow brother in arms, scott weiland, and how his death affected him. History of development and production, 1900 through 2 september 1945. Superhuman kindle edition by dave kushner, duff mckagan, matt sorum, scott weiland, slash, velvet revolver. Its so easy and other lies is the title of mckagans book released in 2011 in.
Sep 14, 2011 mysterious galaxy books opens in redondo beach. Mckagan would ultimately regroup with gnr for a reunion tour, but stayed busy throughout the 20plus years after he left the band with solo projects and bands like velvet revolver and loaded. In his new york times bestseller, duff mckagan, founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver, shares the story of his rise to fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his lifesaving transformation via a unique path to sobriety. Tributes pour in for former stone temple pilots and velvet revolver frontman after news of his death. Duff mckagan, scott weiland and slash perform with velvet revolver in 2004. He could have nearly died, but lucky for him his time hadnt come. During a career spanning three decades, weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band stone temple pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 20, making six records with them. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading superhuman. On may 10 of that year, at the age of 30, the bass guitarist of guns n roses developed acute pancreatitis. This proved to be their last performance together before weilands death on. He is best known for his twelveyear tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band guns n roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Scott weiland, former front man of stone temple pilots and velvet. As guns n roses, one of the most iconic outlaw rock and roll bands of all time crisscrosses the globe for the not in this lifetime tour, we flashback to t. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Duff mckagan on how he tried to get scott weiland clean. Dec 10, 2015 wife of scott weiland s former bandmate discusses funeral. L to r duff mckagan, slash, scott weiland, dave kushner and matt.
May 12, 2019 in may of 1994, guns n roses bassist duff mckagan has a close brush with death. Apr 12, 2011 i was interested to read this since scott was mentioned in duff mckagan s book, which was really good. Jun 07, 2019 it was reported that about 50 people attended scott weilands funeral at the hollywood forever cemetary in december 2015, including his former velvet revolver and stone temple pilots bandmates. Musicians line up to pay respects to scott weiland the seattle times. Velvet revolver icon reveals what he told scott weiland. For the latest guns n roses latest news check out our blog. May 3, 2019 4 in a new wrif interview, velvet revolver and guns n roses icon duff mckagan discussed the death of his fellow brother in arms, scott weiland, and how his death affected him. The band managed a multiplatinum debut album that rose to the top of the charts, and kept up a respectable level of.
Slash, duff mckagan and matt sorum and the guitarist dave kushner. Apr, 2019 it was coming from scott weiland, who i worked with and really tried to help a few times intensely, one time. As a solo artist, mckagan s discography included a sloppy. Oct 04, 2011 in his new york times bestseller, duff mckagan, founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver, shares the story of his rise to fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his lifesaving transformation via a unique path to sobriety. Scott weiland in 2000, onstage in las vegas, on tour with the stone. Velvet revolver icon reveals what he told scott weiland before. I dont think well ever do anything with scott weiland. Susan holmes mckagan, duff s wife and susan silver. Remember when duff mckagan was merely the yellowhaired bassist in guns n roses and velvet revolver, a rock n roll survivor best known.
In may of 1994 duff mckagan had a close brush with death when his pancreas exploded. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading its so easy. How scott weiland s and chris cornells deaths inspired his new song. Weiland admits to joining the band for financial gain. Jun 06, 2019 guns n roses duff mckagan discusses why he wanted to make a healing statement with his new solo album, tenderness. Mckagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction. The funeral had a very rock and roll vibe, with lots. Weiland, 48, who was found dead thursday, gained fame with the. Dec 18, 2020 duff mckagan who knew scott suggested the singer and had him come audition for the band.
When weiland suddenly leaves the band, matt steps in as drummer for motorhead during their us tour, and then starts his own allstar band, kings of chaos. One track in particular, feel, was inspired by a number of musical deaths. Slash, duff mckagan, dave navarro, rocco guarino, jamie weiland scott s widow, and tom vitorino scott s manager spoke at the funeral. Duff mckagans new song feeling was inspired by deaths of. Scott weiland, the charismatic rock vocalist who first gained fame with 1990s rock. Dec 05, 2015 weiland went on to front velvet revolver, the group that featured former members of guns n roses, including guitarist slash, bassist duff mckagan and drummer matt sorum. Stone temple pilots, velvet revolver issue statements about. Velvet revolver, from left, matt sorum, scott weiland, slash, dave kushner and duff mckagan. Guns n roses duff mckagan discusses why he wanted to make a. Stone temple pilots singer scott weiland completed the lineup. Jul 26, 20 as for former vr frontman scott weiland s current dustup with stone temple pilots, meanwhile, mckagan simply notes that, you could kind of see it coming, i suppose. The truth behind velvet revolver split slash paradise. Matt sorums new book gets release date, cover and synopsis. His velvet revolver bandmates also posted a remembrance to bassist duff mckagan s facebook page.
He had been misusing alcohol and a plethora of drugs for most of his life. Read the entire interview from the huffington post. Mckagan opened up about weilands death saying, scotts death was a thing thathe and i went through a lot before velvet revolver and him getting sober. Temple pilots for some summer dates, duff mckagan hooking up with his buddies in previous. Dec 03, 2019 matt and his guns n roses bandmates slash and duff form velvet revolver with dave kushner and scott weiland. Duff mckagans wife reveals secret to lasting marriage with. The author of a dozen books, including the book of daniel. Velvet revolver was an american hard rock supergroup consisting of guns n roses members slash lead guitar, duff mckagan bass, backing vocals and matt sorum drums, backing vocals, alongside dave kushner rhythm guitar formerly of punk band wasted youth, and scott weiland lead vocalist. Jun 27, 2019 slash, duff mckagan, dave navarro, rocco guarino, jamie weiland scott s widow, and tom vitorino scott s manager spoke at the funeral. Scott weiland, frontman for stone temple pilots and velvet revolver. Descargar o leer en linea its so easy libro gratis pdfepub duff mckagan. Dec 04, 2015 his artistry will live on james grebey december 4, 2015 1.
Superhuman kindle edition by dave kushner, duff mckagan. N roses members slash, duff mckagan and matt sorum to form velvet revolver. In a new wrif interview, velvet revolver and guns n roses icon duff mckagan discussed the death of his fellow brother in arms, scott. Velvet revolver make heartbreaking scott weiland funeral.
Reports of weilands death began to circulate after fellow rocker dave. How duff managed to turn his whole life around is nothing short of a miracle, i found his book incredibly inspirational his life has the happy ever after ending that a lot of his friends didnt, and im so glad for him god bless you duff, youre a great guy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His work with stone temple pilots and velvet revolver has sold more than 40 million records. Yet this is where guns nroses veterans slash, duff mckagan and matt. In 1984, at the age of twenty, duff mckagan left his native seattlepartly to pursue music but. Velvet revolver bassist duff mckagan has penned a statement from the band on the death of their former singer, scott weiland. In 2002 he became part of the supergroup velvet revolver, a hard rock outfit made up of himself and fellow guns slash on guitar and sorum on drums, stone temple pilots vocalist scott weiland, and l. Sylvia byrne pollack of seattle will publish her first boo. Scott weiland has been nominated for six grammys, winning two along with numerous mtv, billboard, and american music awards. During the interview, he brought up in particular how he tried during a period of time how he tried to get him clean. He and i went to the cascade mountains for a month and basically did kung fu for a month, and it got him off what he was on. Duff mckagan claims velvet revolver frontman scott weiland. The band would record their first song with weiland called set me free.
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