He released his memoir, "Not Dead & Not for Sale," in 2011.
The 45-year-old has dealt with drug addiction, run-ins with the law and two failed marriages. Weiland was also in the supergroup Velvet Revolver with Slash and other musicians. Stone Temple Pilots is the second Stone Temple Pilots album to be titled Stone Temple Pilots, following the first by eight years.A lot happened during those years. Their hits include "Vasoline," ''Interstate Love Song" and "Plush," which won a Grammy in 1993 for best hard rock performance with vocal. Most recently, the group recruited Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington to handle frontman duties. Stone Temple Pilots' 1992 debut, "Core," has sold more than 8 million units in the United States. Stone Temple Pilots would carry on in various incarnation in the coming years. band: stone temple pilots song: interstate love song album: purple intro chords and chorus the lead guitar part that goes over this main riff verse (you can fugure out the rythym) e. who's been the face of the seminal rock band for more than 20 years. Weiland said he's focusing on his solo tour, which kicks off Friday in Flint, Mich. Stone Temple Pilots has unceremoniously FIRED its lead singer Scott Weiland. The statement by the band said: "Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland." No other information was provided. "Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out." "I learned of my supposed 'termination' from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press," he wrote in a statement. NEW YORK - Singer Scott Weiland said he learned that he'd been fired by the Stone Temple Pilots when the band released a one-sentence statement to the media Wednesday.