Stone Temple Pilots Fire Scott Weiland

Posted on Feb 27th 2013 10:45AM by Amy Sciarretto Comments

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The Stone Temple Pilots musical roller coaster continues and may have come completely off the track. The band issued an incredibly short -just 10 words- statement, confirming that they have "officially terminated" longtime frontman Scott Weiland.

The statement is as follows:

"Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland."

The group and its singer have had quite a tumultuous history through the years, experiencing massive success, breaking up and reuniting. It's an incredibly cyclical relationship. In fact, it's like a marriage where they endure long separations, but can't finalize the divorce.

In the past, Dean DeLeo (guitars) and Rob DeLeo (bass) have gone on to form bands without Weiland, most notably Talk Show in 1997 and Army of Anyone, featuring Filter's Richard Patrick on vocals, in the mid-'00s. Despite the other projects, the Bros. DeLeo always inevitably found their way back to Weiland.

Recently, Weiland announced that he would be embarking on the Purple at the Core tour, where he'd be playing STP tracks. It's unclear if that factored into his firing or if it was a long time coming and he is doing that tour because of his exit.

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liondog96

Kind of dumb if you think about it. Why fire the voice of the group? His voice got them certified. Now what?

February 28 2013 at 1:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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junior

Get another singer, just like Journey did.

February 28 2013 at 4:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sunrise

STP was great when they first started out. The album with Interstate Love Song is great. But then Weiland became a drug addict and it all fell apart. They will continue to suck as long as Weiland continues to be an addict. I think it's great that the Brothers DeLeo wish to continue with their careers but I think it's time to put the band name to rest. They will never be comparable to the original STP and they need to move on.

February 28 2013 at 10:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ihave2huskys

they misspelled moronic

February 28 2013 at 10:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gilbert

We've all heard this before and they always take him back. Guaranteed they will do it again when they go on tour with a new singer and nobody shows up like before.

February 28 2013 at 10:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Vicky B

They have been one of my favorite bands since I was 12. It sucks people can't grow up.

February 28 2013 at 9:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
telcor22

who gives a ****. its a horrible band

February 28 2013 at 9:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brennemanbelkin

If iconic means stinks, then they're certainly iconic.

February 28 2013 at 8:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dobbsbeary

he's still around???

February 28 2013 at 8:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Mike

He'll be around off and on until they find him in a hotel room dead. We've all seen it happen before.

February 28 2013 at 6:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
muleskinner07

STP , something you put in you gas tank , at least you would get something for your money .

February 28 2013 at 6:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hyperstan

They should fire themselves because nobody knows them.

February 28 2013 at 4:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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