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Not dead & not for sale : the earthling papers : a memoir
- Title
- Not dead & not for sale : the earthling papers : a memoir / Scott Weiland, with David Ritz.
- Author
- Weiland, Scott, 1967-2015
- Publication
- New York : Scribner, 2012.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Ritz, David
- Description
- xix, 238 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm
- Summary
- In the early 1990s, Stone Temple Pilots--not U2, not Nirvana, not Pearl Jam-- was the hottest band in the world. STP toppled such mega-bands as Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses on MTV and the Billboard charts. Lead singer Scott Weiland became an iconic front man in the tradition of Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Robert Plant. Then, when STP imploded, it was Weiland who emerged as the emblem of rock star excess, with his well-publicized drug busts and trips to rehab. Weiland has since made a series of stunning comebacks, fronting the supergroup Velvet Revolver, releasing solo work, and, most recently, reuniting with Stone Temple Pilots. He still struggles with the bottle, but he has prevailed as a loving, dedicated father, as well as a business-savvy artist whose well of creativity is far from empty. These earthling papers explore Weiland's 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. Readers learn the fascinating stories behind his most well-known songs and what it was like to be there at the beginning of the grunge phenomenon, as Rolling Stone proclaimed on its cover: the year punk broke.
- Alternative Title
- Not dead and not for sale
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Note
- Includes "Selections from my sketchbook."
- Call Number
- JNE 12-113
- ISBN
- 9780743297172
- 0743297172
- OCLC
- 1057605329
- Author
- Weiland, Scott, 1967-2015, author.
- Title
- Not dead & not for sale : the earthling papers : a memoir / Scott Weiland, with David Ritz.
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner, 2012.
- Edition
- First Scribner trade paperback edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Ritz, David, author.
- Research Call Number
- JNE 12-113