At age five, his stepfather David Weiland legally adopted him and Scott took his surname.
From his father's side, he was of German descent. Weiland was born at Kaiser Hospital in San Jose, California, the son of Sharon ( née Williams) and Kent Kline. Upon his death, many critics and peers offered re-evaluations of Weiland's life and career those critics included David Fricke of Rolling Stone and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, who identified Weiland as one of the "voices of the generation" alongside Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley and Chris Cornell. In December 2015, Weiland died of an accidental drug overdose on his tour bus in Minnesota at the age of 48. The band received mixed reviews, and some critics and fans noted Weiland's failing health. In 2012, Weiland formed the backing band the Wildabouts. Now widely viewed as a talented and versatile vocalist, Weiland has been ranked No. 57 in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader. Weiland was known for his flamboyant and chaotic onstage persona he was also known for constantly changing his appearance and vocal style, for his use of a megaphone in concerts for vocal effect, and for his battles with substance abuse. Weiland established himself as a solo artist as well and collaborated with several other musicians throughout his career. He was also lead vocalist of supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008, recording two albums, and recorded one album with another supergroup, Art of Anarchy. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 20 to 2013, making six records with them.
You can check out the band’s first new track with Gutt, a song called “Meadow” below.Scott Richard Weiland ( / ˈ w aɪ l ə n d/ né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. We ended up finishing 14 songs, which is the most that Stone Temple Pilots has ever recorded for an album,” Kretz said. “The chemistry was there from the start, and Jeff kept coming up with one great melody after another. In what must come as even better news for Stone Temple Pilots fans, the band has decided to push beyond becoming a legacy road act, and has been actively working on a new album which they aim to put out in the Spring of 2018. It took some time, but we found our guy,” guitarist Dean DeLeo said. “We wanted someone who would not only do our earlier songs justice, but would also write new songs and carve out a different path forward with us.
I’m just honored that the guys chose me to help them continue to build this band’s legacy,” Gutt said. But these songs deserve to be performed and people want to hear them. “No one will ever fill Scott’s shoes and I’m not trying to, he’s a legend. Jeff Gutt, the former X-Factor contestant, has been tapped by STP to fill the shoes walked in by Weiland and Bennington. Despite the recent losses however, the band felt that they had to carry on, and on Tuesday night, after a round of heavy speculation, they finally revealed their new singer at a special gig at the Troubadour in Hollywood on Tuesday night. Following the tragic death of their original singer Scott Weiland in 2016, and then his replacement Chester Bennington earlier this year, many rightfully wondered if Stone Temple Pilots had reached the end of the road.