The band put out three more records, allР вЂ™Р’В of which charted in the Top 10 and spawning hits like Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Big Bang BabyР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ and Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Sour Girl,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ before they disbanded in 2002. The record, which reached Number Three on the chart and has been certified eight-times platinum, also serves as home to many of the groupР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs signature tunes, includingР вЂ™Р’В Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Sex Type Thing,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Wicked Garden,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Dead & BloatedР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ and Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Creep.Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Their follow-up album, Purple, was just as big, reaching Number One on the charts and selling more than 6Р вЂ™Р’В million copies, thanks to hits like Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Vasoline,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Big Empty,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™UngluedР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ and Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Interstate Love Song.Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ The shambolic, muted tones of theirР вЂ™Р’В breakthrough single Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™PlushР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ earned them unwanted comparisons to Pearl Jam but also scored them a Grammy and Best New Artist VMA in 1994. Success came quickly to the San Diego band upon its release.Р вЂ™Р’В Stone Temple Pilots mixed brooding hard-rockР вЂ™Р’В withР вЂ™Р’В WeilandР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs powerful, husky baritone in a way thatР вЂ™Р’В struck a chord with the grunge generation. After performing under the name Mighty Joe Young, the group changed their name to Stone Temple Pilots before the release of their 1992 debut, Core. He formed his first band at age 16 and, in the late Eighties, STPР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћsР вЂ™Р’В lineup came together with Dean DeLeo on guitar, his brother Robert on bass and drummer Eric Kretz. He moved with his family to Ohio for a number of years andР вЂ™Р’В returned to California with his family when he was 14. HisР вЂ™Р’В stepfather, Dave Weiland, adopted him at age five. His mother, Sharon Williams, and father, Kent Kline, divorced two years later. Weiland was born Scott Richard Kline on October 27th, 1967 in San Jose, California. We all travelled around this world together on tour our band, wives, and kids Р Р†Р вЂљР’В¦ and we grew to a big family that still remains to this day.Р вЂ™Р’В ItР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs just so sad and brutal from any perspective.Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ

His artistry will live on, of that, there is no doubt.Р вЂ™Р’В Deepest condolences and sadness are for his children, Noah and Lucy.

Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of our old friend and bandmate, Scott Weiland,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Velvet Revolver posted on member Duff McKaganР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs Facebook.Р вЂ™Р’В Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™We experienced a good chunk of life with Scott, and even in his darkest times, we all had hope and love for him. Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™So gutted, I am thinking of his family tonight.Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Just learned our friend Scott Weiland has died,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ he wrote. JaneР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro announcedР вЂ™Р’В the news of WeilandР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs passing in a since-deleted tweet shortly after midnight EST.

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