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.. Not Dead & Not for Sale is a hard rock memoir to be
reckoned with.a passionate, insightful, and at times humorous book that reads
with extraordinary narrative force.

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