Was jerry cantrell ever the stone temple pilots singer

Velvet Revolver also unveiled a handful of tunes from вЂњLibertad,вЂќ which comes out July 3 via RCA Records. The concert was a benefit for Michael WeilandвЂ™s family.

He then turned his back to the crowd to sing Pink FloydвЂ™s вЂњWish You Were Here,вЂќ with Sorum singing harmony, as he looked up at a video screen playing home video footage of Michael, his wife and two young daughters. that the Tiger Stadium show was originally gonna have Stone Temple Pilots opening up. вЂњIt made this record happen for both of us.вЂќ More: Sad, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Grunge, Layne Staley. вЂњIt literally crushed us,вЂќ said Weiland, who has long struggled with drugs himself. Michael Weiland died of a drug overdose during the recording of вЂњLibertad,вЂќ and a brother of drummer Matt Sorum died about the same time in similar circumstances, the singer told the crowd at the Avalon Hollywood club. The former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman's death was the sad culmination of a long downward spiral of drug abuse one which he had little chance of escaping. By Joe Daly ( Classic Rock ) published December 31, 2015. Weiland paid tribute to his recently deceased brother on Thursday, during the first show of a brief North American tour to promote the band's upcoming second album. The Tragic Life And Unavoidable Death Of Scott Weiland. Rocker Scott Weiland of the band Velvet Revolver performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, in this Jfile photo. Scott Weiland, singer of Stone Temple Pilots, found dead in his tour bus.

Was jerry cantrell ever the stone temple pilots singer