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Scott Weiland Died From a Drug Overdose, According to Toxicology Reports
Early this month, we sadly reported that ex-Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus. He died at age 48. Now, the reason for his passing has come out as the toxicology report has been made public and it reveals that Weiland passed away due to an drug overdose, which included a mixture of cocaine, ecstasy and alcohol, according to BBC. The death was also ruled accidental.
I wrestled with myself on whether or not to write this post. After all, I found myself thinking, “What good would it do?” But the reality is that we need to hear these stories. People who aspire to reach these levels of stardom need to understand that there are temptations and risks, as with any career path. Seeing people we respect and admire succumb to these kinds of horrible deaths should help us strengthen our resolve to never follow them towards that lifestyle. Take the good that they’ve created and use that as your goal but avoid the painful path that is drug addiction.
My heart breaks for Weiland as it was known that he went through rehab and tried to make himself a better, strong person. But the talon-like grip that addiction can have on a person is unbelievable and absolutely terrifying. Only those who have suffered it can truly understand how hard it really is.
It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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