Before I get away, I need to vent my thoughts, and sentiments.
Scott Weiland's voice came into my life towards the end of STP's original tenure. Then...around mid-2004, I remember turning on VH1 to see the Music Video for Slither. I remember the feeling was like no other, that song and the record that promptly followed: Contraband, was my Appetite for Destruction, as far as the impact it had on me. That voice, that charisma, presence and power-- like no other.
I soon went back and rediscovered the entire STP catalogue, and became one of his biggest fans. From that point on, there wasn't more than a couple days that would go by without me having to listen to an STP/Solo/VR song.
I don't know if it's the Scorpio thing (as I'm one as well), but I definitely could understand some of the reasons why he acted the way he did in his time-- like most Scorpios, he was one of a kind, and he'll never go without being heard as long as I live.
May he rest in peace, and have found his serenity, after all this time.
With much love, and all the respect in the universe for this mega-force of an individual.