This is my take on Scott Weiland…
He was born in 1967 & his Mom is an alcoholic so if she drank while pregnant (which was common back then) would make sense why Scott is born the way he was – an Addict. Then around the age of 12, he gets sexually assaulted by a dude that turned around & threatened him if he said anything. Meanwhile, his real dad has a NEW family & it doesn’t include him so to me it sounds like he is from a “broken” home w/ childhood trauma. His step-dad tried but we know most kids rebel from divorce which is why he got in trouble a lot during high school. He started his path of self-destructive behavior a long time ago. I feel that if he relapsed that long ago it would make sense after the book was out. I don’t think he dealt w/ a lot of the things he wrote in the book. Some of the stories he wrote was heavy. The one that sticks out is the one w/ his dog & he ends up in the bathroom. I won’t ruin it w/ details for those who haven’t read. I’m also beginning to wonder if his “bi-polar” was nothing more than drug induced paranoia and used a mental illness diagnosis to justify his addictions. He always called it ‘his medicine’. I also wonder the opposite of if he was bi-polar w/ paranoia disorder then sometimes later in life, ppl like that do end up schizo and is that why he relapsed cuz he started to hear or see stuff?
I also think that since Mary wanted to leave & she was the one who ended it not him would be the reason why he didn’t get over her. I think that cuz in his book one quarter of it is him & three quarters of it is about Mary w/ a special section at the end that would appear as a special dedication to her. The kicker to that is why should Mary take Scott back when she has most of his money, a nice house & gets what, 60k a month & she doesn’t have to deal w/ his crap divorce. He would have been fine if he did the breaking up, but it was obvious he was in it more than her. I think the death of Jeremy reminded him of his brother then that was it along w/ the kids, & everything else cuz Jeremy died in March & Scott in December (6mos).
Pride & Stubbornness wrapped in desperation surrounded by bad influences or enablers as you guys call it. I’ve been there. I met this girl & we became friends out of a desperate time in both of our lives & I did things that I knew were wrong but when you’re messed up, it’s like a sick form of “crowd mentality” which makes it hard to make sound decisions & Scott was the boss. In my case, I was able to stop but Scott couldn’t stop cuz he’s a junkie. He’s either high or looking to get high. It’s easy to put 100% blame on Scott the dead addict; who by the way paid for “everything” but hey, if that’s what these guys need to sleep better at night……………. Hush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDc384