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Molecule76

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WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« on: March 23, 2016, 06:53:13 PM »
Has Weiland ever mentioned specific authors or books that he loved?
He was such a great and poetic lyricist...he's clearly well read.... It'd be interesting to put together a reading list of his influences.
Anyone know of any?

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2016, 07:25:23 PM »
I know he liked Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Great book btw.

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2016, 07:17:44 PM »
Any other books and/or authors that Weiland ever mentioned?

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2016, 12:21:44 AM »
John Keats according to David Ritz, who helped write Not dead and not for sale...
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6792609/david-ritz-scott-weiland-tribute-memoir
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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2016, 01:32:46 AM »
this has nothing to do with Paul Christiana!?

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2016, 01:34:26 AM »
this was a Paul Christiana-free thread, why did you have to ruin it...;)
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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2016, 01:40:49 AM »
Paul Christiana

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2016, 01:59:49 AM »
PAUL CHRISTIANA

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2016, 05:54:27 AM »
I just pee'd a little laughing at you doofuses

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2016, 12:50:35 AM »
Any others?

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2016, 01:49:58 AM »


Do you know Paul Christiana, haha

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2016, 01:53:03 AM »
Nope. So that joke fell flat.

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2016, 01:55:08 AM »


Weiland did like Aldous Huxley , due to the Morrison influence

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2016, 01:59:40 AM »
Oh yeah? Great writer.... Do you know what specific books of Huxley's that Weiland mentioned?

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Re: WEILAND'S LITERARY INFLUENCES
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2016, 02:02:01 AM »


I think it was " Crome Yellow" and " The Doors of Perception"