“I really didn't get obsessed with Bowie until my freshman year in high school. I remember listening to 'Starman' and thinking it sounded like it was a song for kids, like a lullaby. The Thin White Duke is my favorite look that he created.”

American singer and songwriter

Scott Weiland was an American singer and songwriter. Born in 1967 and active until his death in 2015, he was best known as the lead vocalist of Stone Temple Pilots and later Velvet Revolver. He fronted Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2003, then again from 2008 to 2013, and recorded six albums with the band. He also sang with Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008, released one album with Art of Anarchy in 2015, and put out four solo studio albums along with other collaborations.