Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner appeared on Guitar World and spoke about his late bandmate Scott Weiland. During the interview, he recalled asking people to help him deal with Weiland’s crisis. The rocker revealed how Weiland helped him during hard times:
“Being in a band with Scott, and with the volatility of all the people involved, I went into it thinking, ‘This all could end tomorrow; I need to make the most of it.’ But Duff, who had gone to business school, said, ‘Dude, you have to buy a house,’ and walked me through it.”
Dealing with money and addiction issues, the rocker had to deal with his bandmate’s crisis; in fact, he even had to call Weiland’s former bandmates. He continued:
“It was a crazy situation with Scott; there were times I’d call up Robert DeLeo [of Weiland’s former band, Stone Temple Pilots] and say, ‘Dude, what did you do when this happened with Scott?’ So, getting through this band situation far bigger than I’d been in before was a very ‘it takes a village’ deal. I’m glad I had the humility to ask those questions and have those conversations.”
Throughout his career, Weiland dealt with many things, including financial issues, divorce, and substance addiction. After his passing away, it was stated that Weiland had been over two million in debt, being left responsible for his debt even after his death. In addition, the rocker’s wife also noted that the dark spiral of drugs, alcohol, and prison sentences ‘ruined’ his life.
