About the Author

Scott Weiland has been nominated for six Grammys, winning two along with numerous MTV, Billboard, and American Music Awards. His work with Stone Temple Pilots has sold more than 18 million records, and his first Velvet Revolver was the bestselling rock album of 2004.
David Ritz is the only four-time winner of the Gleason Music Book Award. He has collaborated with Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and Don Rickles. He also cowrote, with Gaye, the song "Sexual Healing."

Reviews

"Fascinating . . . Weiland's story isn't over, but the four decades' worth of material he crams into "Not Dead & Not for Sale" makes for a compelling and worthwhile read." --"Associated Press"

Weiland, front man of the Stone Temple Pilots (STP) and Velvet Revolver, writing with Ritz (coauthor, with Etta James, Rage To Survive), pulls back the cloth to find a layer of gauze underneath. Known among fans for his drug problems throughout STP's 1990s success, he here necessarily focuses on his addiction, but his past is viewed through a fog. Weiland relates his "Tale of Two Fathers" childhood and the "California-Ohio hip-square split" that informed his love for the Clash and Elton John. The band's formation and evolution are discussed, along with stories behind the lyrics. With short chapters and a magazine-like layout, this is a fast read with some artful writing and painterly scenes, but it's a choppy trip. -VERDICT Fans will appreciate Weiland's memoir, but there is not enough music juice to win over the casual reader. Those looking for a consideration of drug culture have already found Keith Richards's Life. Readers who sought out Weiland's ex-wife's memoir, Mary Forsberg Weiland's Fall to Pieces, will appreciate his own honest and loving treatment of their capricious relationship and the further insight into his life.-Anna Katterjohn, Library Journal (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

"Fascinating . . . Weiland's story isn't over, but the four decades' worth of material he crams into "Not Dead & Not for Sale" makes for a compelling and worthwhile read." --"Associated Press"