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Painful Lessons
Noah Weiland on Recovery, Rock Royalty, and Reclaiming His Voice
1 hour 13 minutes Posted Jun 23, 2025 at 5:00 pm.
– Welcome Noah Weiland
– Life as Scott Weiland’s son
– Noah's early music career
– Stage diving and performance stories
– Dealing with grief and trauma
– Fentanyl addiction & relapse
– Getting kicked out of Suspect208
– Mental health & feeling different
– Fatherhood and naming his son Anakin
– Faith, Kanye West & artistic inspiration
– Don’t meet your heroes: wild celebrity stories
– Sober living, relapse, and recovery honesty
– A wild drug dealer story
– Announcing his new album: *Call Jesus*
– Finding God, finding purpose
– Closing thoughts on forgiveness and growth
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Musician Noah Weiland—son of late Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland—joins the Painful Lessons Podcast for an unfiltered, emotional conversation. Noah opens up about growing up in the shadow of rock stardom, losing his father at 15, addiction battles, being kicked out of Suspect208, discovering his unique voice, and becoming a new dad. He also shares how faith and music helped him find direction, and discusses his upcoming album Call Jesus.
🎤 Topics:
Fentanyl addiction and relapse
Mental health and 2E (twice exceptional)
The legacy of Scott Weiland
Finding identity in music and faith
Fatherhood and redemption
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