SCOTT WEILAND’S EX-WIFE IN ROLLING STONE: ‘DON’T GLORIFY THIS TRAGEDY:’

We don’t want to downplay Scott’s amazing talent, presence or his ability to light up any stage with brilliant electricity. So many people have been gracious enough to praise his gift. The music is here to stay. But at some point, someone needs to step up and point out that yes, this will happen again – because as a society we almost encourage it. We read awful show reviews, watch videos of artists falling down, unable to recall their lyrics streaming on a teleprompter just a few feet away. And then we click “add to cart” because what actually belongs in a hospital is now considered art.

It’s a powerful article — and I wonder if the editors at Rolling Stone understand what a rebuke it is to the entire culture they’ve been promoting since their launch, from former contributors and drug fiends Hunter Thompson and William S. Burroughs to regular cover stories on self-destructive poster children such as Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse and Keith Richards (who’s staggeringly lucky to still be alive and performing) to covers in which rock star looks and death wish urges combine to glorify something far worse than mere self-destruction:

It’s Jann’s world; we’re just living (and in Weiland’s case dying) in it.