In 1995, Weiland formed the alternative rock band the Magnificent Bastards with session drummer Victor Indrizzo in San Diego . The band included Zander Schloss and Jeff Nolan on guitars and Bob Thompson on bass. Only two songs were recorded by the Magnificent Bastards, “Mockingbird Girl”, composed by Nolan, Schloss, and Weiland, appeared in the film Tank Girl and on its soundtrack , and a cover of John Lennon ‘s ” How Do You Sleep? ” was recorded for the tribute album, Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon . Weiland rejoined Stone Temple Pilots in the fall of 1995, but STP was forced to cancel most of their 1996–1997 tour in support of their third release, Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop , which sold about two million albums. Weiland encountered problems with drug addiction at this time as well, which inspired some of his songs in the late-1990s and resulted in jail time.
Formed the Magnificent Bastards
Written by
in