Noah Weiland on Recovery, Rock Royalty, and Reclaiming His Voice

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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00:00 – Welcome Noah Weiland

01:00 – Life as Scott Weiland’s son

03:45 – Noah's early music career

07:15 – Stage diving and performance stories

10:10 – Dealing with grief and trauma

13:30 – Fentanyl addiction & relapse

17:40 – Getting kicked out of Suspect208

22:10 – Mental health & feeling different

26:30 – Fatherhood and naming his son Anakin

30:45 – Faith, Kanye West & artistic inspiration

35:10 – Don’t meet your heroes: wild celebrity stories

41:00 – Sober living, relapse, and recovery honesty

47:30 – A wild drug dealer story

50:10 – Announcing his new album: *Call Jesus*

53:20 – Finding God, finding purpose

56:00 – Closing thoughts on forgiveness and growth