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Scott Weiland Estate Releases Previously Unheard 'If I Could Fly' on 10th Anniversary of His Death

The estate is opening his archives with a song he wrote in 2000 for his newborn son.

Overview

  • The release is billed by the estate as the first original, unreleased track issued from Weiland’s archive since his passing.
  • The song is now on digital streaming via Primary Wave/Virgin, following an initial appearance tied to Record Store Day’s Black Friday, according to Rolling Stone.
  • Weiland wrote the track in 2000 after the birth of his son, Noah, and the lyrics address his infant child.
  • Noah Weiland is scheduled to perform a tribute concert tonight at Garden Amp in Orange County, with Jakob Nowell also on the bill.
  • Weiland died on Dec. 3, 2015 at age 48 in what authorities ruled an accidental drug overdose.