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A blistering essay from the ex-wife of Scott Weiland on Monday was aimed straight at the heart of the music culture, music critics and fans who celebrate their drugged and inebriated heroes.

 Although no official cause of death has been determined beyond cardiac arrest, 

reports have suggested drugs may have been involved.

"The outpouring of condolences and prayers offered to our children, Noah and Lucy, has been overwhelming, appreciated and even comforting," Mary Forsberg Weiland wrote in 

. "But the truth is, like so many other kids, they lost their father years ago. What they truly lost on December 3rd was hope.

"As a society we almost encourage it," she said of her ex-husband's death and of other deaths still to come. "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."

She appeared to blast the fawning coverage offered by the music press, which said Weiland had kicked drugs and loved to spend time with his kids. He hadn't. And he didn't.

It's too late for her own kids, she writes, but not for others, and not for us.

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A blistering essay from the ex-wife of Scott Weiland on Monday was aimed straight at the heart of the music culture, music critics and fans who celebrate their drugged and inebriated heroes.


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