“I feel like there are only a limited amount of years where you can wear those tight jeans. There comes a point where whether you can wear them or not, you shouldn’t wear them,” Scott Weiland tells Rolling Stone. “And at a certain point, bands that have the ability to mature musically should mature musically in a graceful manner, and I see the Stone Temple Pilots as being a band that has that capacity.” Check out the most comprehensive interview Weiland has given since splitting with Velvet Revolver and announcing the reunion of Stone Temple Pilots, plus read Evan Serpick’s story about Weiland’s recent rock adventures (featuring commentary from Slash) from Issue 1053.