Who is Noah Weiland’s mom, Mary Forsberg? Late Scott Weiland’s son’s relationship with his mom explored amid troubling post

Musician Noah Weiland shared upsetting social media posts about his current financial condition, while also regretting his ongoing personal and professional struggles.

Noah is the son of the late singer-songwriter Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots fame and his second wife, Mary Forsberg, 50. She is an actress but is best known as the author of the 2009 book Fall to Pieces.

Weiland, 25, wrote on his December 11 Instagram Stories:

“I made 10k+ the other night at that show. My cut was not much over a thousand $. Split between me and 3 other band members, does that make sense mathematically? Anyways, thank you for all your support, everybody. NOAH WEILAND – OUT.”

In a follow-up Story, Scott Weiland’s only son continued:

“I’d rather be DEAD than live the same way my father did. Regardless of all this, it’s been a long journey. Can’t wait to see him again, and thank you for all the support along the way. Won’t ever forget this.”

Meanwhile, speaking with Rolling Stone earlier this month, Noah Weiland revealed that his mother “isn’t in my life.” He added that he hasn’t been in touch with his dad’s former bandmates from Stone Temple Pilots and attributed it to their relationship with Mary Forsberg. He said:

“I really haven’t talked with any of them in almost a decade now. I’m not sure if it has something to do with their relationship with my mom, but she isn’t in my life either. I’m always open to catching up.”

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All about Noah Weiland’s estranged mother, Mary Forsberg

The same year Noah Weiland was born, his parents tied the knot in May 2000. However, the union ended in a divorce in 2007, and Noah and his younger sister Lucy were raised by a single mother in Temecula, a small town an hour north of San Diego.

Two years after the divorce, actress and model Mary Forsberg co-wrote her memoir with Larkin Warren. Fall To Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Mental Illness revolved around her life and difficulties as Scott Weiland’s wife, his fame, his addiction issues, and being a single mother to his two children.

Upon his demise from a drug overdose on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota, on December 3, 2015, Mary Forsberg wrote an open essay published by Rolling Stone.

“December 3rd, 2015, is not the day Scott Weiland died. It is the official day the public will use to mourn him, and it was the last day he could be propped up in front of a microphone for the financial benefit or enjoyment of others,” Forsberg wrote back then.

She continued:

“The outpouring of condolences and prayers offered to our children, Noah and Lucy, has been overwhelming, appreciated and even comforting. But the truth is, like so many other kids, they lost their father years ago. What they truly lost on December 3rd was hope.”

The mother of two remembered her ex-husband as a “paranoid man” who failed to “remember his own lyrics” and was “only photographed” with his kids “a handful of times” in 15 years of fatherhood.

She also claimed that towards the end of their marriage, he was filled with “sadness and confusion” over his “inability to separate himself from negative people and bad choices.”

“I won’t say he can rest now, or that he’s in a better place. He belongs with his children, barbecuing in the backyard and waiting for a Notre Dame game to come on. We are angry and sad about this loss, but we are most devastated that he chose to give up,” Forsberg stated.

She also mentioned that Lucy and Noah Weiland “never sought perfection from their dad” but simply hoped for a “little effort.”

Mary Forsberg acknowledged that she’d always wanted to share “more than anyone was comfortable with,” a glimpse of which appeared in her autobiography. However, it, too, had a “gloss” over the actual “grief and struggle.”

“I did what I thought was best for Noah and Lucy. I knew they would one day see and feel everything that I’d been trying to shield them from, and that they’d eventually be brave enough to say, ‘That mess was our father.’ We loved him, but a deep-rooted mix of love and disappointment made up the majority of our relationship with him,” she explained.

Forsberg also spoke about Scott Weiland’s career, rise to fame, downfall, performances ahead of his death, and life towards the end.

Mary claimed remarrying made Scott “replace” his children, who she claimed were not “invited to his wedding.” She also mentioned that the child support stopped coming in, as did Weiland himself, who reportedly missed Christmas and Father’s Day with his kids, adding that she had no intention to “cast judgment.”

She ended the essay by urging the community not to glorify the tragedy with “talk of rock and roll and the demons” but rather encourage more youngsters to be hopeful of life and what it has to offer.

According to iHeartRadio, Forsberg also battled with her own addiction and mental health issues, including depression.

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Noah Weiland performed at his father's tribute concert on his 10th death anniversary

Noah Weiland told Rolling Stone in his recent interview that he grew up having an absentee father.

“I can honestly say I’ve had a very tough posthumous relationship with my father… I definitely have a place in my heart for my dad’s music.”

The 3009 crooner mentioned that he chooses to “forgive” his dad as fatherhood is “hard” and often has its own set of “struggles.”

“It wasn’t his fault, and he wasn’t even all that bad when the dude wasn’t all too sober. I wish I could’ve spent more time with him regardless of where he was in life, which is why I’ll always make time for my son Anakin,” Noah stated of his 13-month-old baby boy.

Scott Weiland was touring with the Wildabouts at the time of his demise. He was 48. The Velvet Revolver ex-member was also married to Jamie Wachtel.

Recently, on his tenth death anniversary, his son performed at a tribute concert at the Garden Amp outdoor amphitheatre in Orange County, California, on December 3.

It is noteworthy that, like his dad, Noah Weiland, too, battles with addiction. In fact, he was fired from his band Suspect208 in 2021 for substance abuse. However, since then, he has sobered up by finding himself a sponsor, going to rehab, attending AA meetings, and focusing on his career.

In April 2022, Noah Weiland even told iHeartRadio in an interview that his firing was unjustified and he hated the public speculation that he was an addict “just like his dad.” In the same interview, he also spoke about feeling “closer” to his father after his own addiction issues, but admitted both he and his sister were estranged from their dad.

“I remember my mom would get upset a lot because she’d see him in interviews saying that we’d always be spending time with him, and they’d say bad things about my mom all the time. There’s so many lies and rumours on the internet,” Noah Weiland said at the time.

He added, “I’ve been in some bad situations, I’m not going to lie, the older I’ve gotten, and it’s not because my mom doesn’t care about me, it’s got nothing to do with my mom at all. It has to do with me trying to find my own journey in life and trying to figure things out on my own.”

However, last year, the SLITHER singer seemed to have gotten distant from his mom and sister, too. In fact, he seemingly called the latter “evil” during an IG livestream and dismissed questions about Forsberg.

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Noah Weiland is now focusing on fatherhood and doing more concerts/ tours, including gearing up for an upcoming tour in January and the release of his mixtape, Crashout Junkie, later this month.