Stone Temple Pilots

Heavy partying is pretty much expected of Scott Weiland, the frontman for sharp-yet-greasy music acts like the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. It’s the whole driving a car and partying thing that doesn’t fly. The cops are pretty sure Mr. Weiland decided to mix the two; he was arrested late last month for driving under the influence of something bad—what, exactly, is still unclear—near L.A. after he got into a “minor accident.” His publicist, pretty much doing exactly what he’s paid to do, promptly denied the charges against his client. Nonetheless, the edgy crooner, 40, who has a history of substance abuse, refused to take a blood or urine test, according to the police report. “Scott was not driving under the influence of a drug, legal or illegal," Mr. Weiland’s rep, Kristine Ashton-Magnuson, said in a statement obtained by the AP. "He voluntarily took a breathalyzer test which the defense believes registers well within the legal limit…He is anxious to get to court ... and clear this matter up.” He won’t have to wait very long; released on $40,000 bail, the lyricist-singer is expected to show up in court on Dec. 13.