Big Empty — Stone Temple Pilots, 1993, MTV Unplugged @stpband “Big Empty” was first performed live during STP’s MTV Unplugged taping in November 1993 — six months before it dropped on The Crow soundtrack and almost a year before it landed on Purple. It wasn’t just a live debut — it was the first time anyone had heard the song in public. No studio version existed yet. No one in the crowd knew what was coming. The performance was stripped down, with Scott Weiland seated, singing the entire set in