People Magazine (via NME) reports that Scott Weiland’s bass player in the band The Wildabouts, Tommy Black, will not be charged after being investigated by police after the death of Weiland.
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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner in Minneapolis reported yesterday that Scott Weiland overdosed on cocaine, methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA; also known as “sally” or “the love drug”, and chemically related to the drug ecstasy) and ethanol. The cocaine was discovered on the bus near Weiland’s body.
The 48-year-old, who was found dead on a tour bus on 3 December, also had a history of cardiovascular disease and asthma.
He rose to fame with Stone Temple Pilots, which became one of the most commercially successful bands to come out of the early 1990s grunge rock movement.
Police said they found a small amount of cocaine in Weiland’s bedroom and elsewhere on the tour bus, and arrested a California man who was traveling with Weiland on tentative drug possession charges.
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Weiland was found unresponsive on his tour bus in Minnesota, where he and his band The Wildabouts were scheduled to perform at the Medina Ballroom. Deputies arrested the singer in 1995 after he was found in possession of crack and heroin. Scott’s series of possessing drugs and tours to rehabilitation facilities, resulted in cancellation of several shows of the Stone Temple Pilots. After the death of the singer, his former wife published a piece of opinion in Rolling Stone stating that his fans should stop glorifying the tragedy of his death.
