With deep sorrow for you and your family, we are saddened to see you go. All our love and respect. “We will miss you brother, Robert, Eric, Dean”.
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Scott Weiland, a rock vocalist who first gained fame with the 1990s band Stone Temple Pilots, has died.
In 2002, Weiland was recruited as the frontman for rock supergroup Velvet Revolver, formed by ex-Guns N’ Roses stars Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.
The group’s 2004 debut, “Contraband“, reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart and included two gold-selling singles, “Slither” and “Fall to Pieces”. Although critically controversial, Stone Temple Pilots were one of the most successful bands to emerge from the grunge movement of the 1980s and ’90s.
Authorities released no additional information on Weiland’s cause of death, saying it would be released by the local coroner. But no one was as shocked about his sudden passing more than the man who found him dead – and RadarOnline.com can reveal who it was! Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington took over as lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots but announced he was leaving the group last month.
Bloomington police said, after executing a search warrant, that they had discovered a small amount of a substance that tested positive as cocaine in the bedroom where Weiland was located.
Weiland was found dead on his tour bus on the same night he was to play a gig in Minnesota with his current band, The Wildabouts.
When they learned the news, they had to alert the hundreds of people who bought tickets the show was canceled.
Raskob said he was “bummed out”. “So sad”, he said.
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, were scheduled to tour this month, with upcoming dates in Reno, Nevada, on December 18 and City Winery in Napa, Calif., on December 19. Earlier this year, Wildabouts guitarist Jeremy Brown died right as the band was set to release their new album, Blaster.
It’s also unknown if the pending drug possession charges against Thomas Black could ultimately include charges directly related to the death of Scott Weiland, should it be determined that cocaine did contribute to his death.
In 1995, he was arrested on suspicion of possessing cocaine and heroin and completed a rehabilitation program.
Black was arrested and booked for 5th degree felony possession of drugs.
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Weiland led Southern California-based Stone Temple Pilots, fondly called “STP” by fans, for two decades.
