Scott Weiland, former frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, is dead at 48. The singer passed away in his sleep on his tour bus while on the road with his band The Wildabouts. HIs death was confirmed by a post on his official Facebook page, as news quickly spread online.
According to Billboard:
“Dave Navarro, guitarist and member of Jane’s Addiction, first tweeted the news at 9:01 p.m. PT on Thursday night: “Our friend Scott Weiland has died.” (He has since deleted the tweet.)
The Bloomington, Minn. Police Department issued a statement at 11:15 p.m. PT detailing the events as such: On Dec. 3rd at 8:22 p.m., officers responded to a report of an unresponsive adult male in a recreational motor vehicle located in the 2200 block of Killebrew Drive. “Officers arrived and determined the adult male was deceased,” read the release, which did not identify the deceased. The address seems to correspond to a local Country Inn & Suites hotel.
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will continue investigating the death with updates to come.”
Rest in peace, Weiland.