Stone temple pilots lead singer death date
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Scott Weiland, former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Dead at 48
Scott Weiland Mourned by Krist Novoselic, Joe Perry, Ryan Adams & More
Weiland and his latest band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, were scheduled to tour this month with upcoming dates at Reno, NV on Dec. 18 and City Winery in Napa on Dec.
The Bloomington, Minn. Police Department issued a statement at p.m. PT detailing the events as such: On Dec. 3rd at p.m., officers responded to a report of an unresponsive adult male in a recreational motor vehicle located in the 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.
Weiland turned 48 on Oct. He long suffered from s
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Against all odds, AC/DC and Queen were able to bounce back after the deaths of their respective lead singers. But Stone Temple Pilots is the only rock band in memory to soldier on after the deaths of not one, but two, successive lead singers.
Former Coronado resident Scott Weiland, 48, was found dead in his tour bus in late The cause of death was an accidental drug overdose. As STP’s original singer, he was in the band from until , then rejoined from until , when he was fired.
Weiland’s replacement, Chester Bennington, committed suicide last July. Only 41, he was best known for his long tenure in Linkin Park. He quit STP in to devote all his time to Linkin Park.
STP’s new singer is Jeff Gutt, also Gutt and the Los Angeles band’s three surviving co-founders — guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz — perform a sold-out Sunday show at Observatory North Park. Their repertoire will mix vintage STP songs with two numbers
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Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Dead at 48
Scott Weiland, the instantly recognizable voice behind Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver known for his dynamic stage presence, has died. He was Weiland&#;s manager confirmed the news to Rolling Stone, but declined to confirm a cause of death.
Weiland passed away in his sleep on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to an official Instagram post. In addition to sharing the news of his death, it read, &#;At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott&#;s family be respected.&#;
TMZ reported that Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota at around 9 p.m. Thursday night while touring with his current group the Wildabouts. The group was scheduled to perform at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minnesota Thursday night. Weiland&#;s tour bus bedroom contained a small amount of cocaine, according to Bloomington, Minnesota police. Authorities also arres