The cause of his death was released in May by the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. THE WILDABOUTS guitarist Jeremy Brown died in March. Badly."Ī fan-filmed April 28 video of "Vasoline" in Corpus Christi went viral, showing Weiland launching into a painfully out of tune and apathetic vocal performance that was called "unacceptable" and "heartbreaking" by fans on YouTube.Ī rep for Weiland issued a statement explaining that Weiland was tired and had had a couple of drinks before the show, in addition to his earpiece audio issues. Weiland was harshly criticized following several performances on his recent tour, with one review calling his performance "sluggish" and another stating flat-out that the vocalist "appears to have crashed and burned. Those days of my dope abuse, and use, are long since by me." "I mean, I guess Keith Richards gets asked about, so why shouldn't I? But it's not something that I think about, ever. "Past demons are past demons that's stuff that I dealt with 14 years ago," he said.
Speaking to a Canadian reporter last year, Weiland denied that his "demons" were still a factor as he continued to tour with THE WILDABOUTS. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS then recruited a new frontman, Chester Bennington of LINKIN PARK, and released one critically acclaimed EP, "High Rise". The band had previously been on hiatus since 2002, primarily due to the singer's struggles with drugs and alcohol.
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STP fired Weiland in February 2013 after reuniting with him in 2010 for a series of tours and one self-titled album. He also entered rehab following a DUI arrest in November 2007. In 1999, the singer was ordered to spend a year in a county-jail recovery center due to a probation violation.
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He was arrested in 1995 for attempting to buy crack cocaine before being arrested again two years later for heroin possession. So gutted, I am thinking of his family tonight." That tweet later appeared to have been removed. He tweeted: "Just learned our friend Scott Weiland has died. JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro was the first fellow musician to respond to Weiland's death. You can listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott's family be respected."Ī few days ago, Weiland did an interview with Canada's "The Todd Shapiro Show" where he gave a lot of one-word answers and barely coherent responses. He said he learned of Weiland's death from his tour manager.Ī posting on Scott Weiland's Facebook page reads: " Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER, passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band THE WILDABOUTS. Weiland's wife, Jamie Weiland, confirmed his death to the Los Angeles Times, saying, "I can't deal with this right now… it's true." Weiland's manager, Tom Vitorino, also confirmed that the singer died Thursday. The group was set to perform in Rochester on Friday (December 4) at the Wicked Moose. However, that concert was canceled nine days ago because of slow ticket sales, according to. They had been scheduled to perform Thursday night at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minnesota. He was 48 years old.Ī source connected to Scott's band THE WILDABOUTS told TMZ Scott was was discovered unresponsive on their bus Thursday night around 9 p.m. **UPDATE #1**: Police audio recordings related to Scott Weiland's death have been posted on the web site.įormer STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota. The address seems to correspond to a local Country Inn & Suites hotel.
Officers arrived and determined the adult male was deceased. PT detailing the events as such: On December 3 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.
**UPDATE #2**: According to, the Bloomington, Minnesota Police Department issued a statement at 11:15 p.m. However, the underlying cause of death has yet to be determined. **UPDATE #3**: TMZ has obtained audio of communications between the Bloomington, Minnesota police department and the Hennepin County sheriff’s department that reveals that Scott Weiland was not breathing when he was found in his tour bus in the parking lot of a motel.The dispatcher conveyed that Weiland had possibly gone into cardiac arrest as the immediate cause of death.
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