Scott Weiland, Former Singer of Stone Temple Pilots, Dead at 48

Scott Weiland, the former frontman for rock bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died, his Facebook page confirmed early Friday morning (Dec. 4).

Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, passed away in his sleep while...

Posted by Scott Weiland on Thursday, December 3, 2015


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."

Just learned our friend Scott Weiland has died. So gutted, I am thinking of his family tonight.

— Dave Navarro (@DaveNavarro) December 4, 2015


Weiland and his latest band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, are scheduled to tour this month with upcoming dates at Reno, NV on Dec. 18 and City Winery in Napa on Dec. 19.

Billboard has not confirmed the death of the singer, who turned 48 on Oct. 27. Weiland long suffered from substance abuse issues.

This story is developing.

 Ouze wrote:
. I think he was a huge talent, but he sure had some personal demons - I've been sort of expecting to read this story for about 20 years.

 reds8n wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
. I think he was a huge talent, but he sure had some personal demons - I've been sort of expecting to read this story for about 20 years.

Yeah, that first album got played to death when it came out, literally wore the tape out.

It's like when Amy Winehouse died : you start to go " no.." and then you go... "ahh .. yeah."

48 is no age though eh ?

DutchWinsAll wrote:
I don't think I'll ever understand the "what a shame" mentality for someone that ostensibly had a ridiculously amazing life and pissed it away.

Millions of dollars, thousands of women, the world by the balls, all for playing mediocre rock music. That guy had way more fun than most of us can even imagine and died at almost 50 from suicide; that's not a bad life by any measure.

Something about the length of candles and their luminance.

 Dreadwinter wrote:

DutchWinsAll wrote:
I don't think I'll ever understand the "what a shame" mentality for someone that ostensibly had a ridiculously amazing life and pissed it away.

Millions of dollars, thousands of women, the world by the balls, all for playing mediocre rock music. That guy had way more fun than most of us can even imagine and died at almost 50 from suicide; that's not a bad life by any measure.

Something about the length of candles and their luminance.

Because as it turns out, some people thought his music was a lot more than just mediocre.

I never really understood why people try to come in threads about peoples deaths and try to crap all over a deceased person.

 chromedog wrote:
On the plus side, at least he never joined the '29 club' (recent additions to that act brought the tone down a tad).

He's had his demons for most of the last 20ish years - but he put out some good music despite it (or maybe to spite those demons).