Scott Weiland, the former frontman of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died at the age of 48.
Below is the official statement on Scott’s FB page:
“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. At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott’s family be respected”.
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, played at Adelaide Hall in Toronto on Dec 1st 2015.
TMZ is reporting 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.
Velvet Revolver’s guitarist Dave Kushner tweeted: “RIP Scott Weiland”.
Musicians such as: Alice Cooper, Nick Holmes, Sebastian Bach, Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Travis Barker, Joe Satriani, Cristina Scabbia and Mike Mills took to Twitter to express their condolences.
The Grande Rock Team expresses their deepest condolences to Scott’s family. RIP Scott Weiland.
Weblinks:
www.scottweiland.com
www.facebook.com/ScottWeiland/
Below is the official statement on Scott’s FB page:
“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. At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott’s family be respected”.
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, played at Adelaide Hall in Toronto on Dec 1st 2015.
TMZ is reporting 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.
Velvet Revolver’s guitarist Dave Kushner tweeted: “RIP Scott Weiland”.
Musicians such as: Alice Cooper, Nick Holmes, Sebastian Bach, Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Travis Barker, Joe Satriani, Cristina Scabbia and Mike Mills took to Twitter to express their condolences.
The Grande Rock Team expresses their deepest condolences to Scott’s family. RIP Scott Weiland.
Weblinks:
www.scottweiland.com
www.facebook.com/ScottWeiland/