Scott Weiland Dead at 48: R.I.P.: Stone Temple Pilots Frontman Found on Tour Bus

Former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman, Scott Weiland, was found dead last night (Dec. 3) at the young age of 48, unresponsive on his band's tour bus.

The news was first unveiled via a since-deleted Tweet by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, who was known to frequently collaborate with Weiland. It has since been confirmed by the departed rock icon's Facebook page.

According to a report by TMZ, Weiland's band was due to play a show in Hamel, Minnesota, but the show had been cancelled after Weiland was found unresponsive.

Although the cause of death is unknown at this time, Weiland has been known to have been struggling with heavy drug addiction, such as heroin and cocaine, for some time now.

Despite Weiland's personal struggles, he will be remembered as one of the most influential rock stars of our time. Stone Temple Pilots were formed in 1989, releasing four studio albums and achieving multiple No. 1 singles before Weiland departed the band in 2002 due to his problems with addiction. He then went on to form Velvet Revolver with Slash, whom recently stated would reunite with the original Guns N' Roses lineup. Since then, he has been performing solo material under the moniker Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, touring in support of their 2014 LP Blaster.

While Weiland had, in fact, reunited with STP for a reunion tour in 2008, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington had been filling in for him since, but also recently left the band to focus on his main band.

Weiland had been arrested twice for his struggles with substance abuse, first in 1995 while purchasing crack cocaine, and again in 2007, driving under the influence. He had also been in the midst of a legal battle with his former bandmates for rights, which has yet to be resolved, but on a brighter note, the singer hangs on to two Grammys he achieved during his arduous career.

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