The California native had played in bands since high school, except for his time in jail from drug possession.He was 48 years old.
According to a post on his Facebook page, Weiland " passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota."
While the specific cause of Weiland's death is unknown, there has been speculation his history of substance abuse could be to blame. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).
Scott Weiland, former lead singer of the rock bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, died while on tour with his current band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts.
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"Yeah, I mean, I've known Chester for a long time," he said. Weiland told The Pulse Of Radio that he and Bennington were good friends before this, but he doesn't see Bennington's move as a betrayal. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, featuring Chester Bennington, will release an EP this fall, in conjunction with a North American tour that kicks off on September 4 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and winds down on September 27 in Las Vegas. Video and audio footage of Weiland's speech can be seen below.
He continued: "The problem is I shouldn’t have said anything at all and I apologize to those fans out there who are, feel like they’re caught in the middle of it, cause I sure feel like I'm caught in the middle of it emotionally, and all I want to do is play music, man." I'm not really quite sure why he joined a band who is actually nameless." Anyway… Actually, Chester has his own band that makes a lot of money.
Weiland thanked the fans for the support and added, "It's just a big 'ol planet, a big 'ol universe and in a big circle, it all works out. Weiland has countersued, claiming that the band cannot use the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS name without him.ĭuring Scott's solo performance at the Trocadero in Philadelphia this past Saturday night (August 17), a number of fans organized a "Fuck you, Chester" chant. The group sued Weiland in May, accusing him of using the band's name to advance his solo career, while claiming that his poor performances, late arrivals, and addiction struggles harmed the band's career. STP fired Weiland earlier this year and recruited LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington to take over. Ex- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has apologized to the group's fans who are "caught in the middle" of his very public legal battle with his former bandmates.