海角精品黑料 remembers Scott Weiland with a collection of photos and videos.
Introduction
Scott Weiland, former frontman of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, was Thursday night on his tour bus.聽He was 48.
We’re remembering聽Weiland’s聽career in a collection of photos, music and videos.
(Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP
Scott Weiland, vocalist of the re-formed Stone Temple Pilots rock band, arrives with his girlfriend, Mary Frosberg, at the grand re-opening of the Viper Room club in West Hollywood, California, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1998. The event featured a performance by the rock band Hole.
(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
From left, Tim McGraw, Scott Weiland, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and Bono perform for tsunami relief at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian
Scott Weiland, Slash and Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver perform during the 2004 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004.
(AP Photo/Chris Polk)
AP Photo/Chris Polk
Velvet Revolver’s Slash, left, and Scott Weiland perform at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, Saturday July 2, 2005. The concert is part of a series of free concertls being held around the world designed to press leaders of the rich G8 countries to help impoverished African nations.
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis
Scott Weiland, left, presents Carrie Underwood with the T-Mobile text in award in the background at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Slash is in the background.
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
Members of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots Robert DeLeo, left, Scott Weiland, center, Eric Kretz, bottom and Dean DeLeo perform during a concert as part of Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio Saturday, May 17, 2008. The group, which broke up in 2003, kicked off a 65-date reunion tour at the show.
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
AP Photo/Paul Vernon
Scott Weiland, of the band Velvet Revolver, performs with the band at the 944 Magazine Super Bowl party in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008.
(AP Photo/ Matt Sayles)
AP Photo/ Matt Sayles
Scott Weiland, singer for the rock band Stone Temple Pilots, right, and bass player Robert DeLeo perform during their concert as part of Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio Saturday, May 17, 2008. The group, which broke up in 2003, kicked off a 65-date reunion tour at the show.
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
AP Photo/Paul Vernon
Scott Weiland, right, and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots perform at a special private performance in Los Angeles, April 7, 2008. The band announced that they will be reuniting and will launch their first national tour in almost eight years.
(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Scott Weiland, left, and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots perform at a special private performance in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2008. The band announced that they will be reuniting and will launch their first national tour in almost eight years.
(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
The Stone Temple Pilots drop by WHFS in Bethesda, Maryland.
(Courtesy Bob Waugh)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) 鈥� Scott Weiland, the former frontman for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died. He was 48.
The singer鈥檚 manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed the death to The Associated Press early Friday morning. Vitorino said he learned of Weiland鈥檚 death from his tour manager. He did not provide further details but referenced a statement on Weiland鈥檚 Facebook page.
The statement said Weiland, who was dogged by substance abuse problems throughout his career, passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota. The local coroner confirmed the death Friday but didn鈥檛 cite a cause.
Weiland鈥檚 current band, Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, had been scheduled to play a show in nearby Medina, Minnesota, according to a local venue鈥檚 website. The website showed the event was canceled but didn鈥檛 give a reason.
Weiland鈥檚 wife, Jamie Weiland, also confirmed his death to the Los Angeles Times.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 deal with this right now,鈥� she said, sobbing. 鈥淚t鈥檚 true.鈥�
The singer rose to fame as the frontman of the Grammy Award-winning Stone Temple Pilots, whose hits include 鈥淚nterstate Love Song,鈥� 鈥漃lush,鈥� and 鈥淰asoline.鈥�
The band broke up in 2003, and Weiland went on to front Velvet Revolver, the super group that featured former members of Guns N鈥� Roses, including guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan. Among that group鈥檚 hits was 鈥淔all to Pieces.鈥�
The Stone Temple Pilots eventually reunited in 2008.
鈥淭he story鈥檚 not finished,鈥� Weiland told the AP at the time. 鈥淭here鈥檚 more to be revealed and more to be told.鈥�
But the group split again in 2013.
Weiland had a long string of drug- and alcohol-related arrests and stints in rehab. In 1995, he was arrested after deputies found him carrying crack and heroin. He pleaded guilty to felony heroin possession in 1998. And his arrests for drug possession and stints in rehab led the Stone Temple Pilots to cancel tour dates and contributed to their 2003 breakup.
The Hennepin County medical examiner confirmed Weiland鈥檚 death in a news release Friday but didn鈥檛 list a cause. Carolyn Marinan, a county spokeswoman, said she had no information on when that would be announced.
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This story has been corrected to show that Jamie Weiland commented to the Los Angeles Times, not the Los Angeles Tribune.
Hailed by The Washington Post for 鈥渉is savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at 海角精品黑料 as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.
