Perhaps as evidence, many well-known musicians have taken to social media to mark his passing.
But this personal volatility was balanced by what some cited as a generous, fun-loving attitude, openness, and charm. Married three times (one marriage ended with accusations of domestic abuse), Weiland warred with members of his own bands and other musicians in the media. He formed his current band, the Wildabouts, soon after.īorn Scott Richard Kline in San Jose, California in 1967, Weiland’s life in rock-and-roll was tumultuous. Eventually, he returned to the Pilots, only to leave again in 2013. Divisive but compelling, their sound helped their 1992 album Core sell millions of copies and earned them a 1994 Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award for their signature song, “Plush".Īfter an acrimonious breakup with members of the Stone Temple Pilots, Weiland went on to form the Velvet Revolver supergroup with Slash of Guns N’ Roses and embark on several solo projects. Founded in San Diego in 1990, the “Pilots” and Weiland himself were loved and highly criticized for their more mainstream, more traditionally rock-and-roll take on the sounds and themes associated with bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and The Smashing Pumpkins. Posted by Scott Weiland on Thursday, 3 December 2015Ī passionate, unapologetic rocker with a famously low, booming voice that inspired more than a couple copycat singers, Weiland rose to fame with the Stone Temple Pilots on the back of the grunge and alt-rock movement in the early ‘90s. Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, passed away in his sleep while. The post did not state a cause of death, only that he, “passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts.” He was 48. Scott Weiland, the lead singer of ‘90s alt-rock band the Stone Temple Pilots, was found dead on Thursday night, according to a post from his official Facebook account.
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