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Post by beth on Dec 4, 2015 10:30:54 GMT -5
Stone Temple Pilots Frontman Scott Weiland Dies at 48
Scott Weiland, the grunge rocker best known as the frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died. He was 48.
Weiland died in his sleep in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to a statement on his Instagram and Facebook accounts. His agent Tom Vitorino confirmed the star's death to NBC News.
Weiland, who had been dogged by substance abuse problems throughout his career, had been due to perform with his band the Wildabouts on Thursday night.
Bloomington Police said they were called to a hotel "on a report of an unresponsive male in a recreational motor vehicle" at 8:22 p.m. (9:22 p.m. ET) on Thursday. He was later declared dead.
Only hours earlier, pictures of Weiland performing at Britain's Reading Festival in 1993 and with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler at Madison Square Garden three years later were posted to his Twitter account.
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/stone-temple-pilots-front-man-scott-weiland-dies-48-n474006
Scott Weiland, the grunge rocker best known as the frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died. He was 48.
Weiland died in his sleep in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to a statement on his Instagram and Facebook accounts. His agent Tom Vitorino confirmed the star's death to NBC News.
Weiland, who had been dogged by substance abuse problems throughout his career, had been due to perform with his band the Wildabouts on Thursday night.
Bloomington Police said they were called to a hotel "on a report of an unresponsive male in a recreational motor vehicle" at 8:22 p.m. (9:22 p.m. ET) on Thursday. He was later declared dead.
Only hours earlier, pictures of Weiland performing at Britain's Reading Festival in 1993 and with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler at Madison Square Garden three years later were posted to his Twitter account.
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/stone-temple-pilots-front-man-scott-weiland-dies-48-n474006