Weiland was born Scott Richard Kline on October 27th, 1967 in San Jose, California. While still in high school, he began experimenting with alcohol and drugs, according to The New York Times. After an 18-month search, Stone Temple Pilots found its new singer in Jeff Gutt, and it happened by coincidence. Weiland’s manager confirmed the news to Rolling Stone, but declined to confirm a cause of death. The entertainment news website said Weiland was found at about 9 p.m., likely just before he was due on stage with the Wildabouts at the Medina Entertainment Center in Hamel, Minnesota. Singer Scott Weiland, 48, is reported to have died after going into cardiac arrest, according to TMZ. Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, was found dead on Thursday night at the age of 48. Want more Rolling Stone? "At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott's family be respected," the brief statement said. The singer also put out four solo albums, beginning with 1998’s 12 Bar Blues, on which he experimented with singer-songwriter forms and elements of electronic rhythms, while still in Stone Temple Pilots. Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Na… He was convicted of buying crack cocaine in 1995 and of two DUIs in 2003 and 2007, respectively, according to CNN. “So gutted, I am thinking of his family tonight.”, “We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of our old friend and bandmate, Scott Weiland,” Velvet Revolver posted on member Duff McKagan’s Facebook. Weiland presented a different version of meeting … He battled with bipolar disorder and in his 2011 memoir, Not Dead & Not for Sale, he revealed a “big, muscular guy, a high school senior,” sexually assaulted him when was 12. 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December 4, 2015 whodied-admin Who Important Died Today Comments Off on Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Dead at 48 Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts. The shambolic, muted tones of their breakthrough single “Plush” earned them unwanted comparisons to Pearl Jam but also scored them a Grammy and Best New Artist VMA in 1994. They began discussing their girlfriends, only to realize they were dating the same woman. ", The band broke up in 2003 and Weiland went on to front Velvet Revolver, whose members included former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. Stone Temple Pilots mixed brooding hard-rock with Weiland’s powerful, husky baritone in a way that struck a chord with the grunge generation. In 2015, the world lost yet another rock star when Scott Weiland died. Success came quickly to the San Diego band upon its release. 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The band put out three more records, all of which charted in the Top 10 and spawning hits like “Big Bang Baby” and “Sour Girl,” before they disbanded in 2002. His mother, Sharon Williams, and father, Kent Kline, divorced two years later. Scott Weiland, the former front man of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died at the age of 48. Vocalist, who also fronted Velvet Revolver, died in his sleep, Former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland is dead at age 48. With Stone Temple Pilots, Mr. Weiland enjoyed major success during the 1990s. Weiland's death was also confirmed via his official Facebook page. He was 48. Why is he fundraising for it? He moved with his family to Ohio for a number of years and returned to California with his family when he was 14. After performing under the name Mighty Joe Young, the group changed their name to Stone Temple Pilots before the release of their 1992 debut, Core. Two conflicting stories of how frontman Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo met have been described by the band; one was that Weiland and DeLeo met at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, Californiain 1985. Scott Weiland, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver. The record reached Number 48 on the Billboard 200 and contained the alternative-rock hits “Barbarella” and “Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down.” The more focused “Happy” in Galoshes followed in 2008 with the alt-rock radio hit “Missing Cleveland.” He put out two records in 2011: the Christmas record The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and the self-explanatory A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs, on which he sang tunes by Nirvana, Depeche Mode and David Bowie, among others. For all of his success, though, Weiland’s life was often marred by tribulation. Guitarist/founding member Dean DeLeo and the rest of … TMZ reported that Weiland "famously battled substance abuse for years." Scott Weiland died of an accidental overdose of cocaine, ethanol and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). Scott Weiland, whose mercurial vocal style was a signature of the rock band he helped start, the Stone Temple Pilots, and later of the band Velvet Revolver, died … Deepest condolences and sadness are for his children, Noah and Lucy.