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Scott Weiland Dead At 48
Scott Weiland, formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, was found dead before a scheduled Dec. 3 show in Minnesota with his band The Wildabouts, according to multiple sources.
TMZ reports the singer, who has long battled drug and alcohol issues, was found dead on a tour bus at around 9 p.m. local time, just before the band was to take the stage at the 2,000-capacity TMZ reports the singer, who has long battled drug and alcohol issues, was found dead on a tour bus at around 9 p.m. local time, just before the band was to take the stage at the 2,000-capacity However the Los Angeles Times confirmed Weiland’s death in an interview with his wife, Jamie. “I can’t deal with this right now,” she told the paper. “It’s true.” The Times also confirmed Weiland’s death with his manager, Tom Vitorino. A statement on Weiland’s Facebook page posted at 10 p.m. said Weiland had “passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota. At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott’s family be respected.”