Weiland had two children with his ex-wife Mary Forsberg. "I swore, of course, never to go back to heroin but I never thought that alcohol would be the real nightmare that it actually is. "I'm still on the verge all the time," he told USA Today in 2011 of his struggle with addiction. In 2003 he joined Velvet Revolver but quit in 2008, reportedly because of more personal issues. Their first album "Core" came out in 1992.īut he suffered from substance abuse issues and left the band. Weiland formed Stone Temple Pilots with friends more than two decades ago. "From the massive success he achieved as the original lead vocalist of Stone Temple Pilots to his work with rock supergroup Velvet Revolver and his most recent venture with the Wildabouts, Scott's extraordinary talent and captivating performances will forever live on and inspire legions of rock fans worldwide." "Scott Weiland was a grunge icon and a true modern day, rock and roll front man," the group's CEO Neil Portnow said in a astatement. Members include Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961, in New Jersey), guitar Robert DeLeo (born February 2, 1966, in New Jersey), bass Eric Kretz (born June 7. The Recording Academy, which awards the Grammys each year, hailed Weiland as a groundbreaking music innovator. The online music site Consequence of Sound wrote Friday that "Weiland will undoubtedly be remembered as one of alt-rock's greatest yet troubled frontmen." Tributes on Friday hailed Weiland as a rock original, and a legend of grunge music - the alternative rock style that became popular during the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in Seattle and elsewhere on the US west coast. He had been scheduled to perform with his new band, Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts, when he was found dead in the group's tour bus, news reports said. "At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott's family be respected."
The singer "passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts," the Facebook post read. The death of Weiland - a two-time recipient of the music industry's Grammy award - was reported on the singer's Facebook page early Friday. Scott Weiland, formerly the frontman of Stone Temple Pilots, "passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts," a Facebook post on the singer's page read
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