What happened to the lead singer of STP?

During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013, making six records with them. In December 2015, Weiland died of an accidental drug overdose on his tour bus in Minnesota at the age of 48.

Is Scott Weiland alive?

Deceased (1967–2015)
Scott Weiland/Living or Deceased

Why did stp fire Scott?

Sadly, Scott Weiland did end up getting fired from Stone Temple Pilots just under two decades later, when the band let him go in 2013 for “violating his duties”.

Who is the lead singer of STP?

Scott Weiland2008 – 2013
Chester Bennington2013 – 2015Jeff GuttSince 2017
Stone Temple Pilots/Lead singers

Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initials STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kretz (drums).

What did Scott Weiland die from?

Scott Weiland died of an accidental overdose of cocaine, ethanol and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). The Hennepin County Medical Examiner in Minneapolis, near where the former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman died, confirmed the news Friday.

What year did Scott Weiland die?

Scott Weiland died on December 3, 2015, at the age of 48, while on tour with his band the Wildabouts. The night of his death, his new backing band was scheduled to play a show at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minnesota.

Where is Scott Weiland buried?

Scott Weiland is buried in the Marywood Catholic Cemetery at the location displayed on the map below. This GPS information is ONLY available at BillionGraves.

Is the lead singer of Velvet Revolver dead?

Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, was found dead Thursday evening on his tour bus before playing a show in Minnesota with his current band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts. A message confirming his death was posted to Weiland’s official…