4 (1999) and Shangri-La Dee Da (2001), before separating in 2002, after which the band members partook in various projects (most notably Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone). The band released four more studio albums: Purple (1994), Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996), No. The band found immediate success in 1993 upon releasing their debut album, Core (1992), and went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s. In November 2017, the band hired former X-Factor contestant Jeff Gutt as their new lead singer.Īfter forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young, the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots.
Bennington committed suicide on July 20, 2017. On December 3, 2015, Weiland was found dead on his tour bus prior to a performance with his band The Wildabouts. In 2015, Bennington left the band to focus solely on Linkin Park. Since the band's formation in 1989, its line-up remained unchanged until the dismissal of Weiland in 2013, who was replaced by Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. Such a gifted performer," wrote Aerosmith's Joe Perry.Stone Temple Pilots (often abbreviated as STP) is a Grammy Award winning American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kretz (drums). "Extremely saddened that Scott Weiland has passed. I hope it wasn't drugs," wrote Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx. Several rockers expressed their sorrow on Twitter. News reports said he married photographer Jamie Wachtel Weiland in 2013. 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 the newspaper. Weiland discussed his struggle with addiction in a 2011 interview with USA Today. "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. The Recording Academy, which awards the Grammys each year, hailed Weiland as a groundbreaking music innovator. The online music site Consequence of Sound wrote that "Weiland will undoubtedly be remembered as one of alt-rock's greatest yet troubled frontmen." It’s just so sad and brutal from any perspective." "His artistry will live on, of that, there is no doubt. "Even in his darkest times, we all had hope and love for him," Velvet Revolver said in a statement. In 2003, Weiland joined the Velvet Revolver but he quit in 2008, reportedly because of more personal issues. Part of that gift was part of your curse. We know amidst the good and the bad you struggled, time and time again. "The memories are many, and they run deep for us. "Dear Scott," his former Stone Temple bandmates wrote in a poignant farewell on Facebook, "Let us start by saying thank you for sharing your life with us.
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.
Weiland was located."ĭetectives also found cocaine in the area occupied by Black, "a traveling member of Weiland's party." 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.īloomington police said that detectives collected evidence from inside the bus that included "a small quantity" of cocaine "in the bedroom where Mr. Weiland, a two-time Grammy Award winner, "passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts," read a posting on the singer's Facebook page, where fans expressed shock and sorrow. Condolences poured in for Weiland, who was synonymous with grunge - the alternative rock style that became popular during the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in Seattle and elsewhere on the US west coast.
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