Scott was 48. Related PHOTOS: Scott Weiland: 20 Essential Songs From brooding Stone Temple Pilots ballads to ballsy Velvet Revolver rave-ups 
 
 Weiland passed away in his sleep on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to an official Instagram post. TMZ reported that Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota at around 9 p.m. Thursday night while touring with his current group the Wildabouts. Weiland was on tour with his band Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts ... they were supposed to play the Medina Ballroom tonight, but the show was cancelled. Weiland's tour bus bedroom contained a small amount of cocaine, according to Bloomington, Minnesota police. Related Scott Weiland: The Lost Q&A As Velvet Revolver had the Number One album in the country, the singer discussed angry lyrics, Stone Temple Pilots and his complicated relationship with drugs 
 
 Between STP stints, Weiland fronted Velvet Revolver, a group which, in addition to Kushner, featured former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.
– Scott Weiland, the former frontman for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died at age 48. His wife, Jamie Weiland, confirmed the news to the Los Angeles Times. "I can't deal with this right now," she said, crying. "It's true." Weiland's current band, Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, had been scheduled to play at a Medina, Minn., concert venue, according to the venue's website. Sources tell TMZ that Weiland, who was dogged by substance abuse problems throughout his career, was found dead on his tour bus. The cause of death hasn't been determined. Weiland "passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band," says a post on his Facebook page. "At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott’s family be respected." In the 1990s, the "Stone Temple Pilots mixed brooding hard-rock with Weiland's powerful, husky baritone in a way that struck a chord with the grunge generation," observes Rolling Stone. The LA Times calls him an "archetypal rock singer."