The inevitibly early demise of Scott Weiland came quietly.  The troubled former front man for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver died, apparently in his sleep, on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota Thursday (12/3).  Weiland and his latest band the Wildabouts were in the city for a date that night.  The bus Weiland was sleeping aboard was parked outside of a motel near the venue when the singer was found dead.  The 48 year old Weiland's career was repeatedly derailed due to his history of substance abuse.  While no cause of death was announced, it would be surprising to learn it did not involve drugs or be the result of something caused by his long use of them.

BBC.com