Stone Temple Pilots frontman and two-time Grammy winner Scott Weiland was found dead at 48 on Thursday night while on tour in Minnesota.
While Weiland is known to have struggled with substance abuse problems in the past, the musician’s cause of death is still unknown.
According to Billboard, Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro was first to break the news on Twitter around 9 p.m. by tweeting (and since deleting), “Our friend Scott Weiland has died.”
Weiland’s former Velvet Revolver band mate Slash shared a photo of the rock star accompanied by a simple, “Sad day. RIP Scott Weiland.”
Countless other rock legends, colleagues and members of Hollywood have turned to the social media platform to share their condolences:
Sad to hear about Scott Weiland passing. He was a once of a kind epic force onstage. thoughts are w his family #RIPScottWeiland
— Juliette Lewis (@JulietteLewis) December 4, 2015
Thanks for the great music Scott Weiland.
— Nirvana (@Nirvana) December 4, 2015
Really sorry to hear about Scott Weiland.
— Krist Novoselić (@KristNovoselic) December 4, 2015
Extremely saddened to have read Scott Weiland passed. Such a gifted performer. My thoughts are with your loved ones,friends & fans.
— Joe Perry (@JoePerry) December 4, 2015
I saw Scott Weiland perform many times and those were some of my favorite concerts of all time. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) December 4, 2015
Scott Weiland was a great guy super talented..I played on shows with STP & Velvet Revolver & he owned the stage! RIP
— Billy Idol (@BillyIdol) December 4, 2015
Sad to hear about Scott's passing.I hope it wasn't drugs.The saddest part of the story is his kids and family being left behind. RIP
— ❌ Nikki Sixx ❌ (@NikkiSixx) December 4, 2015
