Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots found dead in Minnesota tour bus.

[Vladimir Putin]

TMZ, Friday, December 4, 2015, 12:08am EST

Rock star Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota ... TMZ has learned.

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.

A source connected to the band tells us Scott was found Thursday night on the bus around 9 PM -- presumably, shortly before the band was to go on.

The former lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver famously battled substance abuse for years. It's unclear right now what caused his death.

Scott was 48.

[Steve-Oh]

RIP, LoungeFly.

[giovanni_hotel]

Tragic but no fan of STP is surprised if he died from a drug overdose.

RIP Scotty.

[Ben in LA]

Will folks make fun of him like they did Whitney Houston and Amy Whinehouse?

[broncofan]

RIP Scott Weiland. Loved his music....STP was one of my favorite bands growing up.

[fred41]

Very sad, but unfortunately, not a surprise. His voracious drug use forced him out of every band he helped create. He became totally undependable . I used to love STP and saw them perform frequently...the man was electric live...a true rock star. R.I.P.

[broncofan]

I used to love STP and saw them perform frequently...the man was electric live...a true rock star. R.I.P.

People talk about that time and place they're much more likely to talk about Pearl Jam, Nirvana and even Soundgarden. All bands I listened to, but I probably spent more time listening to STP's angst-ridden songs than anything else. Good example, Tripping on a hole in a paper heart... I never really knew the lyrics but knew the person singing them felt some pretty strong emotions.

[Nikka]

I used to play one song of them at school ,,,.... aaaaand I feeeellll ....

[top4bigbutt]

Fuck what a waste, fucking drug addiction shit...

[top4bigbutt]

R.I.P. man