Cocaine Found on Scott Weiland’s Tour Bus

Scott Weiland the former lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver has tragically died today.

Weiland, 48, died in his sleep while on tour in Bloomington, south of Minneapolis, according to a statement posted to his Facebook page.

The singer/songwriter was found dead Thursday (12/3) on his tour bus in Bloomington, MN, where he was to perform with his band, The Wildabouts. It did not give a reason.

Weiland’s band did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment on Black.

Despite the documented history of Scott Weiland’s public problems with substance abuse, his wife Jamie says the singer was clean from drugs at the time of his death, although she did acknowledge that he still drank alcohol on occasion.

STP won a Grammy in 1994 for the song “Plush” and had monster hits with “Vasoline” and “Interstate Love Song”. “After that, Weiland became a part of supergroup Velvet Revolver with former members of Guns N” Roses including Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. The power ballad “Fall to Pieces” also went gold.

He talked about reuniting with both Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver.

Police in the city of Bloomington said they found the “small quantity” of cocaine in the bedroom while executing a search warrant on the bus Friday following Weiland’s death.

The cause of Weiland’s death is not now available. Stone Temple Pilots began in the late 1980s, when they performed under the name Mighty Joe Young.

Raskob said he was “bummed out”.

The debut album of Weiland and The Wildabouts, “Blaster”, was released this year. He said he was written off as the guy who’s hopeless addictions had – and would always – ruin everything for everyone. The band’s guitarist, Jeremy Brown, 34, died March 30, at his home near Santa Monica. In a related development, Tommy Black, the bassist in Weiland’s band, was arrested Friday for possession of a controlled substance. In 1998, he was accused of possessing heroin and was arrested in 2003 and 2007 as he was found drunk while driving.

“One of the best performances I’ve ever seen in my life”, said Waugh, now the program director at WRNR. The singer subsequently filed a countersuit against Stone Temple Pilots, claiming the band have no legal right to remove him from the line-up. Black was booked for “5th degree felony possession of drugs”, according to TMZ.