Scott Weiland, the former frontman for rock bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died, his Facebook page confirmed early Friday morning (Dec. 4).

Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, passed away in his sleep while...

Posted by Scott Weiland on Thursday, December 3, 2015

Dave Navarro, guitarist and member of Jane's Addiction, first tweeted the news at 9:01 p.m. PT on Thursday night: "Our friend Scott Weiland has died." (He has since deleted the tweet.)

Weiland and his latest band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, are scheduled to tour this month with upcoming dates at Reno, NV on Dec. 18 and City Winery in Napa on Dec. 19. The band was in Minnesota for a tour date at the Medina Ballroom. According to TMZ, Weiland was found dead on the band's tour bus.

The singer turned 48 on Oct. 27. Weiland long suffered from substance abuse issues.

Rip. Never saw them live but always been a big stp fan

Yes, Scott Weiland had his demons with drugs. RIP.

Completely unsurprising, but still sucks. STP was a big part of my teen years...

Really liked STP... awesome band but... like others have said or thought without saying it... not surprising at all. The guy OD'D like 1000000000 times. It was bound to catch up to him.