Scott Weiland | 1967 - 2015

Scott Weiland performs at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City in December 2008.

Scott Weiland with his family -- Lucy, then 2, Noah, 4, and wife Mary -- at the Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel in January 2005.

Scott Weiland performs at the Hollywood & Highland complex in Los Angeles to promote his new album, “Happy in Galoshes,” in November 2008

Scott Weiland at a promotional event for his album “Happy in Galoshes” in Los Angeles in November 2008.

Scott Weiland performs with Stone Temple Pilots in Columbus, Ohio, in May 2008.

Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo perform with Stone Temple Pilots in Columbus, Ohio, in May 2008.

Vocalist Scott Weiland and guitarist Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots perform at a special private show in Los Angeles in April 2008.

Scott Weiland, left, and Slash as Velvet Revolver perform in Carson in September 2007.

Velvet Revolver -- from left, Dave Kushner, Scott Weiland, Slash and Duff McKagin -- pose with their statues after winning the hard rock performance category at the 2005 Grammy Awards on Feb. 13, 2005, in Los Angeles.

Scott Weiland, left, and Slash perform with Velvet Revolver in Los Angeles in December 2004.

Slash, from left, Scott Weiland, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver.

Scott Weiland performs with Stone Temple Pilots at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine in September 2000.

For a generation too young to have experienced Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury or Mick Jagger in their primes, Scott Weiland, seen here in 1998, was the definition of a rock singer.