A statement, on Instagram, said Weiland had "passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35003719
100% has to be drugs.
Shame, not that hes done much lately Ive had much love for but those early STP records were almost worn out, especially Core.