BILL WARD Pays Tribute To SCOTT WEILAND – “He Was One Hell Of A Singer, To Say The Least”; Video

During the broadcast of the Christmas edition of his Rock 50 radio show, former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward paid tribute to late Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver singer, Scott Weiland.

“More sad news came last week, on Thursday, December the 3rd, when frontman/vocalist Scott Weiland passed away while on tour. We have played Velvet Revolver, which was one of Scott’s bands, and we’re gonna play one of the tracks from Velvet Revolver in a moment, but we wanna make sure that we send our condolences to his family and thank Scott for all the music.

“I knew Scott and I met him on and off for a number of years. And I met him, actually, when he was quite young, and I found him to be one heck of a guy, to say the least. He was one hell of a singer, to say the least. And I was really taken aback by the fact that he had to pass away. And it’s always sad when we lose a fellow musician that was active in rock and roll.”

Highlights from the December show can be seen below:

Weiland was buried in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, December 10th. Members of both bands attended the funeral service at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Chris Kushner, the wife of Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner, posted to Instagram: “A very sad day when u bury a friend. He was a good man. Don’t believe everything u read. Remember, we were all there.”

A very sad day when u bury a friend. He was a good man. Don’t believe everything u read. Remember, we were all there.  #velvetrelvolver @slash #officialduffmckagan @davekushner @bigdrums #scottweiland @susanholmesmckagan @aceharper #ripscottweiland photo cred #jamieweiland

A photo posted by C H R I S (@chriskushner) on Dec 10, 2015 at 7:31pm PST

RollingStone.com is reporting that a recently released search warrant filed by the Bloomington Police Department has detailed the scene in the tour bus bedroom where Scott Weiland was found dead last week. In addition to the two baggies of a white substance that later tested positive as cocaine, authorities found a number of medications, according to Billboard, including the sedative Lunesta, anti-anxiety drug Klonopin, Viagra, sedative Dalmane, narcotic Buprenex and the antipsychotic Geodon.

Elsewhere on the bus, police confiscated other suspicious items, including a clear baggie containing a “green leafy substance” in the cabin. They also detailed the baggie of cocaine they discovered in the bunk of bassist Tommy Black.

An affidavit also explained how authorities learned of Weiland’s death. Bloomington Officer George Harms was assigned to the “follow-up investigation of a possible overdose” that occurred in a hotel parking lot at around 8:21 PM, local time last Thursday. He found Weiland’s body in the bus’ bedroom.

Read more at RollingStone.com.

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