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In 1986, Scott Weiland met bassist Robert DeLeo at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, California. The two of them were discussing their love interests, when they realized they were both dating the same girl. They developed a bond over the incident, and ended up forming Stone Temple Pilots.
The band Stone Temple Pilots was once named Shirley Temple's Pussy.
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When recording their debut album, the Stone Temple Pilots -- then known as Mighty Joe Young -- were informed there was a bluesman already known by that name. Forced to find a new moniker, the band found inspiration from the STP Motor Oil stickers they loved as children.
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Singer Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots became friends because they found out they were seeing the same girl at the same time.
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Singer Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots became friends because they found out they were seeing the same girl at the same time.
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Stone Temple Pilots replaced Scott Weiland with Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.
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Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington was a huge childhood fan of Stone Temple Pilots, and often dreamed of joining the band. And he did in 2013, by becoming their lead singer
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In 1994, Stone Temple Pilots was voted best new band by Rolling Stone’s readers, but worst band of the year by the magazine’s writers
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Stone Temple Pilots' frontman Scott Weiland wrote "Sex Type Thing" after three football players gang-raped a woman he was dating
