Premise: Scott Richard Weiland ( [ ˈwaɪlənd ] born Scott Richard Kline ; October 27 , 1967 -- December 3 , 2015 ) was an American musician , singer and songwriter . Stone Temple Pilots ( sometimes abbreviated as STP ) are an American rock band from San Diego , California , that originally consisted of Scott Weiland ( lead vocals ) , brothers Dean ( guitar ) and Robert DeLeo ( bass , backing vocals ) , and Eric Kretz ( drums ) .
Hypothesis: Stone Temple Pilots had an original member that had the legal middle name Richard.
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