Dean Deleo

About

Lead guitarist for the Stone Temple Pilots who also worked with the bands Talk Show and Army of Anyone.

Before Fame

Before they were Stone Temple Pilots, they were in a band called Mighty Joe Young that played gigs in Hollywood bars.

Trivia

He and his brother were at a Black Flag concert when they met the third member of their future band, Scott Weiland.

Family Life

His younger brother plays bass for Stone Temple Pilots. He married Jenn DeLeo in 2012. They have a daughter together.

Associated With

Guitar World ranked Stone Temple Pilots' 1994 album Purple as one of the greatest guitar albums of all time, just beating out Rivers Cuomo and Weezer.