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Axl Rose
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| Axl Rose | ||
|---|---|---|
 Axl Rose di Download Festival tahun 2006. | ||
| Latar belakang | ||
| Nama lahir | William Bruce Bailey | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Pekerjaan | Singer-songwriter, musikus | |
| Instrumen | Vokal, Piano, Perkusi, Gitar | |
| Tahun aktif | 1983 – sekarang | |
| Perusahaan rekaman | Geffen Records | |
| Terkait dengan | Guns N' Roses, Hollywood Rose, L.A. Guns, Rapidfire | |
| Situs web | www.gunsnroses.com | |
William Bruce Bailey (lahir di Lafayette, Indiana, 6 Februari 1962; umur 48 tahun) adalah "lead vocals" Guns N' Roses band asal Los Angeles, California Amerika Serikat. Musisi yang lebih dikenal dengan nama Axl Rose selama ini dikenal sebagai pemimpin sekaligus pendiri Guns N' Roses (bersama Tracii Guns pada tahun 1985), sosok Axl ditubuh GNR begitu dominan, dia yang mengatur semua alur cerita setiap GNR "memulai pertualangannya".
Axl Rose mempunyai sifat otoriter, egois, dan dengan emosi yang meledak-ledak, tak jarang teman-teman sebandnya kena semprot "kebengisannya" Axl, dan oleh sebab itulah Guns N' Roses bubar karena teman sebandnya sudah tidak tahan lagi atas perilakuan Axl yang mau menang sendiri, ada yang mengundurkan diri, ada dipecat, dan ada juga yang keluar dikarenakan beda pendapat dengan Axl mengenai kemana selanjutnya arah music GNR.
Di Guns N' Roses, Axl yang juga pencipta dan penulis lagu, dia diberkahi kemampuan bisa merubah suaranya hingga 3X saat dia sedang bernyanyi dan dia juga bisa bernyanyi sambil berlari kesana-kemari. Sebuah ciri khas Axl dengan GNR-nya yang tak bisa digantikan vocalis manapun seandainya dia keluar dari band. Tapi bukan berarti dia saja yang terpenting ditubuh Guns N' Roses, ada satu lagi sosok yang terpenting di GNR, dia tak lain adalah sang gitaris GNR itu sendiri Slash. Menurut penggemar-penggemar "Guns N' Roses sama dengan Slash", tanpa Slash GNR sama seperti kehilangan "Guns-nya", dia lah warna GNR yg sesungguhnya dengan lantunan supernya dan dengan cara dia memainkan gitar.
Izzy Stradlin
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| Izzy Stradlin | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeffery Dean Isbell |
| Born | April 8, 1962 |
| Origin | Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal[1] |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drums, Piano, Keyboards, Sitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | UZI Suicide, Geffen, Universal Victor |
| Associated acts | Guns N' Roses, Hollywood Rose, London, Shire, Ju Ju Hounds[2] |
| Website | Chop Away |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Telecaster Gibson ES-175 | |
Jeffery Dean Isbell (born April 8, 1962), more widely known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American musician, best known as one of the lead songwriters and rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses from 1985 to 1991. He has been named No. #2 best guitarist by The Top Tens' Top Ten Rhythm Guitarists
[edit] Early life
Stradlin was born as Jeffrey Dean Isbell in Lafayette, Indiana, of English, French and Scottish descent.[3] Of Lafayette, Stradlin said, "It was cool growing up there. There's a courthouse (Tippecanoe County Courthouse) and a college (Purdue University), a river (the Wabash) and railroad tracks. It's a small town, so there wasn't much to do. We rode bikes, smoked pot, got into trouble - it was pretty Beavis and Butthead actually."[citation needed]
Stradlin's first musical favorites included Hanoi Rocks, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Scorpions, The Doors and The Rolling Stones, but the biggest influence was his grandmother, who had a band together with her friends. Stradlin talked his parents into buying him a drum kit. When he was 14 years old Stradlin started playing in a band, named Axl with some friends. One of them was William Bruce Bailey (née Rose), better known as Axl Rose. "We were long-haired guys in high school. You were either a jock or a stoner. We weren't jocks, so we ended up hanging out together. We'd play covers in the garage. There were no clubs to play at, so we never made it out of the garage. Axl was really shy about singing back then. But I always knew he was a singer."[citation needed]
[edit] Guns N' Roses (1985–1991)
After his graduation Stradlin decided that Indiana wasn't enough if he wanted to pursue a musical career. He packed his drum kit into his car and headed for Los Angeles. He tried his luck as drummer with a couple of bands, then switched to bass for a short while due to his drum kit getting stolen with his car. He eventually took up guitar because he thought it was easier to write songs on the guitar and songwriters make more money. After a few years in Los Angeles, Stradlin was joined by Axl, and they ended up playing together in a band called Shire,[2] under the name Izzy Bell. They left Shire and later formed a band called Rose (later called Hollywood Rose), which was the first band Stradlin played guitar in. In 1984, he briefly left to join Sunset Strip staple, London (whose revolving membership included Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe as well as Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. amongst its ranks). However, he returned to playing with Rose in time for the band to finish the year by playing a show at the 'Dancing Waters' club in Los Angeles.
In 1983, Slash formed the band Road Crew with childhood friend Steven Adler. He placed an advertisement in a newspaper for a bassist, and received a response from Duff McKagan. When Road Crew disbanded, Slash joined a local band known as Black Sheep. Headed by Willie Bass, the band shared an agent with another new group known as Hollywood Rose. In 1984, both bands opened for Christian metal band Stryper. After the show, Slash and lead singer Axl Rose were introduced to one another by a friend. The two quickly became friends, and several months later, Slash and Steven Adler were invited to join with Axl Rose, Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin as a new band: Guns N' Roses.
Stradlin was a key writer in the band. The guitarist wrote "Think About You" on his own for the band's debut album and co-wrote the tracks "Welcome to the Jungle", "Nightrain", "Mr. Brownstowne", "Paradise City", "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Out Ta Get Me", "My Michelle", "You're Crazy", "Anything Goes" and "Rocket Queen." Stradlin is also the primary writer of the hit song "Patience." When the "Appetite for Destruction" tour ended, Stradlin, along with bandmates Slash, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, ratcheted up the heavy drinking and drug use that had become a trademark of the band. Unlike the others, Stradlin finally managed to overcome the temptation of continuous intoxication and cleaned up. He has said that touring with Aerosmith in 1988 was a big source of inspiration: "It was like, thank God we got to meet some people that weren't fucked up! I'd go out to watch and they'd sound fucking amazing! I thought, we're gonna have to really pull this shit together to keep up, 'cause they were right, you know? And with us, even then, it was like the music was already taking a back seat to all the other shit..." What finally made him make the decision to give up drugs was an infamous incident on board an airplane in which he was arrested for urinating in the galley of the plane.[4] After that incident, Stradlin was subjected to random urine tests for drugs.
Stradlin was often seen as the silent one in the "most dangerous band in the world," and this became a lot more noticeable during the 1991 "Use Your Illusion" tour. Stradlin didn't travel with the band anymore. He, his Swedish girlfriend Annica Kreuter (whom he later married in 1991, divorced in 2000), and his dog had a private bus that took them from show to show. He commented further that this had to do with his efforts in remaining sober while being around people still drinking and using drugs. Stradlin has also mentioned that after Adler's firing, he felt that Matt Sorum's sound "didn't work" for the band, and that Adler was essential to the band's sound. Also, it has been noted by Axl and Slash that Izzy was simply not having fun with the band any more, and no longer enjoyed it.
On the Use Your Illusion albums, Stradlin took lead vocals on "Dust N' Bones," "14 Years," "Double Talkin' Jive" and "You Ain't The First." He also wrote or co-wrote 12 of the songs on the albums, including many fan favourites like "You Could Be Mine" (with Rose), "Don't Cry" (also with Rose), and "Pretty Tied Up." However, despite the long friendship, tension between Rose and Stradlin would eventually boil over. Fed up with Rose's late appearances at gigs and the Guns N' Roses circus in general, Stradlin finally decided to leave the band after a show in Mannheim, Germany, on August 24, 1991. Fairly early on in the set (which started rather late to begin with), Rose walked off the stage for no apparent reason. The band tried to convince him to return onstage (including a heated encounter between Sorum and Rose), but he refused. Fearing another incident like the riot at St. Louis, the management locked the gates around the venue so that Rose could not leave. Once Rose realized he was not going anywhere, he returned onstage and finished the set.
The next day, Stradlin informed the band through their manager Alan that he was quitting. According to Stephen Davis' Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses, the final straw for Izzy came when Axl attempted to put him on salary. Davis quotes Robert John, the band's photographer: "We were in Germany, and I knew something was wrong. The band wasn't going onstage, and nobody knew why. Duff came out of the band meeting, really upset, and then went back in again...Then word filtered down to the crew that what happened was something about Izzy getting demoted...I couldn't believe this, because I thought Izzy wrote all their best songs. He was Axl's writing partner."
He finally left the band on November 7, 1991, at the end of the European leg of the band's tour. His last show as an official member was at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of 72,000 people. He was eventually replaced by rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke. Slash stated in his autobiography that the shows that took place with Stradlin after he announced his set departure were the only shows Axl Rose showed up to on time.[5]
Initially, Rose explained Izzy's departure on nationally-syndicated US radio show Rockline "My personal belief is that Izzy never wanted something this big...He didn't want to do videos. He just wasn't into it." On the same program Rose stated "I talked to Izzy for four and a half hours on the phone. At some points I was crying, and I was begging." In the months that followed Stradlin's departure, however, Rose's feelings turned bitter, with the singer often dedicating "Double Talkin' Jive" to the guitarist in concerts and telling an interviewer "I feel like he shit all over me...Izzy was very unsupportive of me in general.
[edit] After Guns N' Roses and solo career (1992–2005)
After Guns N' Roses Stradlin went back to Indiana and started recording the songs that ended up on his first solo album with his band Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds. Their self-titled album was released in 1992. The music was more laid back and simpler than Use Your Illusion I and II They received fair reviews and went out on a world tour.
In 1993 Stradlin's replacement in GN'R, Gilby Clarke, hurt his wrist in a motorcycle accident and the band's upcoming European tour was in jeopardy. A quick solution was needed, and Stradlin was able to fill the gap. However, after his tour obligations were met, he promptly returned to Indiana to take time away from the music industry. Stradlin was promised to receive royalties he felt he was owed by the band in return for this.[citation needed]
During the years off, Stradlin traveled a lot and dedicated much time to two strong interests: motors and racing. He even built a track close to his house. In 1998 Stradlin returned to the music scene with his second solo album, 117°, which featured his former Guns N' Roses bandmate Duff McKagan on bass.[citation needed] As before, he had little interest in promoting the album — he agreed only to do a few interviews — and played few live performances. It turned out that it would be Stradlin's last release on the Geffen label. In the big merge of the label into Dreamworks, Stradlin and many others were dropped (along with Duff McKagan).
In 1999 his third solo album Ride On, a Japan-only album, was released on the Universal Victor label, again with Duff McKagan contributing bass. This time Stradlin did a small tour in Japan as promotion. A fourth album called River came out in 2001 released by Sanctuary then re-released in the United States by Canoga Park California-based indie label Bilawn Records, followed by On Down the Road in 2002.
Several of his former bandmates asked him to join Velvet Revolver when it was in its formative stage, but he declined due to his unwillingness to work with a lead singer and his aversion to the life on the road, although he offered to split vocal duties with Duff.[6]
In 2003 Stradlin recorded his sixth album, Like a Dog. Several promo copies were made, but it was not released. Two years later, a petition was formed by a Stradlin fan to have the promo copies sold to Stradlin's fans. The petition was very successful, with over 1,000 signatures. The maker of the petition, who also hosts a large Izzy Stradlin fansite, was contacted by Stradlin. He'd decided to release Like a Dog, selling them for $20 to his fans.
In 2004, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan, his former Guns N' Roses bandmate, appeared on the Mark Lanegan album, Bubblegum. Stradlin announced in early 2006 that he was considering releasing some tracks excluded from his albums among other things hidden away in his basement.
As with fellow former member of Guns N' Roses, Matt Sorum, it appears that Stradlin and Axl Rose have repaired their fractured friendship, as it was reported that Rose attended a birthday party held for Stradlin in New York.
[edit] Back on the road with Guns N' Roses (2006)
On May 17, 2006, Stradlin appeared on stage at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom with the new Guns N' Roses to perform the songs "Nightrain", "Think About You" and "Patience". Stradlin also performed six songs with the band at the UK's Download Festival on June 11, 2006, in Prague on June 13, 2006 and in Nijmegen, Netherlands on July 2, 2006. The songs were "Patience", "Nightrain", "Used to Love Her", "Think About You", "Paradise City" and "You Could Be Mine". He also appeared on stage in Oslo Spektrum, Norway during the concert on July 8, 2006 and on Legia Stadium in Poland on June 15. He appeared also in the Guns and Roses concert in Athens, Greece, on July 10, 2006, at Terra Vibe concert area. His participation in the concert was announced on stage to the audience by Axl Rose during the show. He performed songs continuously from his entry in the show, until its end.
Stradlin also has made an appearance with Guns N' Roses during numerous UK performances. He appeared at Sheffield's Hallam_FM_Arena on July 17, 2006, Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena on July 19, 2006, Glasgow's SECC on July 22, 2006, Manchester's Manchester Evening News Arena on July 23, 2006, in Birmingham at the National Exhibition Centre on July 25, 2006, at Nottingham's Nottingham Arena on the July 27, 2006. Also on July 29 at Wembley Arena, London and July 30 at the same venue.
Stradlin made his first appearance with GN'R on their 2006 North American tour at the first show of three at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California (December 17, 2006). He guested on "Think About You", "Used to Love Her", "Patience", "Nightrain" and "Paradise City". He also appeared on December 19 and December 20 at the Gibson Amphitheater to play the same songs. It is known that Axl Rose said in an interview that he wouldn't mind having Izzy come along on their tours every once in a while; he also thanked Izzy in the list of names the band thanks in Chinese Democracy.
Stradlin also made some appearances with Velvet Revolver, in 2004 and 2006.
Recently, Stradlin has been in contact with the four other original Gunners, and was approached by Steven Adler about a possible reunion tour, which Adler said would be "the biggest reunion in history." Stradlin is supposedly in favor of the idea. [7]
[edit] Independent solo career on iTunes (2007–2009)
On May 3, 2007, Izzy announced on www.Chopaway.com that a new album would be released on iTunes soon, and on May 30, the record was released. The album was an exclusive iTunes only release, available in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe simultaneously. No physical CD release has been planned. The album featured 11 tracks recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, including "Buildings in the Sky," "Let Go," "TJ" and "FSO Ragga." The new album was described by lead guitarist Rick Richards as being "a bit of a departure from Like a Dog but still quite a rocker."
On July 24, 2007, Stradlin announced that "Miami" had been remixed and re-released on iTunes. All tracks were remixed except "FSO Ragga." The original mix of "Miami" is no longer available on iTunes.
Izzy's Statement:
"JT Longoria and I have just remixed 10 tracks of the "Miami" recordings and its much louder and more powerful sounding now. It was done in Dallas at Nomad Studios. Gary Long did the mastering. Big thanks to those guys. It has just gone live on I-Tunes today. You will hear the difference...... Cheers! Izzy."
Stradlin released his next iTunes-only album on November 19, 2007, entitled Fire, The Acoustic Album.[8]
On July 18, 2008, Izzy released another solo album through iTunes, entitled Concrete.[1] Former Guns N' Roses bandmate Duff McKagan made a guest appearance on bass for the title track.
On December 19, 2009, Stradlin released his latest record through iTunes, titled "Smoke."
[edit] Appearance on Slash (2009–present)
During the summer of 2009, Izzy Stradlin recorded a song called "Ghost" with Slash for Slash, his debut solo album which will be released in April 2010. The album also features former Guns N' Roses members Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, making frontman Axl Rose the only member of the Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses line-up not to appear on the album.
[edit] Discography
| Title | Release Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds | 1992 | Geffen |
| 117° | 1998 | Geffen |
| Ride On | 1999 | Geffen |
| River | 2001 | Sanctuary |
| On Down the Road | 2002 | JVC – Victor |
| Like a Dog | 2003 | Internet release |
| Miami | 2007 | Internet release |
| Fire, the acoustic album | 2007 | Internet release |
| Concrete | 2008 | Internet release |
| Smoke | 2009 | Internet release |
[edit] Live albums
| Title | Release Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds Live | 1993 | Geffen |
[edit] With Guns N' Roses
| Title | Release Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide | 1986 | UZI Suicide |
| Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | Geffen |
| EP (Live from the Jungle) | 1987 | Geffen |
| G N' R Lies | 1988 | Geffen |
| Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | Geffen |
| Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | Geffen |
| Civil War | 1993 | Geffen |
| Use Your Illusion | 1998 | Geffen |
| Live Era: '87-'93 | 1999 | Geffen |
| Greatest Hits | 2004 | Geffen |
| The Roots of Guns N' Roses | 2004 | Cleopatra Records |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Main. Rock | ||
| 1993 | "Somebody Knockin" | - | 13 |
| 1992 | "Shuffle It All" | - | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gunsnroses/biography
- ^ a b "Johnny Kreis- the untold story of Hollywood Rose". Johnny Kreis. http://laserfire.com/hollywoodrose/.
- ^ Carden genealogy
- ^ Musician (1992). Retrieved January 3, 2008, from http://www.chopaway.com/articles/musician92.php, a very comprehensive Izzy Stradlin fansite.
- ^ Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. p. 344
- ^ Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. p. 429, though Slash states it was hard to tell whether he was serious or joking.
- ^ Izzy Stradlin Interview, Popular 1
- ^ Izzy Stradlin news, Chopaway
Matt Sorum
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| Matt Sorum | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew William Sorum |
| Born | November 19, 1960 in present-day Mission Viejo, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues rock, Alternative rock |
| Occupations | Musician, Drummer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | Geffen Records RCA |
| Associated acts | Guns N' Roses Velvet Revolver Hawk Johnny Crash The Cult Camp Freddy Gilby Clarke Circus Diablo Slash's Snakepit Neurotic Outsiders Y Kant Tori Read Motörhead |
| Website | Official website |
Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in what is now Mission Viejo, California) is an American hard rock drummer and percussionist. Sorum is most famous for his 7-year stint in Guns N' Roses (1990-1997). Matt now drums for supergroup Velvet Revolver (2002-present), which comprises former Guns N' Roses members Duff McKagan (bass) and Slash (lead guitar).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early career (1960-1989)
Matt Sorum was born Matthew William Sorum (Norwegian spelling Sørum), on November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo, California. His parents were of English and Norwegian descent. In his first couple of years in high school, Sorum was part of the Mission Viejo Marching Bands drum section. Sorum started out in Mission Viejo as a local hot musician in 1975. Wearing trademark "Union Flag" shorts and nothing else, he used to pound a huge acrylic drumset and overpower his first band "Prophecy", where he and lead singer / guitarist, Jeff Harris (guitarist for the J. Harris Band and later guitarist for funk band Slapbak), stood out and the rest of the band just disappeared. A local songwriter, Stephen Douglas, pulled him from the band and joined him with other talented musicians in the area to form "Chateau", a wall-of-sound band with grandiose themes and sounds in their songs. Chateau played the Hollywood circuit, appearing at Gazzarri's and almost getting into a fight with the original members of the band Ratt, which at the time was known as "Mickey Ratt".[citation needed]
Sorum's work with Chateau produced a four song set that was covered by local radio stations for a short time, but the music scene changed from grandiose rock to punk and alternative new wave music. Sorum left and went to Hollywood to play with a series of bands, including "Population Five", with the bassist Prescott Niles from The Knack, . He then left on a tour around the country with a blues guitarist, playing nightclubs and bars.
In 1988, he was recruited to play on the debut album of Y Kant Tori Read, a band fronted by a then unknown Tori Amos. In the wake of that project, he joined The Cult as their live drummer for the 1989 tour in support of Sonic Temple.
[edit] Guns N' Roses (1990-1997)
In 1989, after Slash saw Sorum live with The Cult on their Sonic Temple tour, and, shortly after, Sorum joined Guns N' Roses in 1990 as Steven Adler's replacement.
Sorum with Guns N' Roses can be heard on Use Your Illusion I, Use Your Illusion II (excluding the track "Civil War"), "The Spaghetti Incident?", the 1994 cover of the Rolling Stones track "Sympathy for the Devil" and the majority of Live Era: '87-'93. Sorum featured fully on the lengthy Use Your Illusion Tour, drumming on all of the 192 shows, 8 legs and to over 7 million fans.
In 1995 with Slash and Gilby Clarke he formed Slash's Snakepit and drummed on their debut album It's Five O'Clock Somewhere. Sorum also lent his drumming skills in the theme song for the 1995 20th Century Fox film, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. In the same year Matt formed the supergroup Neurotic Outsiders, which featured fellow bandmate Duff McKagan where they released their only album, self titled Neurotic Outsiders. John Taylor (Duran Duran) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) also participated on this album, and toured. Early performances featured guest spots by Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran), Slash, and Billy Idol.
In 1997 he was fired from Guns N' Roses by Axl Rose after defending departed lead guitarist Slash in an argument with Rose and Paul Tobias. In 1998, he released his first and only drum instructional video (Drum Licks and Tricks from the Rock n Roll Jungle) demonstrating his techniques. In 2001 Matt joined The Cult once again and featured on their album, Beyond Good And Evil, which he spent most of 2001 touring in support of the album.
In April 2006, nine years after leaving Guns N' Roses, Sorum re-established his friendship with the band's frontman Axl Rose.[1]
[edit] Velvet Revolver (2002-present)
In 1999, Sorum reunited with Slash and bassist Duff McKagan to promote a concert for the independent film Soundman (written and directed by Steven Ho) at the Slamdance Film Festival. Sorum had composed the film with Lanny Cordola and Michael Stearns.[2][3][4] Realizing that they still had chemistry together, they formed a new band called Velvet Revolver with former STP frontman, Scott Weiland and rhythm guitarist Dave Kushner. After the 2004 release of their debut album Contraband, they embarked on a worldwide tour that continued through December 2005. In August 2005, Sorum broke his wrist in a boating accident, stalling the tour temporarily. While recovering from the wrist injury the drummer Brian Tichy and Mark Schulman filled in for him.
After taking some time off in 2006, Sorum and the rest of the band returned to the studio in December to record Libertad, Velvet Revolver's second album, released July 3, 2007. Sorum toured with the band, until Singer Scott Weiland was fired on April 1, 2008.
He played drums on tour with Motörhead for 3 weeks in September 2009.
[edit] Other ventures
In addition to those projects Sorum released his first solo album entitled Hollywood Zen, in 2003. The album, available through his website, was a musical statement about his life, touring, relationships, etc. In the same year, Sorum also began playing with newly formed Camp Freddy. In 1994, Sorum was one of many guest drummers on the album, "Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich". Playing with the Buddy Rich Big Band, Sorum was able to display his skill and finnesse as a jazz drummer.
In addition, Sorum has endorsed Zildjian cymbals for the past 18 years and has featured in numerous sweepstakes with Zildjian.
In 2006, Sorum began guest recording in his studio with a new project, called Circus Diablo. That year, he also launched a clothing line, SorumNoce.
On June 4, 2008, Sorum revealed Camp Freddy is working on an album.[5]
Matt has also lent his talents to Submersible Music's DrumCore software.
Sorum was featured in episode 54 of the television program LA Ink originally airing on August 27, 2009. On the program Kat Von D. tattoos a portrait of his wife Adrian on his leg.
Matt filled in for Mikkey Dee as drummer on Motörhead's 2009 US tour. Dee took part in Kändisdjungeln, a Swedish version of I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.
[edit] Endorsements
Sorum has endorsed a number of drum companies over the last 20 years, with these being Yamaha Drums, Mapex, Drum Workshop and Ludwig. He also has used Zildjian cymbals over the last 20 years.
Sorum was one of the first drummers to endorse the Easton Ahead sticks in the early 90s during the Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion Tour, sticks which are now used by many famous drummers, including Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Joey Jordison of Slipknot, and Tico Torres of Bon Jovi. Now, he uses his own Zildjian Matt Sorum Signature wood sticks.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Hawk
[edit] With Jeff Paris
[edit] With Y Kant Tori Read
[edit] With Johnny Crash
- Unfinished Business (2008)
[edit] With Guns N' Roses
- Use Your Illusion I (1991)
- Use Your Illusion II (1991)
- "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)
- Live Era: '87-'93 (1999)
- Greatest Hits (2004)
[edit] With Slash's Snakepit
[edit] With Neurotic Outsiders
[edit] With The Cult
[edit] With Velvet Revolver
[edit] Solo
[edit] Guest Appearances
- Duff McKagan - Believe In Me (1993)
- Gilby Clarke - Pawnshop Guitars (1994)
- Glenn Hughes - Feel (1995)
- Sammy Hagar - Marching To Mars (1997) and Cosmic Universal Fashion (2008)
- Glenn Hughes - The Way It Is (1999)
- Buddy Rich Big Band - Beaulah Witch
[edit] References
- ^ "MATT SORUM Hangs Out With AXL ROSE In New York City". Blabbermouth.net. April 14, 2006. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=50974. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
- ^ MTV News, 01/28/99
- ^ Here Today and Gone to Hell
- ^ Slash's Snakepit
- ^ Setting Up Camp: Drummer Matt Sorum Tells Buzznet About Camp Freddy's Origins
Duff McKagan
Dari Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas
| Duff McKagan | ||
|---|---|---|
 McKagan tahun 2006 | ||
| Latar belakang | ||
| Nama lahir | Michael Andrew McKagan | |
| Nama lain | Duff | |
| Asal | Seattle, Washington, AS | |
| Genre | Hard rock, punk | |
| Pekerjaan | Musikus | |
| Instrumen | Bass, Gitar, drums, piano, vokal | |
| Tahun aktif | 1985 - Sekarang | |
| Perusahaan rekaman | UZI Suicide (1986) Geffen Records (1987-1996) Koch Records RCA Records (2004 - Sekarang) | |
| Terkait dengan | Guns N' Roses Velvet Revolver The Fartz 10 Minute Warning Silly Killers Fastbacks Neurotic Outsiders Zilch | |
| Instrumen khusus | ||
| Mid-80's Fender Jazz bass special Gallien-Krueger 2001RB | ||
Duff McKagan, atau Michael Andrew McKagan )lahir 5 Februari 1964; umur 46 tahun) adalah mantan bassis band heavy metal tahun 80-an Guns N' Roses dan juga sempat bergabung dengan band yang didirikan Slash yang bernama Slash's Snakepit, dan akhirnya Duff bersama Slash membentuk band rock baru yang diberi nama Velvet Revolver dengan tambahan 3 anggota baru yang salah satunya adalah mantan rekan mereka di Guns N' Roses, Matt Sorum. Duff Mc Kagan yang bernama asli Michael Andrew McKagan terlahir di Washington pada 5 Februari 1964, di sela-sela waktu senggangnya bersama Velvet Revolver, pria jangkung bertinggi 6 kaki 3 inci dan mempunyai keturunan Irlandia ini masih menyempatkan kuliah di Seattle, Washington mengambil jurusan keuangan dan matematika
