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Les Claypool
Biography
The early years
Claypool was born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, Calif., but grew up in El Sobrante, California in a working class family with a history of work as auto mechanics. His early education included Collins Elementary School and De Anza High School. The parents' divorced when he was a young child, but he said he had a decent childhood, citing that he has never been a victim of serious violence or intimidation.
Claypool has developed a technique plays bass guitar slap bassists like Stanley Clarke and Larry Graham. He also bought his first Carl Thompson bass, his trademark four string bass. (Claypool said in August 2009, it now has 13 bass guitars, including a multi-wood fretless 6-string, bass Rainbow.)
In 1986, after the death of bassist Cliff Burton of Metallica, Les Claypool auditioned to play bass for Metallica, playing the song "Master of Puppets" on his bass. In Metallica behind the music, Claypool said that during the hearing, he jokingly asked the other if they wanted to "jam on some Isley Brothers tunes." James Hetfield remarked that Claypool has not been assigned to work because he was "too good".
Primus
Main article: Primus (band)
Primus began as Primate with Les Claypool, guitarist Todd Huth and various drummers, including Jay Lane in the mid-1980s, although Huth left lane and, shortly thereafter to pursue other projects. Claypool replaced by guitarist Larry Lalonde and eclectic drummer Tim Alexander in 1989 (Tim "Herb" Alexander left the band in 1996 and was replaced by Brian "Brain" Mantia). Primus began selling local clubs with their act outside the direct control and an irreverent approach to music (their slogan was "Primus sucks!"). This was later changed.
From 1989 to 2000, Primus steadily became one of the most bizarre antenna gain significant mainstream, headlining Lollapalooza in 1993, appearing on Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1995 and even make an appearance at Woodstock 94 where they performed their Pork Soda hit "My Name Is Mud" and were the target of mud (Claypool claims to still mud in his speakers). So in 1997 they were invited to play and record the theme song from the animated TV series South Park. Claypool and Tom Waits are recorded on each of the other records since 1991 and have continued to do so. In 1999, he let Activision use the song "Jerry was a race car driver "on the coup Pro Skater Tony Hawk's video game.
In 2000, Primus is a pause indefinite.
In mid 2003 Claypool reunited with former Primus drummer Tim Alexander and guitarist Larry Lalonde to register a DVD / EP called Animals should not try to act like people who Claypool described as the first music DVD extra rather than the reverse. In October this year the group organized a two-month tour during which they played two sets per show, the second consisting of their 1991 release Sailing the Seas of Cheese in its entirety. They continued touring in 2004, even the scene of the 1990 release Frizzle Fry in its entirety.
In mid-August 2006, a press DVD Blame It On The Fish was added to the list of Amazon and other online stores. Shortly thereafter, the website said the PRI had rumors surfaced implying that the band was quietly planning a North American tour for November / December 2006.
On October 17, 2006, Primus released their first CD two the greatest hits They can not all be Zingers and their third DVD Blame It on the Fish, subtitled An abstract look at 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage.
They can not all be Zingers includes sixteen songs remastered spanning their entire career, including a new and extended version of "Shake Hands With Beef", the collaboration of Tom Waits' tails of a Deadman, "and" Marie Ice Cube "from the 2003 DVD and EP Animals should not.