Brian Bell (musician)

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Brian Bell
Born December 9, 1968 (1968-12-09) (age 38)
Origin Knoxville, Tennessee
Genre(s) Rock
Occupation(s) rhythm guitar- Backing Vocals- Keyboards
Instrument(s) Guitar
Bass guitar
Drums
Piano
Harmonica
Vocals
Label(s) Geffen Records
Associated
acts		 Weezer
Space Twins
The Relationship

Brian Bell, (born December 9, 1968, in Iowa City, Iowa) is best known as being a member of the American rock band Weezer, playing rhythm guitar. Bell also has his own band, the Space Twins, as well as a new project called The Relationship.

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After completing high school Bell moved to Hollywood, California, and enrolled at G.I.T. In 1991 he became a founding member of Carnival Art, which released two official albums and an EP with Bell.[1]

Bell then joined Weezer in 1993 during the recording of The Blue Album, replacing Jason Cropper. Since then he has remained a member of Weezer. Besides doing back-up vocals and playing rhythm guitar, Bell takes on many of the multi-instrumental duties during Weezer's live shows. When songs call for the use of a keyboard or harmonica, Bell often plays them.

Although all songwriting credits on Weezer's 2005 album Make Believe are credited to Rivers Cuomo, Bell wrote the intro to "We Are All on Drugs" and the dueling guitars in the solo of "This is Such a Pity."[2]

Beyond his musicianship Weezer fans often note Bell's strong sense of fashion, dubbing it "sassy". Fans lovingly call him the "Sass Master". During touring for The Blue Album, Bell tried a short-lived fashion experiment where he shaved off his eyebrows. The results can be seen in Weezer's appearance on the former MTV show, the Jon Stewart Show. This is also given as the reason, according to commentary on the Weezer DVD 'Video Capture Device', why there are very few close ups of Brian in the video for Say It Ain't So.

Throughout the years Bell fronted his own band, Space Twins, who have had various incarnations since 1993. They have released three EPs and an LP, The End of Imagining, in 2003. Yet in 2006, Bell stated that he was "not presently pursuing" projects with The Space Twins.

Bell is currently recording for a side project he is calling The Relationship.[3] The recording is taking place at his private home studio in the city of Los Angeles on an analog 8 track. Sean Lennon mentioned in a recent interview that he will appear with Bell on The Relationship's debut record.[4] Rivers Cuomo and Bell co-wrote a song together for the project titled "Hand to Hold," but Bell does not think it will be on their debut album.[5] In May 2007 he uploaded "Hand to Hold" on the band's myspace page. It is a reworking of the Weezer song "Private Message," which was originally in the running for inclusion on Make Believe.

Bell and Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson, collaborated on a cover of the Velvet Underground song "Heroin", for the 2006 film Factory Girl.

In November 2006, Lyon introduced a limited edition guitar series called "the Brian Bell Limited Edition guitar package," each of which had been hand-signed by Bell, and were in the same "strat" body style that Brian prefers to play.[6]


Bell has also expressed an interest in the works of William Shakespeare. During the band's downtime in 2003 and 2004, Bell and his ex-girlfriend Peggy Nunez studied Shakespeare and poetry theory at collegiate level. They also appeared in a production of Twelfth Night, in which Bell wrote four songs, all using Shakespeare's words.[7]

Recently, Bell has appeared in one-off performances on guitar with other bands. Playing on March 17, 2006 at The Troubador in L.A. with Weezer tour-mates Ringside,[8] and performing "Our Lips Are Sealed", with the original Go-Gos frontwoman, Jane Wiedlin, on June 1, 2006 at the Viper Room. He sat in on guitars and back up vocals for Ringside's winter '06 tour in Russia.[9]

In 2006, Bell made his on-screen debut, playing Lou Reed in the Edie Sedgwick biopic, Factory Girl. Fellow bandmate Patrick Wilson also appeared as John Cale, another member of the Velvet Underground

Main article: Weezer discography

  • 1988 - Thrumdrone (LP)
  • 1992 - Welcome to Vas Llegas (LP)
  • 1992 - Blue Food and Black Sparks (EP)

  1. ^ Carnival Art : Biography. CMT. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  2. ^ Weezer discography: Make Believe: Track By Track. Weezer.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  3. ^ The Relationship. Myspace. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  4. ^ 09/24/06 I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. Weezer.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  5. ^ Brian Bell Fan Interview 2006. Weezer.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  6. ^ Brian Bell Autographed Guitar. Lyon Guitars. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  7. ^ Stoke Factor 4: January 12, 2005. Weezer.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  8. ^ 03/09/06 Zero Tolerance. Weezer.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  9. ^ 12/20/06 Fritters, Homefries, Bunions, Yamlets. Weezer.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.

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Weezer
Brian Bell · Rivers Cuomo · Scott Shriner · Patrick Wilson
Jason Cropper · Matt Sharp · Mikey Welsh
Albums Weezer (The Blue Album) · Pinkerton · Weezer (The Green Album) · Maladroit · Make Believe · Untitled
EPs The Good Life · The Lion and the Witch · Winter Weezerland
DVD Video Capture Device
Singles "Undone - The Sweater Song" · "Buddy Holly" · "Say It Ain't So" · "El Scorcho" · "The Good Life" · "Pink Triangle" · "Hash Pipe" · "Island in the Sun" · "Photograph" · "Dope Nose" · "Keep Fishin'" · "Beverly Hills" · "We Are All on Drugs" · "Perfect Situation" · "This Is Such a Pity"
Related bands The Rentals · The Special Goodness · The Relationship · Avant Garde · Homie · Karlophone · Space Twins
Related articles Discography · Karl Koch · Songs from the Black Hole · The Kitchen Tapes · Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo  · Foozer
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