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Brian Bell
birthday: december 9th, 1968
sign: sagittarius
hometown: knoxville, TN/ los angeles, CA
status: single
spare time:
plays in his own band the space twins
band duties: guitar, backing vocals
from his 1994 bio:
"raised in tennessee, little brian knew he wanted to be a rock star at an early age. lucky enough to catch and elvis (presley,
that is) concert at the age of four, he wanted nothing else but to be a hounddog. studying "geetar" pickin' on tv from such
fine eastern tennessee programs as "the barneyloo and buster show" and, of course, "hee haw," little brian learned how to
pick 'n' grin on a ukelele his grandma won at a bingo game. brian's dad, a wacky absent-minded professor and ex-college dj,
turned him onto cool music he had from the 50's and 60's. so, armed with his first turntable, a fisher price lo-fi stereo
system, little brian managed to scratch and destroy most of dad's valuable 45's. as brian grew older, he began to feel isolated
and out-of-place with the other reindeer. while the "normal" tennessee boys were out hunting possum, chewing tobacco and making
up fish stories, he preferred to stay home and watch billy mumy movies. ah, movies, music and show biz. Why was it all based
in one glorious place -- los angeles? so, just like the clampetts, brian packed up my bags and moved to yucca St., hollywired
(cause everyone he met at first was on crystal meth.) not at all like the movies."
currently: brian continues
putting his good natured slightly southern style into his life and music. often found deep in a guitar playing trance, pulling
his quirky musical inventions out of the ether. loves a good shopping trip, has an uncanny eye for unique fashion. Released
the Space Twins album "The End Of Imagining" in May, 2003.
right now he's: listening to an old tyrannosaurus
rex album, or watching "Rosemary's Baby".
Patrick Wilson
birthday: february 1, 1969
sign: aquarius
hometown: buffalo, new york / portland OR /los angeles, CA
status: married
spare
time: works on his own band the special goodness
band duties: drums
in 1994 he wrote:
"my name is patrick wilson and i play drums for weezer. as i write this on a friday morning, i'm listening to our
cd. it's a good feeling, but very strange. four years ago i was a guy with a bad haircut from buffalo, new york. the music
scene there is lame, consisting largely of cover bands and bad metal. it seems that musicians in small towns have a gunslinger
attitude that is also faintly bitter. some of them just have attitude. i decided to quit my day job and move to los angeles
with my new friend pat finn (pat is responsible for us knowing each other.) after many growing pains, weezer was formed. since
then, i've tried to understand what it means to be in a band. all i know about music is instinctual or from a record; i haven't
witnessed much live music. as far as i can tell, being in a band can be just as important as any other occupation -- and so
far, it's far more rewarding. we recorded this with ric ocasek and chris shaw at electric lady in n.y. i loved the experience
and feel honored to have worked with them. the record sounds the way it does because the drums aren't the loudest thing in
the mix. some how, phil collins' style of recording has taken over, and we didn't want that. the only effects used are fuzz
bass on "in the garage" and a little compression here and there. Certainly not as much as they put on ringo. our live show
is different from the record in terms of sheer power, so c'mon out when we roll through yer town. thanks for listening."
currently:
a bit older and wiser, pat still looks at the world with very inquisitive eyes and lots of clever humor. Constantly examining
his musical technique and trying to squeeze every drop out of the musical experience, Pat always has something to say, and
an explosive, sometimes hilarious, level of pure energy. He's rocking it out as an L.A. resident, released a new Special Goodness
album on 3/4/03.
right now he's: scanning the internet for new headers and gaskets for his chevy big block
engine, thinking about laptop computers and Subaru WRX's.
Scott Shriner
birthday: 7/11/65
sign: cancer
hometown:
toledo, OH/los angeles, CA
status: single
spare time: video games, movies, naps,
exersizing
band duties: bass, backing vocals
scott says: "rivers got my number thru
a mutual contact, but I didn't know about it. so when he called me I thought it was a practical joke! 'yeah right, you're
rivers cuomo, uh huh'. but it sort of dawned on me: this guy's being too serious to be making a joke!" everyone hit it off
really well, and the 3 'veteran' weezer men felt a rapidly growing kinship with the very experienced and professional scott.
when mikey's absence became a permanent thing, scott was asked to stay with weezer and he accepted the offer with a big smile.
he brings a bit of the hard rock to the band, having played in some pretty heavy bands in the past. When asked who his favorite
bands are, he immediately says "led zeppelin", and ponders a bit before adding "humble pie- but only the peter frampton years!"
however, lurking inside this rock machine is an extremely talented and multifaceted bass player, whose wide experience has
made him a very quick study to the weezer style! scott is a guy who has a firm grasp on reality and takes his music very seriously,
but who is also extremely friendly and very funny. welcome to weezer, Scott! "I feel that my sole mission in life is to bring
the rock to the people. and i really mean that. people need to have rock brought to them. The rock saved my life as a kid,
and i'll do anything for rock, bro!"
currently: scott came to los angeles in the early '90s ("like everyone
else in the band"), and played in a ton of different bands. Scott joined the band on a provisional basis after Mikey left,
and was soon hired on permanently.
right now he's: drinking wheat grass juice.
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