Brian Lane Bell (born December 9, 1968) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist of the
rock
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
, with whom he has recorded fifteen studio albums. Bell also fronted the rock band
The Relationship
The Relationship was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States, founded in 2007 by Weezer guitarist Brian Bell and Nate Shaw. In 2010, Bell released the first Relationship album and has since performed and recorded with a ...
and was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band
Space Twins
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.
Moving to Los Angeles at the age of eighteen, Bell played bass guitar in the band
Carnival Art, releasing three studio albums with the band before departing in 1993. Bell subsequently joined Weezer as its rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist, at the request of band member
Matt Sharp
Matthew Kelly Sharp (born September 22, 1969) is an American songwriter and musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the alternative rock band Weezer, which he cofounded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the ''Weezer (Blue Album ...
. Replacing founding member
Jason Cropper
Jason Rosanoff Cropper (born June 27, 1971) is an American musician. He was a founding member and the guitarist of the American alternative rock band Weezer. He left the band before the release of their debut album ''Weezer''. Biography Weezer
C ...
, Bell joined the band during the recording of its debut album, ''
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
'' (1994). Backed by the singles "
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...
", "
Undone – The Sweater Song
"Undone – The Sweater Song" is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer, released on the band's self-titled 1994 debut album. It was released as their debut single in 1994.
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has commented on the song, s ...
" and "
Say It Ain't So
"Say It Ain't So" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It was released as the third and final single from the band's self-titled 1994 debut album.
Written by frontman Rivers Cuomo, the song came to be after he had all the music finishe ...
", the album was a critical and commercial success.
Early life
Bell was born in
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...
to parents Tom Bell, a geography professor at
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, ...
, and Linda Menasco, an elementary school assistant principal,
[Luerssen D., John. ''Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story''. ECW Press, 2004, p. 91] and raised in
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...
. He first took an interest in music at age four, when his parents took him to an
Elvis Presley
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concert at the Stokely Athletic Centre in Knoxville .
[Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 92] Soon after, Bell became obsessed with his father's
record collection, and played it constantly.
Bell was forced by his mother to take piano lessons, and refused to let him take guitar lessons until high school, because she "wouldn't believe that he would practice."
Eventually, during his
freshman
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Ara ...
year in high school, Bell's parents allowed him to take guitar lessons from Knoxville musician Ben Bolt.
[Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 93]
During his first year in high school, Bell had to switch schools; "I was zoned to go to county school and my mom taught in the city, which meant I could go to a more privileged school. In doing that, I was surrounded by snobs'.
'I was kind of finding myself at the time, so I decided to go to the school I was zoned for."
During this time, Bell had a job delivering pizzas in the Knoxville area at Stefano's Pizza. He worked with Blair and Todd Mitchell (who he introduced to Queensryche's music). He worked and started playing in a band with school friends, Trey Counce, and Tim and Glenn Maloof, named Blooshroom, which Bell described as "
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
-meets-
The Stooges
The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave ...
."
[Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 94]
After completing high school at
Bearden High School in 1987, Bell decided against college, feeling it would be a "waste of money."
[Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 96] At the age of 18, Bell moved to Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at G.I.T.
In 1991, he became a member of a band named Carnival Art, which released 3 official albums and an EP, with Bell playing bass guitar.
The band had low record sales, and were dropped by their record label,
Beggars Banquet.
[Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 97]
As Carnival Art was disintegrating, Bell became acquainted with the members of
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
. He said: "They started playing on the scene, and I instantly saw something unique in them. I didn't necessarily want to be in their band. They were for some reason, in with the wrong crowd and playing at the wrong venues. I wanted to help them out any way I could and I wanted to play a show with them."
In mid-1993, Bell quit Carnival Art. At home, he found on his answering machine a message from Weezer bassist
Matt Sharp
Matthew Kelly Sharp (born September 22, 1969) is an American songwriter and musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the alternative rock band Weezer, which he cofounded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the ''Weezer (Blue Album ...
. Sharp called again the next day, and
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo ( ; born June 13, 1970) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer.
Cuomo was raised in a number of Buddhist communities in the Northeast U.S. until the age of 10, wh ...
took the phone and asked him to join the band.
Weezer
![Brian Bell](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Brian_Bell.jpg)
Despite being credited for guitar and vocals in the liner notes, Bell's last-minute arrival at the ''Blue Album'' sessions meant that he only had time to re-record Cropper's backing vocals, while Cuomo re-did all of Cropper's guitar parts. Besides doing
back-up vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
and playing rhythm guitar, during Weezer's live performances, Bell takes on many of the multi-instrumental duties, including keyboards or harmonica.
Although all songwriting credits on Weezer's 2005 album ''
Make Believe
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'' are credited to
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo ( ; born June 13, 1970) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer.
Cuomo was raised in a number of Buddhist communities in the Northeast U.S. until the age of 10, wh ...
, Bell wrote the
intro
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to "
We Are All on Drugs" and the dueling guitars in the solo of "This is Such a Pity."
Bell also contributed the song "Thought I Knew" to the band's 2008 self-titled album as well as "It's Easy," an
iTunes
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exclusive demo that serves as a bonus track to that album. This marks the first time Weezer has officially released a song written and sung by Bell, although the band demoed and played his song "Yellow Camaro" live in 2002. The song eventually made it onto the
Space Twins
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debut LP ''
The End of Imagining
''The End of Imagining'' is the debut LP by Space Twins, released on November 4, 2003 on the band's own label Raga Drop Records. Rolling Stone critic John D. Luerresen named the album the 7th best of 2003.
Background
Initially formed in 1993 as ...
''.
In 2005, during live appearances, Bell sang lead vocals on "Why Bother?", "Smile", "Getchoo" and "
Keep Fishin'
"Keep Fishin'" is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer. It is the second single from the band's fourth album, '' Maladroit''.
Reception
Melissa Bobbitt at About.com ranked "Keep Fishin'" as the 13th best Weezer song, where she comm ...
". In 2008 during the band's Hootenanny Tour he began taking lead vocals on "
El Scorcho
"El Scorcho" is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer. It is the first single from the band's second album, '' Pinkerton'', released in 1996. The music video features the band playing in an old ballroom in Los Angeles (as revealed b ...
". He continued singing "El Scorcho" and sang "Suzanne" as well on the band's Troublemaker Tour in 2008.
Space Twins
Throughout the years Bell fronted his own band,
Space Twins
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, 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.
The Relationship
In 2007 Bell recorded for a side project called
The Relationship
The Relationship was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States, founded in 2007 by Weezer guitarist Brian Bell and Nate Shaw. In 2010, Bell released the first Relationship album and has since performed and recorded with a ...
. The recording took place at
Henson Recording Studios
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and Padre Terrace in Los Angeles and is produced by Weezer engineer
Eric J Eric J Dubowsky also known as Eric J, is a Grammy, Emmy, ARIA, and APRA award-winning mixer, songwriter and record producer. Eric grew up in the New York City suburb of Tenafly, New Jersey and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1993. After ...
.
Sean Lennon
is an American–British musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and half-brother to Julian Lennon. Over the course of his career, he has been a member of the bands Cibo Matto, The ...
mentioned in an interview that he will appear with Bell on The Relationship's debut record.
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo ( ; born June 13, 1970) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer.
Cuomo was raised in a number of Buddhist communities in the Northeast U.S. until the age of 10, wh ...
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.
In May 2007 he uploaded "Hand to Hold" on the band's Myspace page. It is a reworking of the
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
song "Private Message," which was originally in the running for inclusion on ''
Make Believe
Make believe, also known as pretend play, is a loosely structured form of play that generally includes role-play, object substitution and nonliteral behavior. What separates play from other daily activities is its fun and creative aspect rather t ...
''. In March 2017, Bell announced that the band's newest album, ''Clara Obscura'' (meaning "Clear" and "Obscure")'','' would be released on April 18.
Other projects
Bell and Weezer drummer
Patrick Wilson
Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor and director. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in ''The Full Monty'' (2000–2001) and ''Oklahoma ...
, collaborated on a cover of the
Velvet Underground
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song "
Heroin
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", for the 2006 film ''
Factory Girl''.
In November 2006,
Lyon Guitars (by Washburn) introduced a limited edition guitar series called "Limited Edition 2006," each of which had been hand-signed by Bell, and were in the same "strat" body style that he prefers to play.
Bell has also expressed an interest in the works of
William Shakespeare
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. 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
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...
'', in which Bell wrote four songs, all using Shakespeare's words.
Bell has appeared in one-off performances on guitar with other bands. Playing on March 17, 2006 at The Troubador in
LA with Weezer tour-mates
Ringside
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*'' Ringside Maisie'', 1941 boxing film
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,
and performing "
Our Lips Are Sealed
"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three.
It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album '' Beauty and the Beat'' ...
", with
the Go-Go's
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member,
Jane Wiedlin
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, on June 1, 2006 at the
Viper Room
The Viper Room is a nightclub and live music venue located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. It was established as The Viper Room in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp. The other part owner was Sal J ...
. He sat in on guitars and back up vocals for Ringside's winter '06 tour in Russia.
It was announced that Bell will make his producing debut on the Ultra Sonic Edukators next album .
Equipment
As of 2014, Bell solely uses
Gibson Guitars
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* Gibson (surname)
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* Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based
* G ...
, his current main instrument being a 2001
Gibson Explorer
The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar model by Gibson guitars, released in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Flying V, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which ...
in limited edition diamond sparkle finish, which he found in Rivers Cuomo's basement, with a chrome mirror pickguard. His main amplifier is a
Matchless Independence, a three channel, hand-wired tube amplifier, providing the thick distortion that Weezer is known for.
Movie career
In 2006, Bell made his on-screen debut, playing
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...
in the
Edie Sedgwick
Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress and fashion model, known for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars.Watson, Steven (2003), "Factory Made: Warhol and the Sixties" Pantheon Books, pp. 210& ...
biographical film, ''
Factory Girl.'' Bandmate Patrick Wilson also appeared as
John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
, another member of the
Velvet Underground
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.
Bell voiced a band member on a 'booze-cruise" and was animated as himself in the ''
Simpsons
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'' episode "
The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds", along with the rest of Weezer.
Discography
![Weezer Brian Bell Bethlehem 2019](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Weezer_Brian_Bell_Bethlehem_2019.jpg)
With Weezer
* ''
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
'' (1994)
* ''
Pinkerton'' (1996)
* ''
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
'' (2001)
* ''
Maladroit
''Maladroit'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 14, 2002, by Geffen Records. Produced by the band, it was their first album to feature bassist Scott Shriner, following the departure of former bassist Mikey We ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Make Believe
Make believe, also known as pretend play, is a loosely structured form of play that generally includes role-play, object substitution and nonliteral behavior. What separates play from other daily activities is its fun and creative aspect rather t ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Raditude'' (2009)
* ''
Hurley'' (2010)
* ''
Death to False Metal
''Death to False Metal'' is a compilation album by American rock band Weezer, released on November 2, 2010 by Geffen Records. The album comprises several previously unreleased tracks from throughout Weezer's career, with vocalist and guitarist Ri ...
'' (2010)
* ''
Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' (2014)
* ''
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Pacific Daydream
''Pacific Daydream'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on October 27, 2017. The album is their second release by Crush Management, is distributed by Atlantic Records, and is trademarked by a modern pop sound, dif ...
'' (2017)
* ''
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
'' (2019)
* ''
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
'' (2019)
* ''
OK Human
''OK Human'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on January 29, 2021 by Crush Music and Atlantic Records. Featuring a baroque-pop influenced sound, inspired by albums such as Harry Nilsson's '' Nilsson Sings New ...
'' (2021)
* ''
Van Weezer
''Van Weezer'' is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 7, 2021 by Crush Music and Atlantic Records. Featuring a classic rock and hard rock inspired sound, the album was announced in September 2019 with an orig ...
'' (2021)
* ''
SZNZ: Spring'' (2022)
* ''
SZNZ: Summer'' (2022)
* ''
SZNZ: Autumn'' (2022)
With Space Twins
* ''No Show'' EP (1994)
* ''Osaka Aquabus'' EP (1997)
* ''TV, Music & Candy'' EP (1998)
* ''
The End of Imagining
''The End of Imagining'' is the debut LP by Space Twins, released on November 4, 2003 on the band's own label Raga Drop Records. Rolling Stone critic John D. Luerresen named the album the 7th best of 2003.
Background
Initially formed in 1993 as ...
'' (2003)
With The Relationship
* ''The Relationship'' (2010)
* ''Clara Obscura'' (2017)
With Carnival Art
* ''Dig'' EP (1990)
* ''Thrumdrone'' (1991)
* ''Welcome to Vas Llegas'' (1992)
* ''Blue Food & Black Sparks'' EP (1992)
With Homie
* ''
Meet the Deedles
''Meet the Deedles'' is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Steve Boyum in his directorial debut, and starring Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, A. J. Langer, John Ashton, Robert Englund, and Dennis Hopper. This was the first live-action fi ...
'' soundtrack (1998) – backing vocals on "American Girls"
References
External links
*
The 2006 Brian Bell fan interviewStereokill interview: February 19, 2009Space Twins web pageMySpace page for "The Relationship"
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1968 births
Living people
Weezer members
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Alternative rock guitarists
Writers from Iowa City, Iowa
Musicians from Iowa City, Iowa
Musicians from Knoxville, Tennessee
Power pop musicians
Guitarists from Iowa
Guitarists from Tennessee
20th-century American guitarists