Robert O'Neil "Bob" Forrest (born February 15, 1961) is an American musician who is best known for his work with the

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Thelonious Monster Thelonious Monster is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest and named after jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Active from 1984 to 1994, again from 2004 to 2011, and reforming a second time in ...

and

The Bicycle Thief ''Bicycle Thieves'' ( it, Ladri di biciclette; sometimes known in the United States as ''The Bicycle Thief'') is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World War ...

. Forrest, a recovering drug addict, has worked for years as a recovery advocate and is cofounder o
Oro House Recovery Center
He currently hosts

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s called "Rehab Bob" and "The Don't Die podcast". Forrest is the former Chemical Dependency Program Director at Las Encinas Hospital. In 2010, he and co-founder Shelly Sprague launched Hollywood Recovery Services. In September 2006 he released his first solo album, ''Modern Folk and Blues Wednesday''. He is also a drug counselor, appearing alongside Dr. Drew Pinsky on ''

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'' and ''

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''. He contributed the song "Moonshiner" to the ''

I'm Not There ''I'm Not There'' is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, and co-written by Haynes and Oren Moverman. It is an unconventional biographical film inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors de ...

'' soundtrack. Forrest was good friends with

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, whose overdose death affected Forrest deeply. In 2008, he began releasing a series of live digital EPs exclusively at his official website. In 2010, Forrest began hosting a weekly radio show, All Up In The Interweb, airing Wednesday nights on Indie1031.com. On October 1, 2013, Forrest released ''Running with Monsters: A Memoir'' which he co-wrote with author Mike Albo. Forrest is the subject of ''

Bob and the Monster ''Bob and the Monster'' is a 2011 documentary film by Keirda Bahruth which profiles musician and drug counselor Bob Forrest. Synopsis This documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with ...

'', a documentary about his music career and battles with

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. The documentary was released in March 2011 and continues to play on the film festival circuit. The DVD was released in September 2013. Forrest released a new album, ''Survival Songs'', on October 9, 2015 which was produced by

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-winning producer, Ian Brennan. It is a folk album featuring new material and folk versions of existing Thelonious Monster and Bicycle Thief songs. After

Keith Levene Julian Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022) was an English musician who was a founding member of both the Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL). While Levene was in PiL, their 1978 debut album '' Public Image: First Issue'' reached No 22 ...

parted ways with

John Lydon John Joseph Lydon (; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the late-1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and aga ...

, Forrest featured on one of his records, singing on the track "I'm Looking For Something."

References

External links

Official music websiteAlo House Recovery CentersRehab Bob
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Bob 1961 births Living people American rock singers Musicians from Los Angeles Six Degrees Records artists