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Adrian Belew (born December 23, 1949 as
Robert Steven Belew) is a guitarist and vocalist, perhaps best known for his work in King Crimson since 1981. He has released a number of solo albums on the Island Records label, and Atlantic Records. He also worked with
Laurie Anderson during the mid-1980s, appearing in her concert film, Home of the Brave, as well as contributing to two Nine Inch Nails albums, The Downward Spiral
and The Fragile.
This biography is from his official website:
December 23, 1949Adrian is born Robert Steven Belew, in Covington, Kentucky
1960'sAdrian joins the Ludlow High School marching band as a drummer. Later, he forms bands with fellow classmates; most notably, The Denems. The Denems were a well known local Beatle cover band.
mid 70'sAdrian changes his name from Robert Steven to 'Adrian' - a name he'd always liked.
1977Adrian is discovered by
Frank Zappa while playing in a cover band named Sweetheart at the infamous Fanny's in Nashville. Frank gets Adrian's name from his chauffeur and later invites Adrian to Los Angeles to audition for his band.
1978Adrian tours with
Frank Zappa. While on tour, Adrian meets
David Bowie. Bowie is so impressed with Adrian, he asks him to join his band. The Zappa tour comes to an end and Adrian immediately joins David on the Bowie classics, stage and lodger.
1979While touring with Bowie, Adrian meets the Talking Heads and performs on 'Remain in Light' and '...the name of this band is..." He later tours with them.
1980On the first day of the tour with the Talking Heads, Adrian meets
Robert Fripp. Fripp asks Adrian to join the soon to be reformed, King Crimson.
1981Adrian becomes a member of King Crimson.Adrian joins the Talking Heads Franz and Weymouth to record as the Tom Tom Club. Adrian co-writes their hit "Genius of Love".
1982Adrian signs with Island Records and releases his debut solo record, 'The Lone Rhino'.
1983Adrian releases his second solo LP, 'Twang Bar King.Adrian produces The Raisins' debut album and appears on
Laurie Anderson's "Mr. Heartbreak".
1984Adrian finishes his stint with King Crimson. Adrian records "Zoolook" with Jean-Michel Jarre and also produces The Elvis Brothers.
1985Adrian joins the Raisins to become The Bears. They tour the United States and end their tour with a sold out show at NYC's The Ritz.Adrian later appears on
Laurie Anderson's video, 'Home of the Brave' and on Paul Simon's grammy winning, "Graceland".
1986The Bears tour Israel and later sign to PMRC - a division of I.R.S. Records.Adrian releases his 3rd solo album, 'Desire Caught by the Tail'.
1987The Bears release their debut CD, "The Bears". The cover is by Mad Magazine's Mort Drucker, and features the singles/videos "Fear Is Never Boring" and "Trust". Touring resumes throughout the southeast United States.
1988The Bears release their 2nd album, "Rise and Shine" which features the single & video, "Aches & Pains". The Bears take to the highway and tour the U.S..
1989Adrian releases 'Mr. Music Head' on Atlantic Records and follows the release with a week long hosting appearance on post modern MTV and an acoustic performance on VH1's 1-to-1. 'Oh Daddy' features Adrian and his 11 year old daughter, Audie.Adrian appears on mike oldfield's 'earth moving' cd.Adrian also lends his rendition of "We Three Kings" to a compilation of Christmas songs performed on guitar for Green Linnet Records', "Christmas Guitars".
1990Adrian tours with
David Bowie as David's musical director and band leader, with bassist Erdal Kizilcay, keyboardist Rick Fox, and drummer Mike Hodges.During the tour, Atlantic Records releases Adrian's 5th solo record, 'Young Lions'. 'Young Lions' features the Bowie/Belew collaboration, 'Pretty Pink Rose'.
1991"Desire of the Rhino King", a compilation of selected songs from Adrian's first three solo albums is released by Island Records. Since "Lone Rhino" and "Twang Bar King" are not available on CD, this is a much welcomed release.Adrian performs, "Still Life with a Dobro" on the compilation CD, "Guitar Speak III".
1992Adrian releases his 6th solo album, "Inner Revolution".Adrian tours for "Inner Revolution". The tour band consists of Rob Fetters (guitar), Brian Lovely (bass), and Mike Hodges (drums).Adrian's name appears in an episode of The Simpsons.Adrian produces Mexico's caifanes' "El Silencio". It hits #1 on Mexico's charts and goes gold!
1993Adrian tours the Midwest with his acoustic tour.Adrian records "Blackbird" for the Beatles' guitar tribute, "Come Together".Adrian performs on Sara Hickman's "Necessary Angels" album.Adrian performs on 2 tracks for the Crash Test Dummies', "God Shuffled His Feet".
1994Adrian moves to Nashville.Adrian releases his 7th solo album, "Here".Adrian begins his "Here" tour with former Bears mates: Rob Fetters, Bob Nyswonger and Chris Arduser as his band. This is the closest the fans get to a Bears reunionAdrian wins best musical score for his soundtrack to "In the Gutter and Other Places", in Canada's "Hot Docs" film awards. He later wins Guitar Player Magazine's reader poll for the "best experimental guitarist" for the 5th year in a row.Adrian records with
Trent Reznor on Nine Inch Nails' "Downward Spiral".
1995King Crimson returns. The new line up consists of Belew, Ffripp, Levin, Bruford, Gunn, and Mastelotto.King Crimson releases 'Vrooom', an EP of all new songs. The full album, "Thrak" soon follows.Crimson performs "Dinosaur" on NBC's Late Night with
Conan O'brien.
1996Adrian's official web site hits the web.King Crimson tours Europe and North America.Adrian releases his 9th solo album, "Op Zop Too Wah" on September 24th on Passenger/Caroline Records.Adrian's appears on the tribute to Badfinger with a version of McCartney's "Come and Get It".
1997Adrian appears on the cover of EQ Magazine.Adrian attends his class reunion reforming his old band from high school, The Denems.After 10 years, The Bears begin recording in the studio.Adrian tours Argentina with his acoustic show.The Bears are inducted into the hall of fame for Cincinnati musicians.Peter Frampton and Adrian record, "The Frightened City" at Adrian's studio for "Twang" tribute album to Hank Marvin.Adrian produces 2 hits for "Jars of Clay". The album hits #1 on Billboard's contemporary Christian charts. Their song, "Flood" crosses over to the modern rock charts and the album goes gold.Adrian releases his 8th solo release, "The Experimental Guitar Series Volume 1: Guitar As Orchestra".
1998Projekt two tours the United States, Japan, UK, and Canada. (Fripp, Gunn, Belew)Adrian releases 'Belewprints'.Adrian produces Boston's "Irresponsibles".Adrian joins Artie Traum, Tony Levin and Fred Wilkinson to record an instrumental track called 'Mean Low Water' for Artie's new record, "Remarkable Friends".
1999Thirsty Ear Records releases "Salad Days", a compilation of acoustic tracks.Adrian tours the United States promoting "Coming Attractions". The Belew produced, "Irresponsibles" opens on the tour.Nine Inch Nails releases "Fragile". Tthis is Adrian's 2nd appearance.
2000Adrian releases an mp3 of "I Have a Dream", as a free download on his website.King Crimson tours Europe and Japan.
2001adrian receives the cammy (cincinnati's entertainment awards show) lifetime achievement award. the award is presented by peter frampton.adrian performs on tori amos', "strange little girls".adrian hits the road with king crimson to tour the U.S. A good portion of the tour is spent with tool.the bears release their first album in 13 years, "car caught fire".king crimson tours
2002the bears' 2002 car caught fire tour begins. fans witness the bears live for the first time in 14 years.adrian releases an internet only download of a new song, "asleep". The song was inspired by the tragedy of September 11 and was made available the week of the anniversary.king crimson releases their ep, "happy with what you have to be happy with" prior to their new studio album, "the power to believe".adrian releases "Incompetence and Indifference" as a free download to web site visitors.lone rhino, twang bar king, and desire caught by the tail are all re-released on cd by universal japan.
2003adrian records with les claypool (primus) and danny carey (tool) for adrian's next solo record, at les's studio in san francisco.king crimson tours the US in support of "The Power To Believe".king crimson releases their "eyes wide open" dvd.adrian and kevin (of dc talk) max release 'raven songs 101'. the release features adrian's music to kevin's poetry.frank zappa's "baby snakes" (1979) is released on dvd.october 10 - adrian records with Ben Folds, Henry Rollins, Matt Chamberlain, and John Painter in a session for the upcoming William Shatner record.
2004adrian's Inner revolution is reissued by wounded bird records.april - the bears release 'the bears live at club cafe' dvd. the fans are very pleased. the dvd contains: over 90 minutes of concert footage from the bears' 2002 car caught fire tour. 5.1 dolby surround sound. bonus features: a tour of adrian belew's home studio, how the band became "the bears", stories behind your favorite songs, and extensive up-close and personal interviews with rob, bob, chis, and adrian. this is a must have for your collection. merging media: $24.95. visit the adrian belew store to order your copy now. or click this button:may - adrian lends his guitar work to the new porcupine tree record.for more: www.porcupinetree.commay - adrian's "man in the moon" makes the top 10 songs for dads in better homes and gardens' father's day issue. other artists in the top 10 include: eric clapton, jimi hendrix, and john lennon.june 13 - adrian performs thela hun ginjeet, tweekers, and lone rhinoceros with primus at the bonnaroo festival. view a short clip here. to purchase a download of the show, go to www.primuslive.com.july 22 - adrian joins al kooper on stage in nashville on july 22 to perform bob dylan's blonde on blonde in its intirety. other artists involved are tracy nelson, gary tallent, bill lloyd and scores of others.july 23 - Adrian Belew was honored at the Star Guitar Night during the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee. Other honorees include Duane Eddy and Peter Frampton. The show took place at the infamous Ryman and adrian performed "purple haze". For more information, please visit: www.allstarguitarnight.com. to view the video, click here.august - adrian performs on the new william shatner record alongside henry rollins, and ben folds. william shatner's new record is due october 2004. read more about it here. (Adobe Acrobat required)august - talking heads' "the name of this band is..." is re-released on cd.after 22 years, talking heads classic, "the name of this band is..." has been released on CD. this release features a lot of adrian and is a must for your collection. for more information, please click here.october - william shatner releases 'has been'the new record by william shatner was released on october 5, 2004. this release features ben folds, aimee man, lemon jelly, and adrian belew. read all about it at www.shatnerhasbeen.com.adrian paintings - continues working on his art with the intentions of painting all future solo album covers.between the strings - the secret lives of guitars - 100 stories about the guitar from guitarists such as adrian belew, chet atkins, bob weir, les paul, and 97 more. for more info on this book, www.johnaugustmusic.comseptember the september 2nd issue of rolling stone magazine (issue 956) reviews the re-release of talking heads' "the name of this band is..." and has a nice write up on adrian (page 147).october - adrian produces the jaguares - formerly known as Caifanes in nashvilleadrian makes top 100 greatest progressive artists list - the top 100 greatest progressive artists have been named and adrian makes the list - twice or more, depending on how you read it. #1 king crimson, #17 talking heads, #66 adrian belew (solo), and countless other connections. view the list here.
2005January 25 - adrian releases SIDE ONE. His first new solo studio album since 1996's Op Zop Too Wah. Side One features some of Adrian's best guitar work to date as well as Les Claypool and Danny Carey.
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