Brian patrick carroll biography sample
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Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within many genres of music. Buckethead's extensive solo discography currently includes 31 studio albums, one live album, two expended plays, five special releases, six demo tapes, & four DVD releases. Since 2011, Buckethead started releasing albums in the "Pikes" series, mini-albums usually around 30 minutes in length, each with a sequential number similar to a comic book. As of August 2024, Buckethead has released 655 Pike albums, 175 of which are live albums. His music spans many diverse areas such as progressive metal, funk, bluegrass, ambient, and avant-garde music.
Buckethead has also released seven studio albums under the alias Death Cube K (an anagram of Buckethead). He has released collaborative albums with Brain, Travis Dickerson, Melissa Reese, Viggo Mortensen, Shin Terai, DJ Disk, Bootsy Collins, That 1 Guy and albums with the bands Praxis, Cornbugs, Science Faxtion, Guns N' Roses, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, and Deli Creeps, in addition to many other collaborations with bands and artists.
Buckethead is famous for wearing a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an ora
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| Buckethead | |
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Buckethead performing live, 1999 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Patrick Carroll |
| Also known as | Buckethead, Death Cube K |
| Born | May 13, 1969 (age 55) |
| Genre(s) | Avant-garde music, Ambient, instrumental rock, progressive metal and various others |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Painter |
| Years active | 1988—Present |
| Label(s) | TDRSmusic and others |
| Associated acts | Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, Deli Creeps, Science Faxtion, Cornbugs, Guns N' Roses, When It Ends |
| Website | Bucketheadland |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Gibson: Les Paul Jackson: Y2KV Ibanez: X Series - Rocket Roller II ESP: M-II Fender: Heartfield - Talon II | |
Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a virtuoso guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 325 studio albums, five DVD’s, four special releases, three music videos, and one EP.
Buckethead is famously known for wearing an expressionless plain white mask on his face, and a bucket on his head.
Although a multi-instrumentalist (playing bass guitar, banjo, keyboards, ukulele, organ, violin, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, drums, gong, and piano), Bucketh
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