Jason Cropper
| Jason Cropper | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jason Rosanoff Cropper |
| Born | June 27, 1971 |
| Origin | Oakland, California |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Geffen |
| Associated acts | Weezer, 22 Jacks, Chopper One, Fliptop |
Jason Rosanoff Cropper (born June 27, 1971) is a musician best known as an original member of the band Weezer.
Cropper picked up the guitar at age 16. His mother reports that he first "rocked" to a small 45 rpm record in his bedroom where he played "Let's Go to the Hop" by Danny and the Juniors. He was about two years old, and he loved it. He used to spend hours, as a very young child, listening to Tommy by The Who. He has never openly admitted what the first record he bought was, but his first "cool" album was Jimi Hendrix. He was a fan of various genres, like psychedelic, grunge, and punk. He was in various bands in his twenties before joining bands that contained the core members of what would become Weezer.
Cropper was the original guitarist for Weezer, and as such was present at the band's first official band practice on February 14, 1992. He recorded on the band's first three official demo tapes previous to their signing to Geffen Records.
During the recording of Weezer (aka The Blue Album) in 1993, Cropper left the band and was then replaced by guitarist Brian Bell. Cropper signed a non-disclosure agreement, and has never publicly spoken about his reasons for leaving the band. Despite having recorded guitar and backing vocals for all songs on Weezer, his tracks were said to have been replaced by the band's vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Rivers Cuomo, with the occasional backing vocal replaced by Bell.
Cropper has a co-writing credit on Weezer's "My Name Is Jonas" for writing the song's acoustic guitar intro. The song "Jamie", featured on the 1994 DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 compilation, was recorded in 1993 and features Cropper on guitar and backing vocals. Prior to the expanded deluxe edition of The Blue Album in 2004, this was the only Weezer track released to feature Cropper on guitar and backing vocals.
Cropper has remained good friends with the other members of Weezer and attended Rivers Cuomo's wedding in 2006.
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