Roddy Bottum
| Roddy Bottum | |
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Bottum performing with Imperial Teen in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roswell Christopher Bottum III |
| Born |
July 1, 1963 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, avant garde, alternative metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, keyboardist |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, sampler |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Slash, London, Reprise, Mordam, Merge |
| Associated acts | Faith No More, Imperial Teen |
| Notable instruments | |
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Various Keyboard instruments Modular synthesizer Digital synthesizer |
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Roswell Christopher "Roddy" Bottum III (born July 1, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist for the San Francisco alternative metal band Faith No More. He is also a part of Imperial Teen, best known for their 1999 single "Yoo Hoo" used in the movie Jawbreaker. In addition to popular musical career, Bottum also scored three Hollywood movies and composed an opera entitled Sasquatch: The Opera, which premiered in New York on April 2, 2015.
Bottum was born in Los Angeles County, California. He studied classical piano from an early age, until moving to San Francisco when he was 18.
Joining his schoolfriends Billy Gould and Mike Bordin in Faith No More in 1981 (replacing Wade Worthington), Bottum remained in the band until its demise in 1998. However, after 1992's Angel Dust and its ensuing tour, Bottum's input into Faith No More was reduced significantly. In an interview made available to fans on the band's King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime album (vinyl collection box set), Bottum explained that his contributions to the band's efforts had necessarily declined because of the death of his father that year.
In 1994 and 1995, Bottum formed Imperial Teen with Lynn Perko, another Bay Area music veteran. The band is perhaps best known for their single "Yoo Hoo", used in the 1999 film Jawbreaker.
In 2009, Bottum returned to Faith No More for a reunion tour and in 2015 the band released their seventh studio album Sol Invictus.
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