Tim Capello
| Tim Cappello | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 3, 1955 Silver Lake, New York, USA |
| Education | New England Conservatory of Music |
| Occupation | Saxophonist, percussionist, keyboardist, vocalist, composer, actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Website | timmycappello |
Tim Cappello (born c. 1955), also credited as Timmy Cappello, is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer and vocalist. He is primarily known for his saxophone work supporting Tina Turner in the 1980s and 90s, as well as for his musical performance in the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys.
He is notable for his muscular physique, his sexually provocative movements during his performances and for his tendency to perform shirtless, with his skin oiled and with his hair in a ponytail.
Cappello was born and grew up in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Harrison, New York, which, at the time, had White Plains, NY postal service address. The youngest of 3 children, his Sicilian father was a local conductor and music teacher. Cappello started music lessons at age 4. At the age of 15 he dropped out of high school and was accepted at the New England Conservatory of Music, playing both drums and keyboards for his audition. He later studied saxophone under the tutelage of jazz musician Lennie Tristano.
Tim, formerly known as Timmy, changed his name after a life-changing trip to Nepal.
Cappello studied intermittently with Lennie Tristano over a 4-year span between touring with performers such as musician Eric Carmen and comedian Billy Crystal. He played saxophone for Peter Gabriel on his albums Peter Gabriel [1] (1977) and Peter Gabriel [2] (1978) in addition to touring with Gabriel. Cappello also toured with Garland Jeffreys in 1978, playing both saxophone and keyboards. After struggling with heroin addiction, Cappello quit the drug "cold turkey" in 1979 and began bodybuilding in 1980. Cappello toured with Carly Simon later that same year—once appearing on stage in a leather g-string, as well as chains and a dog leash by which Simon pulled him onto the stage.
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