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Les Claypool Biography

Les Claypool is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, United States. Primus’ lead vocalist and bassist, who also created numerous side projects like Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.

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Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, author, director, and actor. He is best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the funk metal band Primus. His playing style on the bass is well known for mixing tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, and slapping.

Primus began as “Primate” in the mid 1980s, with Claypool on bass, Todd Huth on guitar, and various drummers, most notably Jay Lane, though Huth and Lane left shortly thereafter to pursue other projects. Claypool replaced them with guitarist Larry LaLonde and drummer Tim Alexander.

He married Cheney Claypool and they have two children, Cage Oliver (the father) and Lena Tallulah (the mother).

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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From 1989 to 2000, Primus was one of the most unusual bands to gain significant mainstream airplay, headlining Lollapalooza in 1993, appearing on Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 1995, and even appearing at Woodstock ’94, where they performed their Pork Soda hit “My Name Is Mud” and were consequently pelted with mud by the audience, much to the band’s displeasure. In 1991, the band was featured in the movie Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, performing “Tommy the Cat” live. Claypool and Tom Waits first recorded on each other’s records in 1991 and have continued to do so since. In 1997, Primus was asked to play and record the theme song for the animated television show South Park. In 1999, he allowed Activision’s use of the song “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” in the popular video game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Primus went on hiatus in 2000.

Les Claypool Net Worth

Les Claypool is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Les Claypool's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He tried out for Metallica, but was rejected by the band. Before forming Primus, he was a carpenter.

In 2006, he wrote South of the Pumphouse, a novel. In 2007, he would also start a wine-making venture.

Leslie Edward Claypool was born September 29, 1963, in Richmond, California, and was raised in El Sobrante, California, in a working-class family of auto mechanics. Claypool decided to become a bass player, pursuing the instrument from the age of fourteen. Claypool has cited Larry Graham, Chris Squire, Tony Levin, Roger Waters, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, Geezer Butler, Bootsy Collins, Stanley Clarke, John Paul Jones, and the Residents as his musical influences. He went to school with and was a friend of guitarist Kirk Hammett, later of Metallica fame. Before forming Primus, Claypool learned various blue collar trades and worked as a carpenter.

Claypool was a special guest star in a Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode with the most number of celebrities on Cartoon Network in 1996.

In 1996, Claypool produced, engineered and released a solo album, “Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel presents” Highball with the Devil. Claypool is credited with bass, drums and vocals on several tracks as well as guitar. Also on the album are Mark “Mirv” Haggard, Adam Gates, Jay Lane, Joe Gore, Charlie Hunter and Henry Rollins. The accompanying tour included Haggard and Gates on guitars with Bryan “Brain” Mantia on drums. It was announced during the Holy Mackerel tour that Mantia had been chosen to become the next Primus drummer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 1986, after the death of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, Hammett encouraged Claypool to audition for Metallica as Burton’s successor. In Metallica’s Behind the Music, Claypool said that he jokingly asked the others if they wanted to “jam on some Isley Brothers tunes” during the audition, a reference to his little experience in the thrash metal scene. Metallica frontman James Hetfield remarked that Claypool was not offered the job because “he was too good” and “should do his own thing”. In a 2014 interview with Boing Boing, Claypool said that Hammett had given him a copy of Ride the Lightning (1984) which he enjoyed, but overall “wasn’t a big metal guy” and “didn’t realize how big [Metallica] were, to tell you the truth” until he arrived at the audition. In retrospect Claypool admitted “I wasn’t the right guy” and characterized himself as a “weirdo” and furthermore believed that Hetfield was “being nice” in saying Claypool was too good for Metallica.

In May 2000, Claypool formed Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, an experimental rock group. Claypool was asked to put together a band for the Mountain Aire Festival in Angels Camp, California. The band “of the most incredible guys (he) could possibly find” debuted that Memorial Day weekend and played a number of other festivals including moe.down. Originally he was going to call the band “Les Claypool’s Thunder Brigade”. Claypool states:

Who is Les Claypool Dating?

According to our records, Les Claypool married to Chaney Claypool . As of December 1, 2023, Les Claypool’s is not dating anyone.

The Frog Brigade is also noted for Claypool’s being accepted into the jam band scene. Live Frogs Set 1 won “Best Live Album” at the second annual Jammys. Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti are both members of Bob Weir’s band Ratdog. Claypool performed with the Rat Brigade when opening for Ratdog once in 2000 and again in 2007. The Rat Brigade includes Claypool, drummer Lane and keyboardist Chimenti, with guest appearances by saxophonist Kenny Brooks and Bob Weir. Claypool also guested on the Ratdog sets in 2000, 2006 and 2009.

Facts & Trivia

Les Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Les Claypool celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.

In April 2000, Claypool collaborated with Trey Anastasio (of Phish) and Stewart Copeland (of the Police) to form a supergroup called Oysterhead. Claypool and Anastasio had been looking for an opportunity to collaborate. Each had a mutual interest in playing with Copeland who had been a rock idol of their teen years. Plus, Claypool and Copeland already had an established friendship. Oysterhead were originally intended as a one time performance during Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Though timid of the band’s sudden and surprising popularity they eventually decided to record and tour. They released one studio album, The Grand Pecking Order, and toured before disbanding in 2001. They re-united in 2006, at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.

Did Les Claypool play the Seinfeld theme?

Music journalists, not you, but others guessed that Les Claypool had played the bassline. It’s not true.

Was Les Claypool turned down from Metallica?

whether the rumours were true that when he auditioned, Metallica frontman James Hetfield rejected him on the basis of the bassist being too talented for the role, stating “Man, you’re much too talented. Go do something wonderfully weird on your own.” In response, the bassist said, “He definitely did not say that.

Does Primus get royalties from South Park?

But when South Park went to syndication in 2005 and Matt got to review their deals again, they increased the royalties for Primus members to what they deserved.

How rich is Les Claypool?

Was Seinfeld bass or synth?

With its slides, slaps, boops and clicks, the theme to Seinfeld is one of the most familiar TV themes ever created. And contrary to what anyone what might think a bass guitar was NEVER involved. It’s all Yamaha DX-7 synth, baby.

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