Matt Sharp
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About
Bass guitarist, backup singer, and original member of the popular rock band Weezer. In the mid 1990s, he formed a second band, The Rentals, and served as the group's lead vocalist.
Before Fame
In the late 1980s, he briefly belonged to The Clique, a California-based goth band. Soon thereafter, he formed a group called 60 Wrong Sausages.
Trivia
He performed on two Tegan and Sara albums: So Jealous and The Con. He filed a lawsuit against Rivers Cuomo and other members of Weezer in the early 2000s.
Family Life
He was born in Thailand and raised in northern Virginia. At age sixteen, he relocated to San Diego, California.
Associated With
He and drummer Patrick Wilson were both founding members of Weezer.
