Omar Rodríguez-López
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About
Guitarist and frontman for the progressive rock group The Mars Volta. He also plays guitar for the bands Antemasque Bosnian Rainbows.
Before Fame
Learning guitar and bass in his teenage years, at 17 he decided to hitchhike around the country and then joined the the group At the Drive-In.
Trivia
Expanding his dub-reggae outfit into the Mars Volta, he released several well-received albums, on the side working on experimental sounds of his own.
Family Life
Born in Puerto Rico, he came, by way of South Carolina, to be raised in El Paso, Texas.
Associated With
Jon Theodore was his bandmate and the drummer for The Mars Volta.