1. Buzz Osborne is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantomas and Venomous Concept.
11 Facts About Buzz Osborne
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Buzz Osborne moved to Montesano, Washington at the age of 12.
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Buzz Osborne first started listening to the music of Aerosmith and Ted Nugent, then became greatly interested in punk rock after a few years.
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The Melvins began playing fast hardcore punk after Buzz Osborne was introduced to bands such as Black Flag, Flipper, and MDC by a friend.
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In 1997, Buzz Osborne appeared in the promo video for The Offspring's video "All I Want", as a masked pianist.
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Buzz Osborne appears in the 1994 video for the Beck song "Beercan" which samples the Melvins' song "Hog Leg".
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In 1998, Buzz Osborne joined a new band known as Fantomas with Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton, a band which he remains involved with to the present day.
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Buzz Osborne makes a cameo appearance in the 2014 video game Sunset Overdrive as himself and performs a song for the soundtrack.
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Buzz Osborne has denounced what he calls the romanticization of it, which he instead describes as a "horrendous nightmare"; Osborne was a childhood friend of Kurt Cobain and remained close to Chris Cornell of Soundgarden until both singers committed suicide following their struggles with drug addiction.
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Buzz Osborne has been married to graphic designer Mackie Buzz Osborne since 1993.
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Buzz Osborne primarily uses Gibson Les Paul guitars from the 1960s and 1970s, played through Boss effect pedals, and an assortment of vintage amplifiers.