1. Cedric Bixler-Zavala was born on November 4,1974 and is an American musician.
22 Facts About Cedric Bixler-Zavala
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala has been the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band the Mars Volta since its inception in 2001.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala was the lead singer and only constant member of the post-hardcore group At the Drive-In, the lead singer of the band Antemasque, and singer and guitarist in the band Zavalaz.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala was born as Cedric Bixler in Redwood City, California.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala's father, Dennis Bixler-Marquez, was born in Mexico City to a white American man of partial German ancestry and a Mexican woman.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala's mother, Rosa Zavala, is Mexican-American and was born in El Paso.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala's father is a professor of Chicano Studies at UTEP.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala's parents were bilingual, but Bixler-Zavala says his command of proper Spanish is limited to "Spanglish".
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala's Spanish maternal surname, Zavala, is a Castilian version of Zabala, of Basque origin.
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Under the pseudonym "Alavaz Relxib Cirdec", Bixler-Zavala contributed a two-song single to the GSL Special 12-inch Singles Series, released in December 2005.
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In 2016, it was revealed that Cedric Bixler-Zavala developed vocal nodules, causing shows to be canceled while on tour.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala is fond of Frank Zappaesque humor and writes in English, Spanglish, and Latin.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala's lyrics have a wide vocabulary and often feature complicated wordplay.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala uses portmanteaus: combining existing words, or parts of words, to create a new word.
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When performing with At the Drive-in and The Mars Volta, Cedric Bixler-Zavala is known for his eccentric on-stage behavior.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a former member of the Church of Scientology and had credited Scientology with his changed attitude on the use of drugs.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala attended the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre event in 2013.
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In 2015, Cedric Bixler-Zavala spoke about his decision to stop smoking marijuana.
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In 2020, Cedric Bixler-Zavala's dog died after allegedly eating raw meat laced with rat poison that had been tossed into their yard.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala alleged that the Church of Scientology was responsible, though they have denied the accusations.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala's life has been heavily impacted by the deaths of people who have been in close association with him, several of which have become themes for his lyrics.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala endorsed 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and denounced the support of Joe Biden by his former Foss bandmate and 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.