Darren Arthur "Dizzy" Reed was born on June 18,1963 and is an American musician and occasional actor.
20 Facts About Dizzy Reed
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Dizzy Reed is best known as the keyboardist for the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he has played, toured, and recorded since 1990.
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In 2012, Dizzy Reed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N' Roses, although he did not attend the ceremony.
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Dizzy Reed was a member of the Australian-American supergroup The Dead Daisies with his Guns N' Roses bandmate Richard Fortus, ex-Whitesnake member Marco Mendoza, ex-Motley Crue frontman John Corabi and session drummer Brian Tichy.
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Dizzy Reed was born as Darren Arthur Dizzy Reed on June 18,1963 in Hinsdale, Illinois, and was raised in Colorado.
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Dizzy Reed was described as reclusive and introverted, however he has since denied this.
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Dizzy Reed's grandmother began teaching him to play the organ when he was a young child, and before he was out of elementary school, he formed small local bands.
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Dizzy Reed was a founding member of the club band The Wild in the late 1980s, with whom he spent five years.
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Dizzy Reed met the classic lineup of Guns N' Roses in 1985 while his band, The Wild, rehearsed in a neighboring studio.
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Dizzy Reed kept in touch, and in 1990 was invited by friend Axl Rose to join their recording of the two Use Your Illusion albums and their subsequent tour.
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Dizzy Reed soon became an accepted member of the group and appeared on every album from Use Your Illusion I onward.
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Dizzy Reed continues to record and play live with the current Guns N' Roses line-up, and has now been a member of Guns N' Roses longer than any other member besides Axl Rose.
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Outside of Guns N' Roses, Dizzy Reed played on albums for his former bandmates Slash, Duff McKagan, and Gilby Clarke.
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Dizzy Reed guested on former Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson's 2004 solo effort Village Gorilla Head.
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Dizzy Reed is additionally a fan of Larry Norman, a pioneer of Christian music, and played on Norman's Copper Wires album.
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Dizzy Reed has dabbled in acting, appearing as 'Mumbles' in the 2005 film Charlie's Death Wish.
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Dizzy Reed was a member of The Dead Daisies alongside Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus, both left the band in 2015 to focus on Guns N' Roses.
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Dizzy Reed was married for 20 years to wife Lisa, an author, and special education teacher.
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Dizzy Reed has a daughter named Megan and one son from a previous relationship.
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In 2005, Dizzy Reed took the unusual step of seeking admission to a college fraternity well after the traditional age of inductees, and on January 22,2006 was admitted to the Cornell University chapter of Zeta Psi.