1. Matt McJunkins was born on March 19,1983 and is an American musician and photographer best known for touring and recording with the American rock band A Perfect Circle.
10 Facts About Matt McJunkins
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Matt McJunkins is a former touring bassist for Eagles of Death Metal.
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Matt McJunkins is one of the founding members of The Beta Machine, a rock band formed with Jeff Friedl.
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Matt McJunkins was raised in Palm Springs, California, where he started playing bass guitar at the age of 13.
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Matt McJunkins attended the Musicians Institute and honed in on his craft while writing music and playing in several rock bands.
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In 2008, Billy Howerdel from A Perfect Circle asked Matt McJunkins to join his side project Ashes Divide, with Jeff Friedl, Andy Gerold and Adam Monroe completing the line-up.
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Matt McJunkins later toured with Puscifer, sharing bass guitar with Rani Sharone.
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In September 2010, A Perfect Circle announced that they would reform and Matt McJunkins was asked to join on bass alongside co-founders Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan with Jeff Friedl and James Iha.
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Matt McJunkins was on stage with Eagles of Death Metal during the November 2015 Paris attacks, and escaped the Bataclan with the rest of the band.
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Matt McJunkins managed to make it out of the venue.