1. Scott Gardner Shriner was born on July 11,1965 and is an American musician best known as a member of the rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded twelve studio albums.
17 Facts About Scott Shriner
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Scott Shriner subsequently performed with multiple independent acts, and toured as a member of Vanilla Ice's backing band, in support of the rapper's nu metal album Hard to Swallow.
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In 2001, Scott Shriner joined Weezer on a provisional basis, following the sudden departure of bass guitarist Mikey Welsh, who had left the band for personal reasons.
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Scott Shriner performed in his bandmate Patrick Wilson's side-project The Special Goodness for some time.
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Scott Shriner went on to play with several Toledo bands, namely the Movers, the Fever, the Theresa Harris Band, and Loved by Millions.
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Scott Shriner then finished his Toledo music experience with Tim Gahagen, Matt Donahue and Brad Coffin in a band called the Great Barbeque Gods.
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Scott Shriner worked at the bittersweet farms non profit organization in the early 90s.
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Scott Shriner moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 25 to attend Musicians Institute and went on to play in several bands including Broken, Bomber, Black Elvis, Mystery Train, Electric Love Hogs, Crown and, most notably, Vanilla Ice's backing band, in support of the rapper's nu metal album Hard to Swallow.
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Scott Shriner became Weezer's third bassist, and the longest-running bassist in Weezer history; he has appeared on twelve of Weezer's fifteen studio albums.
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Scott Shriner played on the band's EP The Lion and the Witch and numerous B-sides and demos which can be found on the internet.
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Scott Shriner has played shows with Patrick Wilson's band The Special Goodness.
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Scott Shriner had previously worked with the Cars leader Ric Ocasek when Ocasek produced the 2014 Weezer album Everything Will Be Alright in the End.
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In 2020, Scott Shriner voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds", along with the rest of Weezer.
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Scott Shriner guest-starred with the band the Scrantones at the 2007 The Office convention.
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For distortion, Scott Shriner uses an Electro-Harmonix bass big muff pi.
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On November 9,2005, Scott Shriner married Jillian Lauren, author and former member of the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei, in Hawaii.
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Scott Shriner is a fan of Elvis Costello, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath.