1. Serge Pizzorno is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and second vocalist of the rock band Kasabian, for whom he became the primary songwriter after the departure of Christopher Karloff in 2006 and the sole vocalist following the firing of Tom Meighan in 2020.
Serge Pizzorno is a member of Loose Tapestries alongside Noel Fielding and fellow Kasabian member Tim Carter, a group put together to produce music for Fielding's TV series Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy.
Sergio Lorenzo Pizzorno was born in Newton Abbot on 15 December 1980.
Serge Pizzorno has said that the only reason he was born in Newton Abbot is because his mother liked the hospital there.
Serge Pizzorno originally intended to become a footballer, telling his careers adviser that he wanted to be "centre forward for Leicester City".
Serge Pizzorno began supporting Genoa CFC after his uncle took him to the Luigi Ferraris Stadium when he was visiting the family in Italy as a child.
Serge Pizzorno is not fond of Kasabian being compared to similar, older bands, including Oasis and The Stone Roses.
Serge Pizzorno has worked with former Kasabian lead guitarist and songwriter Chris Karloff on the DJ Shadow track "The Tiger" from the album The Outsider.
Serge Pizzorno notably scored a fabulous volley in the "Road to Wembley" segment on Soccer AM.
Serge Pizzorno was at Wembley Stadium in November 2010 to make the draw for the FA Cup third round proper, along with former Oasis guitarist and good friend Noel Gallagher.
In 2011, Serge Pizzorno joined forces with friend Noel Fielding to create music for his new E4 sketch show Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy.
Serge Pizzorno was one of the celebrities to take part in the 2012 edition of Soccer Aid, a charity football match played by celebrities and ex-footballers, on 27 May He played for the Rest of the World team against England and scored the opening goal of the game, lobbing former England international goalkeeper David Seaman from a tight angle.
Serge Pizzorno appears on the album Beyond Ugly by Bristol band Malachai.
Serge Pizzorno is listed as an executive producer on the film Walk Like a Panther.
Serge Pizzorno has played a red Rickenbacker 481 guitar in nearly all of Kasabian's music videos and nearly all their live performances.
Serge Pizzorno uses another rare guitar, a red 1966 Fender Coronado II with a golden pickguard, notable for unique guitar sound from their 2009 single "Underdog" despite the Rickenbacker 481 being shown in the music video.