Gilby Clarke
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gilby Clarke is a guitarist, born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 17, 1962. He spent his childhood playing with musical instruments and neglecting school. In the early 1980s, he was part of the pop band Candy, who released one album, Whatever Happened To Fun, before he moved on to mainstream metal band Kill For Thrills.
He is best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses. He joined Guns N' Roses in November of 1991, replacing Izzy Stradlin, who quit the band in the middle of a 28-month world tour.
In 1994, he released his debut solo album Pawnshop Guitars which featured contributions from several of his friends including all the then members of Guns N' Roses. That same year he was fired from Guns N' Roses by lead singer Axl Rose.
Since then he has released another three solo albums, The Hangover, Rubber and 2002's Swag as well as the live album 99 Live. Gilby also featured on Slash's Snakepit's It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, contributing rhythm guitar parts, the song "Monkey Chow" and appearing in Slash's touring band. In addition, he made a guest appearance on the L.A. Guns album Shrinking Violet, which he also produced. Clarke also produced The Bronx's self-titled album released in 2003 and the debut album of rising Californian hard rockers Bullets and Octane, Revelry, released in 2004.
Clarke is currently in the band The Starfuckers and played with the reformed MC5 on their 2005 European tour.
In 2006, Clarke embarked on a solo tour across America and Europe before joining former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist Lukas Rossi in the band Rock Star Supernova. He is also currently writing, producing and possibly playing with Rockstar: Supernova runner-up Dilana on her upcoming album. The first singles "Supersoul" and a cover of The Police's "Roxanne" will be available on iTunes on November 29, 2006.
Contents |
[edit] Guns N' Roses
Clarke joined Guns N' Roses in November 1991 following the departure of original rhythm guitarist, Izzy Stradlin.
He toured extensively with the band on their huge Use Your Illusion Tour between 1991 and 1993 and appeared on the Guns N' Roses covers album The Spaghetti Incident?.
Shortly before the band recorded a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" for the film Interview with the Vampire, Clarke was fired and replaced by lead singer Axl Rose's long-time friend Paul Tobias.
In a bizarre twist, Clarke collaborated with guitarist Tracii Guns on the album The Roots of Guns N' Roses. Issued in 2004, the album featured demo recordings of future Guns N' Roses songs such as "Reckless Life" and "Anything Goes" recorded by Axl's pre-GNR band, Hollywood Rose, in the mid-eighties.
[edit] Rockstar: Supernova
In 2006, Motley Crue drummer, Tommy Lee, formed Supernova with Clarke on guitars and former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted. The band used the TV show Rockstar to find a new lead singer. Lukas Rossi was chosen as their lead singer.
The name Supernova however met up with controversy, as another band from California already had that name. On June 26, 2006, the latter band filed a federal lawsuit.
On Tuesday, September 12, 2006, San Diego Judge John Houston ruled in favor of the original Supernova, granting their request for a preliminary injunction. The injunction keeps the producers of "Rock Star: Supernova" — which concluded September 13 as a television show, but will continue as a recording, touring, and merchandise entity for some time to follow — from "performing rock and roll music, or recording, or selling rock and roll music recordings under the same [name], pending a trial of this action on its merits, or until otherwise ordered by the court."
As such, the band has renamed to Rock Star Supernova, for the moment at least.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums and EPs
- Pawnshop Guitars (1994)
- Blooze EP (1995)
- The Hangover (1997)
- Rubber (1998)
- 99 Live (1999)
- Swag (2002)
[edit] External links
- Gilby Clarke Official Web Site
- Official MSN site
- Supernova Fans a FREE Fansite for Rock Star: Supernova & Gilby Clarke
| Preceded by: Izzy Stradlin |
Guns N' Roses Rhythm Guitarist 1991-1994 |
Succeeded by: Paul Tobias |
| Guns N' Roses |
| Axl Rose | Dizzy Reed | Robin Finck | Tommy Stinson | Chris Pitman | Bryan Mantia | Richard Fortus | Ron Thal | Frank Ferrer |
| Former Members: Ole Beich | Rob Gardner | Tracii Guns | Steven Adler | Izzy Stradlin | Gilby Clarke | Slash | Matt Sorum | Duff McKagan | Josh Freese | Paul Tobias | Buckethead |
| Discography |
| Albums: Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide | Appetite for Destruction | G N' R Lies | Use Your Illusion I | Use Your Illusion II | The Spaghetti Incident? | Use Your Illusion | Live Era: '87-'93 | Greatest Hits | Chinese Democracy |
| Related articles |
| Use Your Illusion Tour | Adler's Appetite | Neurotic Outsiders | Slash's Snakepit | Velvet Revolver |
