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This often delayed release is now available from Buckethead's Toystore and Norman's Sound and Vision. He currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Some say outer space, others say southern California.
#THE BUCKETHEAD STORY PLUS#
I want to be buried there-parts of me in It's a Small World, Haunted Mansion, and Pirates of the Caribbean, plus parts in Tokyo Disneyland, Euro Disneyland, and Florida Disney World. Taxidermy, Sports, Martial Arts (Nunchukas), break dancing (robot-style), and visiting Disneyland.
#THE BUCKETHEAD STORY SERIES#
The Binge Clips series available from Buckethead's Toystore features Buckethead and his pals in his different projects in performance and at play. The "If 6 was 9" video from Axiom Funk (featuring Bootsy Collins) is rumored to have been played domestically on BET and has a Buckethead appearance. The "Animal Behavior" video from Praxis Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) was aired on MTV Amp #113. The video for "The Ballad of Buckethead," directed by Dave McKean, will be released in conjunction with the forthcoming Monsters and Robots album due out in September '99 on Cyber Octave. He also finds inspiration in books, sci-fi/horror movies and athletes, most notably Michael Jordan. Brutal, grinding rhythms suddenly give way to serene floating passages, like you're inside a video game or experiencing an out of this world thrill ride.īuckethead has cited Michael Jackson, Paul Gilbert, Shawn Lane, Yngwie Malmsteen, Bootsy Collins and Angus Young (AC/DC) as major inspirations as well as the experience of playing with Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, John Zorn, the Invisibl Skratch Picklz and other artists he has played and collaborated with. He's equally at home chicken pickin' country or re-creating the sound of a roller coaster with his guitar.Ĭompositionally speaking, many of his tunes are initially conceived to be soundtracks for rides at his imaginary theme-park-Bucketheadland.
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Heavy Metal and Funk styles figure formidably in the mix, but he's not limited to the cliches of either genre. His music is very difficult to categorize because each release tends to have its own flavor and context. Lord of the Harvest (1994 Black Arc/Rykodisc)īuckethead's musical stylings range from raw-power riffing and hyper-speed metal licks to idyllic, yet edgy chordal passages and heartrending melodic lines. Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) (1992 Axiom) Monsters and Robots (1999 Cyber Octave/Higher Octave Music/Virgin) His dream is to complete his own park-Bucketheadland, "Where all your dreams and nightmares can come true." This theme runs through many of his recordings and was first introduced to the public through his Psychobuddy columns in Guitar Player magazine back in 1991 He draws inspiration from science-fiction and horror movies, musicians, artists, writers, athletes and has bizarre fixation on Disneyland. He would prefer that his fans accept his eccentricities, focus on his art and enjoy the wonderland of joy that is Bucketheadland. The mask and bucket add an eerie air of mystery to his activities and serve as a harbinger for his otherworldly musical stylings and sensibilities. He doesn't grant many interviews, and shuns most conventional means of contact. And possibly due to the unusual circumstances surrounding his upbringing, he is a very private person. We do know that he was raised in a chicken coop by chickens. There has been much speculation as to the identity of Buckethead. He has since released several solo albums (under his name and Death Cube K) and participated in many group settings (most notably the Deli Creeps, Praxis, Zillatron, Giant Robot, Giant Robot 2 and Cobra Strike) and performed/recorded numerous collaborations with other adventurous musicians and artists. His major label debut as a member of the avant-funk outfit Praxis in 1992 opened ears and minds to his unique character and musical stylings.
#THE BUCKETHEAD STORY MOVIE#
Buckethead is the masked, inverted KFC bucket wearing, "mutant guitar virtuoso" that stunned audiences during Primus's set at OzzFest '99, toured the world with Praxis and GR2, and graced many a movie soundtrack/score.