Roddy Bottum

Roddy Bottum
Roddy Bottum
	Bottum performing with Faith No More in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Roswell Christopher Bottum
Born	July 1, 1963 (age 61); Los Angeles, California
Origin	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock; alternative metal; indie pop; avant-garde;
Occupations	Musician; composer;
Instruments	Keyboards; guitar; vocals;
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Slash; London; Reprise; Mordam; Merge;
Member of	Faith No More; Imperial Teen; Man on Man;

Roswell Christopher Bottum^[1] (born July 1, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist for the San Francisco alternative metal band Faith No More. He is also guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the pop group Imperial Teen, best known for their 1999 single "Yoo Hoo" used in the movie Jawbreaker. In addition to popular musical career, Bottum also scored three Hollywood movies and composed an opera entitled Sasquatch: The Opera, which premiered in New York in April 2015.^[2]

^ Lance Loud (June 15, 1993). "Heavy Metal Homo". The Advocate. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
^ "Story Binge". Experiments in Opera. June 11, 2014.

[1] Lance Loud (June 15, 1993). "Heavy Metal Homo". The Advocate. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2008.

[2] "Story Binge". Experiments in Opera. June 11, 2014.

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