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Roddy Bottum

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Musician

The Resume

    (November 1, 1963- )
    Moved to San Francisco, California (1968- )
    Former keyboardist/guitarist for Faith No More (1982-98)
    Recorded with Faith No More 'We Care a Lot,' 'Introduce Yourself,' 'The Real Thing,' 'Angel Dust,' 'King For a Day, Fool For a Lifetime' and 'Album of the Year'
    Current frontman and main songwriter for Imperial Teen (1994- )
    Recorded with Imperial Teen 'What Is Not to Love,' 'On' and 'Live at Maxwell's'
    Composed the music for 'Put the Camera On Me' and 'Totally Sexy Loser'

Why he might be annoying:

    He smokes.
    It was him who 'borrowed' Björk's pet gold fish and used it in the 'Epic' video.
    He explains the process of injecting a hamster into another man's ass in-depth in the Faith No More video 'Video of the Year.'
    He wrote the lyrics to the Faith No More song 'Be Aggressive,' which is about performing oral sex on another man and swallowing.
    Many feel that him being gay actually hurt Faith No More's popularity with the mainstream.
    He has gone from having short, bleached hair to having dreadlocks, to having long hair to having a clean-cut image.
    He hates guitar solos.
    He doesn't like playing concerts in Florida.
    When asked if he had any comments to 'all your screaming Faith No More fans out there,' he said: 'Quiet down!'
    He is to this day good friends with Courtney Love (Courtney was Faith No More's singer for a short time during the early 80's).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He learned how to play the piano at the age of 5.
    He studied at a film school upon graduating from high school.
    He is an accomplished pianist, keyboard player and guitarist.
    He was one of the first openly gay rock and roll musicians.
    His second band, Imperial Teen, is well-liked by critics.
    He is currently living his teenage dream of working on movies as a composer.

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 76.09% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 52 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 96 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 183 Votes: 72.13% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 240 Votes: 62.50% Annoying