

He learned to play from an elderly man down the road. Ĭarroll began playing guitar at the age of 12. He also spent a lot of time at Disneyland. In his youth, he was an introvert, and spent most of his time in his room with books, games, martial-arts movie memorabilia, and toys. Ĭarroll grew up in a Southern California suburb near Disneyland. His father was the Athletic Director at Damien High School in La Verne, California, from 1973 until his retirement in 2013. Early and personal life īrian Patrick Carroll was born on May 13, 1969, to Tom and Nancy Carroll he is the youngest of five siblings along with Lynn, Lisa, Lori, and John.

The magazine has also listed him among the "25 all-time weirdest guitarists" and the "50 fastest guitarists of all time". īuckethead was credited by Guitar World as "ushering in new era of virtuosity" while ranking the release of his 1992 debut album Bucketheadland the 45th greatest moment in electric guitar history.

He also incorporates nunchaku and robot dancing into his stage performances. At one point, he changed to a plain white bucket without a KFC logo, but subsequently reverted to his emblematic KFC bucket without the funeral sticker. Buckethead has written and performed music for major motion pictures, including Saw II, Ghosts of Mars, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Last Action Hero, Falling, and contributed lead guitar to the track "Firebird" featured on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie soundtrack.īuckethead performs wearing a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in block letters, and an expressionless plain white mask inspired by Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. He has performed on more than fifty albums by other artists. He has recorded 435 studio albums, four special releases, and one EP.

He was also a member of Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004. He performs primarily as a solo artist, although he has collaborated with a wide variety of artists such as Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Serj Tankian, Bill Moseley, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, That 1 Guy, Bassnectar, and Skating Polly. His music spans several genres, including progressive metal, funk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, and avant-garde music. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
