Adrian Belew
- Composer
- Actor
- Writer
Adrian Belew caught the public attention for the first time around 1977
when he played guitar with Frank Zappa, David Bowie or the Talking
Heads. He began his solo career in 1981 as singer, guitarist, drummer,
lyricist, composer and producer of his own records. Since then he has
released 15 of them while still lending his talents as guest musician
on the records of, among others, Tori Amos, David Byrne, Garland
Jeffreys, Laurie Anderson, Joan Armatrading, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon,
Jean-Michel Jarre, Robert Palmer, Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, Herbie
Hancock, Peter Gabriel, the B52's, Nine Inch Nails, the Yellow Magic
Orchestra, William Shatner, Porcupine Tree or Ryuichi Sakamoto. 1981 is
also the year that saw the beginning of his stint as front man for the
band King Crimson. He toured and recorded 6 studio albums with them.
Their last release was issued in 2003. He also recorded and appeared on
stage with the Adrian Belew Trio, the ProjecKts and the
Bears.
