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Garry Gary Beers
nato il 22.6.1957 a Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Garry Gary Beers
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Garry Gary Beers (born Garry William Beers, 22 June 1957) from Sydney, is an Australian musician and was the bass guitarist for the new wave rock group INXS. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Jourdan, who recently gave birth to twins, Isla Katherine Beers and August James Beers.
Career
Beers was born as Garry William Beers[1] on 22 June 1957 to William "Bill" Beers, a front-end loader operator, and Lola who worked part-time in a variety of jobs.[2] He has an older sister, Kerry.[2] He grew up in the Sydney suburb of Manly and attended The Forest High School.[3] His first band was Legolas Elvin Warrior in 1975, where he played acoustic guitar with school mates, Bill Hucker and Glen Fender. After nine months of studying acoustic guitar with little improvement, Beers moved over to bass guitar but refused to take further lessons. His inspiration was John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.[2] He met Andrew Farriss and joined his band Dr Dolphin, which was followed by the Farriss Brothers in 1977.[4][5] Farriss Brothers became INXS in 1979 with Beers on bass guitar and double bass, Andrew Farriss on keyboards and guitar, Jon Farriss on drums and keyboards, Tim Farriss on lead guitar, Michael Hutchence on lead vocals and Kirk Pengilly on guitar, saxophone and backing vocals.[6] Generally playing bass guitar, Beers' double bass work occurs on some INXS tracks including "By My Side".
In 1989, while on hiatus from INXS, he joined Absent Friends as bass guitarist. Their No. 7 album, Here's Looking Up Your Address (May 1990) spawned the No. 4 hit single, "I Dont Want To Be With Nobody But You".[7] He also plays the guitar, keyboards, ukulele, and is adept at computer programming for song writing and music production. Beers has co-written tracks for INXS including "Listen Like Thieves", "Don't Change", and "Perfect Strangers". From 2008, Beers has been concentrating on his song writing in Los Angeles, as well as the INXS album, Original Sin released on 8 November 2010.[8]
He co-wrote the song "She's so Cold" with Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots for Weiland's solo CD Happy In Galoshes (2008).[9]
Personal life
Beers was given his double name at school,[2] it was later misprinted on the cover of INXS' 1980 debut album, INXS, as Garry Gary Beers. Very rarely given as Gary, Beers adopted the alternative spelling, which appears on merchandise and personal items such as guitar picks.
Beers has an active song-writing facility in LA, and is involved in the LA film and song-writing community.
Beers married his wife, Jourdan, in September 2007. They live in Los Angeles and enjoy volunteering for several animal rescue organisations. They have girl/boy twins, Isla and August. Beers also has two daughters, Lucy and Matilda, from his first marriage to Jodie Crampton; and a son, Benjamin, from his short relationship with Shelley Preston.
Beers suffered the loss of his mother, Lola, to a long-term illness in late 2011.
Beers owns a one of a kind see through acrylic glass bass guitar, which he played on the video for "Bitter Tears" (1991).
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External links
- Official INXS site: www.inxs.com
- Garry Gary Beers at the Internet Movie Database
INXS |
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J.D. Fortune · Andrew Farriss · Tim Farriss · Jon Farriss · Kirk Pengilly · Garry Gary Beers |
Former Michael Hutchence (d. 22 November 1997) · Jon Stevens |
Discography |
Studio albums: INXS · Underneath the Colours · Shabooh Shoobah · The Swing · Listen Like Thieves · Kick · X · Welcome to Wherever You Are · Full Moon, Dirty Hearts · Elegantly Wasted · Switch |
EPs: Dekadance · Bang The Drum |
Compilations: INXSIVE · The Greatest Hits · Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) · Definitive INXS/The Best of INXS · The Years 1979-1997 · Stay Young 1979-1982 · INXS²: The Remixes · Original Sin - The Collection · Taste It : The Collection |
Live albums: Live Baby Live · INXS: Live at Barker Hangar |
Singles: "Just Keep Walking" · "Stay Young" · "The One Thing" · "Don't Change" · "To Look At You" · "Black and White" · "Original Sin" · "I Send a Message" · "Burn For You" · "Dancing on the Jetty" · "This Time" · "What You Need" · "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" · "Listen Like Thieves" · "Different World" · "Good Times" (with Jimmy Barnes) · "Need You Tonight" · "Devil Inside" · "New Sensation" · "Never Tear Us Apart" · "Mystify" · "Suicide Blonde" · "Disappear" · "By My Side" · "Bitter Tears" · "The Stairs" · "Shining Star" · "Baby Don't Cry" · "Taste It" · "Not Enough Time" · "Beautiful Girl" · "The Gift" · "Please (You Got That...)" (with Ray Charles) · "The Strangest Party (These Are The Times)" · "Elegantly Wasted" · "Everything" · "Don't Lose Your Head" · "Tight" · "I Get Up" · "Pretty Vegas" · "Afterglow" · "Devil's Party" · "Perfect Strangers" · "God's Top Ten |
Related articles |
Rockstar: INXS · Farriss Brothers · Max Q |
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