- Garry Gary Beers
Garry Gary Beers (born Gary Williams Beers,
22 June 1957 ,Manly ,Sydney ,Australia ) is thebassist for rock group,INXS .Career
*First Bands: Legolas Elvin Warrior and Dr Dolphin.
*Garry co-owns therecord label Override with Sebastian Chase; where he produces and plays bass with acts such as Bonic, Owenell and Michael Peter.
*As well as playingbass guitar Beers also plays thedouble bass , most notably on INXS' "By My Side ".
*Co-wrote the song "She's so Cold" withScott Weiland ofStone Temple Pilots for Weiland's solo CD Happy In Galoshes [Cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104135 |author=Blabbermouth.net |title=SCOTT WEILAND: More Solo Album Details Revealed; Tour Dates Announced |date=2008-09-05 ]Private life
*Beers married his second wife, Jourdan, in September 2007.
*Beers has two daughters; Lucy Mae and Matilda Bonnie with his ex-wife Jodie.
* Beers also has a son Benjamin William Preston-Beers from his short relationship withShelley Preston (Bucks Fizz and Cloudfish) in 1997. [http://www.shelleypreston.co.uk/]
*He enjoys surfing,Rugby League andRugby Union .
*Beers owns one of the largest collections of old guitars, basses and amps. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066538/ Garry Beers ] ] The collection includes a one of a kind see throughacrylic glass bass, which he played on the video for "Bitter Tears".
*Beers was originally given his double name at school, it was later misprinted on the firstINXS album cover as "Garry Gary Beers". Very rarely known as Gary, Beers adopted the alternative spelling; which appears on INXS merchandise and personal items such as guitar picks.(Quote taken from
IMDb )"I don't like going down to the front of the stage, partly because I'm a bit shy, but mainly because I believe my job is to play as tightly as I can, and try to have a good time doing it."
References
External links
* [http://www.inxs.com Official INXS site: www.inxs.com]
* [http://www.inxs.pl INXS.PL - Polish INXS website]
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* [http://www.rockbandlounge.com/inxs/garry-gary-beers.asp Garry 'Gary' Beers bio at "ROCKBANDLOUNGE.COM"]
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