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 ===The Rentals & Exit From Weezer===
-After the release of Weezer's first self titled release in 1994, Sharp formed The Rentals, a side project which he fronted.  The Rentals released their first album, [[Return of the Rentals]], later that year.  The band had a radio hit with the song [[Friends Of P]].
+After the release of Weezer's first self titled release in 1994, Sharp formed The Rentals, a side project which was both the chief songwriter and lead-singer.  The Rentals released their first album, [[Return of the Rentals]], later that year.  The band had a radio hit with the single [[Friends Of P]].
 Two years after the release of [[Pinkerton]] in 1996, Sharp quit Weezer to focus on The Rentals.  They released the album [[Seven More Minutes]] in 1999.  However, the album sold less than Return of the Rentals and the band went on hiatus.
-Matt soon moved to a small town in Tennessee to get away from all of his ties in the music world.
-For four years Sharp was out of the public eye.  In 2003, he released a solo acoustic EP called [[Puckett Versus The Country Boy]].  This was followed by a full length self-titled album in 2004.
+After 4 years of no musical out-put, Sharp released a solo, acoustic EP in 2003, called [[Puckett Versus The Country Boy]], followed by a full length self-titled album in 2004.
 ===Reunion with Rivers===