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===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
[[Image:mattsharpbirth.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sharp's birth certificate]] | [[Image:mattsharpbirth.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sharp's birth certificate]] | ||
Matt Sharp was born in Bangkok, Thailand to American parents on [[September 22]], 1969, during the [ | Matt Sharp was born in Bangkok, Thailand to American parents on [[September 22]], 1969, during the [[Wikipedia:Vietnam_War|Vietnam War]]. His father, Richard Gene Sharp, was employed by a company contracted by the United States government to interview prisoners of war<ref>"Shake Your Diamonds" ''The Syndicate''. 23 June 2020. https://t.e2ma.net/webview/n4lxfc/1dfeb6cd3812ddddcad820509f8cd141</ref>. When Matt was one year old, he and his family moved to Arlington, Virginia. At age fourteen, Sharp began listening to punk rock music like Suicidal Tendencies. He then decided that Arlington and its music scene was too boring for him and decided to move west to California. At age sixteen, he arrived in San Diego. In 1989, Sharp fronted a short-lived "goth" band called [[the Clique]], described by [[Karl Koch]] as having a "somewhat pretentious Cure/Joy Division style" <ref>Koch, Karl. "Recording History - Page 1" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_1#Matt_Sharp:_The_Clique_-_Summer.2FFall_1989</ref>. The band produced a single demo tape that included one song, titled "[[Ice Butterfly]]". | ||
Months later, he met [[Patrick Wilson]], future Weezer drummer. Wilson convinced Sharp to move into an apartment with [[Rivers Cuomo]]. Sharp occasionally played keyboards for the band [[Bush]] (which was comprised of Wilson, Pat Finn, and [[Tom Gardocki]]. Later, after moving to his own apartment in Westwood, Sharp became involved with the social activism group the Black Rock Coalition. Throughout 1990, Sharp and Wilson collaborated on various songs, described by Koch as "funny" and "They Might Be Giants-like" 4-track recordings <ref>Koch, Karl. "Recording History - Page 1" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_1#Pat_Wilson_and_Matt_Sharp_make_funny_4-track_recordings_spring-fall_1990</ref>. | Months later, he met [[Patrick Wilson]], future Weezer drummer. Wilson convinced Sharp to move into an apartment with [[Rivers Cuomo]]. Sharp occasionally played keyboards for the band [[Bush]] (which was comprised of Wilson, Pat Finn, and [[Tom Gardocki]]. Later, after moving to his own apartment in Westwood, Sharp became involved with the social activism group the Black Rock Coalition. Throughout 1990, Sharp and Wilson collaborated on various songs, described by Koch as "funny" and "They Might Be Giants-like" 4-track recordings <ref>Koch, Karl. "Recording History - Page 1" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_1#Pat_Wilson_and_Matt_Sharp_make_funny_4-track_recordings_spring-fall_1990</ref>. | ||
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===With Tegan and Sara=== | ===With Tegan and Sara=== | ||
* 2004 - ''[ | * 2004 - ''[[Wikipedia:So_Jealous|So Jealous]]'' - keyboards, Moog synthesizer | ||
* 2007 - ''[ | * 2007 - ''[[Wikipedia:The_Con_(album)|The Con]]'' - bass (on Sara Quin's songs) | ||
===Other appearances=== | ===Other appearances=== | ||
* 1997 - "[[We Have a Technical]]" ([[Gary Numan|Tubeway Army]] cover) | * 1997 - "[[We Have a Technical]]" ([[Gary Numan|Tubeway Army]] cover) | ||
* 2004 - "[[Not Tonight]]" (Tegan & Sara cover) with [[Maya Rudolph]] | * 2004 - "[[Not Tonight]]" (Tegan & Sara cover) with [[Maya Rudolph]] | ||
* 2011 - "[ | * 2011 - "[[FAQ]]" (feat. Matt Sharp) by [[Wikipedia:Berri_Txarrak|Berri Txarrak]] - background vocals | ||
==Interviews== | ==Interviews== | ||