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{{Brian Bell quote|Hi Weezer. Please enjoy this fine recording, compliments of Radioshack and Brian Bell. I hope to see you in New York soon.<br>Thank you,<br><br>Brian<ref>Weezer Fan Club Vault Dive interview with [[Karl Koch]], during which Koch talks about Brian's audition process. Brian wrote this note on the tape he sent to [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Matt Sharp]]. Recounted at 1:19:10 during Weezer B-sides unlisted video. Retreived 01/29/22</ref>"}} | {{Brian Bell quote|Hi Weezer. Please enjoy this fine recording, compliments of Radioshack and Brian Bell. I hope to see you in New York soon.<br>Thank you,<br><br>Brian<ref>Weezer Fan Club Vault Dive interview with [[Karl Koch]], during which Koch talks about Brian's audition process. Brian wrote this note on the tape he sent to [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Matt Sharp]]. Recounted at 1:19:10 during Weezer B-sides unlisted video. Retreived 01/29/22</ref>"}} | ||
One night in the late summer of 1993, while driving home, Bell decided once-and-for-all to quit Carnival Art. When he got home he found on his answering machine a message from Weezer bassist [[Matt Sharp]]. | One night in the late summer of 1993, while driving home, Bell decided once-and-for-all to quit Carnival Art{{citation needed}}. When he got home he found on his answering machine a message from Weezer bassist [[Matt Sharp]]. Sharp [[Hammerhead|called again the next day]], "Matt was just beating around the bush, and [[Rivers Cuomo|Rivers]] took the phone from him and said, 'Do you wanna join our band?'"{{clarify}}{{citation needed}} | ||
Bell then joined [[Weezer]] in 1993 during the recording of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', replacing [[Jason Cropper]]. Since then he has remained a member of Weezer. Besides doing backup vocals and playing rhythm guitar and lead guitar on the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' classics "[[El Scorcho]]" and "[[Why Bother?]]", as well as on [[Van Weezer]], Bell takes on many of the multi-instrumental duties during live shows. When songs call for the use of a keyboard or harmonica, Bell often plays them. | Bell then joined [[Weezer]] in 1993 during the recording of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', replacing [[Jason Cropper]]. Since then he has remained a member of Weezer. Besides doing backup vocals and playing rhythm guitar and lead guitar on the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' classics "[[El Scorcho]]" and "[[Why Bother?]]", as well as on [[Van Weezer]], Bell takes on many of the multi-instrumental duties during live shows. When songs call for the use of a keyboard or harmonica, Bell often plays them. | ||