This is scary...

[Jimi D]

...very scary... and not because he happens to be playing a G!&$@n!

Buckethead works out...

I tell ya, the guy's not human!

 

[phatduckk]

dude's really strange but he can play ....

its really odd to watch someone play like that and see no experession on their face. i wonder who he is

 

[francric]

Weirdo.........but can play..

 

[hbucker]

Weirdo.........but can play..

+1

It would be hard to play in that stupd mask too.

 

[Beth]

ok Im definitely having nightmares about that mask + that last guitar solo

 

[brentrocks]

where did he come from?

 

[Katana6506]

I'm speechless.

 

[Roubster]

LOL!!!!!
WTF is this crazyness?!??!?! This guy is really a freakin trip I tell you. This is probably one of the weirdest freakin "things" I have seen play guitar.
Oh, and to answer your questions about where he came from, it's kind of obvious!
It's my educated guess that he was dumped out of a KFC buckett that was laced with chemical waste and some guitar strings and possibly some left over DNA from Mike Meyers (from Holloween, or one of those stupid movies w/ those stupid masks)!

 

[PugNinjas]

Buckethead is one twisted guitarist. He had a band called Deli Creeps for awhile which I believe is where he started to cultivate that mask look. I have an old cassette of him wailing away on some project called "Praxis"

I think his real name is Brian Carroll and I thought he took lessons from Paul Gilbert. I used to be really into him until he landed the gig with Axl

 

[Beth]

He came out during a Primus show at Cow Palace that I was at once, what a trip. I got my pic taken with him and Bootsy Collins at NAMM the football year.

 

[tvanveen]

The weird thing is he's been doing the bucket thing *forever*...

 

[lock-ny]

has anyone ever seen what he really looks like, is there a pic on the web somewhere, the dude can play though huh -

 

[thindave]

ok Im definitely having nightmares about that mask + that last guitar solo

Beth, you're a little powder puff....

 

[Mick]

I wonder if the KFC hat makes the guitar playing????

 

[jeffrey]

This is supposedly Buckethead (aka: Brian Carroll). And no, that's not really his pinky.

Praxis was a great project he did with Bootsy Collins and Brain (second drummer for Primus, among other things). He also did a really cool funk/experimental project called Zillotron, also with Bootsy Collins.

 

[edensdad]

I wonder if the KFC hat makes the guitar playing????

Is this the future of our art form? Will furture guitar players look like race cars with commercial logos plastered all over them?

"This solo brought to you by the fine folks at Acme Boomerangs"

I remember back when I was playing Metal clubs in the late 1980's and early 1990's - a lot of the bar owners wanted us to make announcements about drink specials and mention beer brands on stage - We told them to get lost most of the time.

>^..^<

 

[koogie2k]

Buckethead is a phenomenal player that is for sure. Just, "strange" is an understatement. He can certainly play and let that do the talking, I guess he feels he needs to be in character for some reason. I am sure his private life is just that....private. To be honest.....I wish I had 1/2 his talent...LOL...minus the bucket of course...hehehehehehe.....

 

[SteveB]

This is supposedly Buckethead (aka: Brian Carroll). And no, that's not really his pinky.

Well, with that hair and "Michael Jackson" listed as his 1st influence... it's no wonder he took up the bucket.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I really enjoyed his numchuck solo! Excellent!

 

[yesandno]

I also have one of those Praxis cd's. To be honest, I find this type of playing way too weedlee weedlee....its just TOO MUCH.

However, I don't know if any of you are aware, but I've heard some stuff by him that is played on those "Hearts Of Space" radio programs of ambient "space music".
Very, very nice stuff if you're into that sort of thing. I was very surprised when the announcer said the name Buckethead in the playlist on numerous occassions.