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Matt Sharp

Matthew Kelly Sharp (born September 22, 1969) is an American musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the rock band Weezer, which he co-founded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the Blue Album (1994) and Pinkerton (1996). In 1994, Sharp founded the Rentals, who have released five albums. Sharp has also released an EP and an album as a…

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Born
Matthew Kelly Sharp (1969-09-22) September 22, 1969 (age 56) Bangkok, Thailand
Formerly of
Weezer · Homie
Genres
Alternative rock · power pop · pop-punk · emo · indie rock
Instruments
Bass guitar · vocals · guitar · synthesizer · drums
Labels
Geffen · Maverick · Reprise · In Music We Trust · Boompa
Member of
The Rentals

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Matt Sharp

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Matt Sharp

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related to Early life · 25
Matt Sharp → American, Arlington, Around, At, Bangkok, California, Chic, Clique, Cuomo, During, For, Fuzz, In, Jason Cropper, Le Freak, Patrick Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, San Diego, September, Sharp
related to The Rentals · 16
Matt Sharp → Alphaville2020, Benefit Album, EP2009, Japan2014, Lost, Nick Zinner Score, Q362022, Relief Effort, Rentals1999, Resilience, Return, Seven More Minutes2007, Songs About Time2011, The Last Little Life, The Midnight Society Soundtrack, The Rentals Present
Instruments · 6
Matt Sharp → Bass guitar, drums, guitar, Rubab, synthesizer, vocals
Genres · 5
Matt Sharp → Alternative rock, emo, indie rock, pop-punk, power pop
Labels · 5
Matt Sharp → Boompa, Geffen, In Music We Trust, Maverick, Reprise
Formerly of · 2
Matt Sharp → Homie, Weezer
Occupations · 2
Matt Sharp → Musician, songwriter
related to Solo · 2
Matt Sharp → Country Boy2004, Puckett's Versus
Born · 1
Matt Sharp → Matthew Kelly Sharp (1969-09-22) September 22, 1969 (age 56) Bangkok, Thailand
Member of · 1
Matt Sharp → The Rentals

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Matt SharpBornMatthew Kelly Sharp (1969-09-22) September 22, 1969 (age 56) Bangkok, Thailand1.00infobox
Matt SharpFormerly ofWeezer1.00infobox
Matt SharpFormerly ofHomie1.00infobox
Matt SharpGenresAlternative rock1.00infobox
Matt SharpGenrespower pop1.00infobox
Matt SharpGenrespop-punk1.00infobox
Matt SharpGenresemo1.00infobox
Matt SharpGenresindie rock1.00infobox
Matt SharpInstrumentsBass guitar1.00infobox
Matt SharpInstrumentsvocals1.00infobox
Matt SharpInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Matt SharpInstrumentssynthesizer1.00infobox
Matt SharpInstrumentsdrums1.00infobox
Matt SharpInstrumentsRubab1.00infobox
Matt SharpLabelsGeffen1.00infobox
Matt SharpLabelsMaverick1.00infobox
Matt SharpLabelsReprise1.00infobox
Matt SharpLabelsIn Music We Trust1.00infobox
Matt SharpLabelsBoompa1.00infobox
Matt SharpMember ofThe Rentals1.00infobox
Matt SharpOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
Matt SharpOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Matt SharpOriginArlington County, Virginia, U.S.1.00infobox
Matt SharpYears active1985–present1.00infobox

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