Les Claypool

Les Claypool is an American musician who founded Primus, the band where he sings, plays bass and writes most of the material. He grew up in El Sobrante, California, learned bass at fourteen, and worked as a carpenter before turning to music. Primus, first called Primate, drew mainstream attention from 1989 to 2000 and headlined Lollapalooza in 1993. Claypool has also led Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Duo de Twang and the Claypool Lennon Delirium, and fronts the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. Primus has performed the South Park theme since 1997. In 2006 he made his directorial debut with Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo, a mockumentary he also wrote. He acted in Pig Hunt (2008) as the Preacher and released the solo albums Highball with the Devil and Of Whales and Woe.