Dizzy Reed

Dizzy Reed (2006)

Darren "Dizzy" Reed (born June 18, 1963 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American musician. In the spring of 1990 he became a keyboardist with the hard rock band Guns N 'Roses and was the only remaining member of the " Use Your Illusion " era in the early 1990s , alongside Axl Rose, for two decades until the reunion in April 2016 . Before that he played with bands like The Wild and Hairy Bananas .

Musical career

Started at Guns N 'Roses

Reed originally came across Guns N 'Roses through personal problems. He was evicted from his home and asked for help from Axl Rose, front man of Guns N 'Roses. He loaned him some money to rent a new apartment. This ultimately led to the long musical collaboration and membership in the rock band.

Reed first appeared on stage with Guns N 'Roses at the Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil in 1991 , where he performed in front of 250,000 people. About this appearance he said:

“My first live show with Guns N 'Roses was' Rock In Rio.' It was like a blur. It was like: 'Man, I can't believe this!' I would be completely lying and ridiculous if I said I wasn't nervous for that. "

Its largest audience up to that point consisted of about 400 people.

Working with Guns N 'Roses

Reed in 2010

As a member of Guns N 'Roses, Dizzy Reed mainly plays keyboard, piano or organ. You can also see him performing live on percussions , for example on congas , on the tambourine or on the shaker .

Use your illusion

Since Reed joined Guns N 'Roses during the development of the double album Use Your Illusion , he was able to be included in the pieces it contained. He added the accompanying vocals in several songs or played the organ (among others in Don't Damn Me ). Partly important parts were assigned to him on the keyboard or piano ( Dust N 'Bones , Pretty Tied Up ), in the song Estranged he even played a short piano solo.

Musical work alongside Guns N 'Roses

Before joining Guns N 'Roses, Dizzy Reed worked with bands such as The Wild and Hairy Bananas . He also played keyboards on the solo albums of Guns-N'-Roses members such as bassists Duff McKagan and Tommy Stinson . He also worked with Slash's Snakepit .

solo

In February 2018, after two previous Christmas albums, the solo record Rock 'N Roll ain't Easy by Dizzy Reed was released.

Private life and family

Dizzy Reed is divorced and has three daughters and one son.

Web links

• NewGNR.COM - Multilingual fansite, very current

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.rockhard.de/news/newsarchiv/newsansicht/51104-guns-n-roses-dizzy-reed-veroeffentlicht-rock-n-roll-aint-easy-soloalbum-im-februar.html