Bob Forrest
Bob Forrest | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Robert O'Neil Forrest |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 15, 1961
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, mandolin |
Years active | 1983–present |
Robert O'Neil Forrest (born February 15, 1961)
In September 2006, he released his first solo album, Modern Folk and Blues Wednesday. He is also a drug counselor, appearing alongside Dr. Drew Pinsky on Celebrity Rehab and Sober House.[4] He contributed the song "Moonshiner" to the I'm Not There soundtrack.
Forrest was good friends with River Phoenix, whose overdose death affected Forrest deeply.[5]
In 2008, he began releasing a series of live digital EPs exclusively at his official website. In 2010, Forrest began hosting a weekly radio show, All Up In The Interweb, airing Wednesday nights on Indie1031.com.[6]
On October 1, 2013, Forrest released Running with Monsters: A Memoir which he co-wrote with author Mike Albo.[7]
Forrest is the subject of
Forrest released a new album, Survival Songs, on October 9, 2015, which was produced by Ian Brennan.[9] It is a folk album featuring new material and folk versions of existing Thelonious Monster and Bicycle Thief songs.
After Keith Levene parted ways with John Lydon, Forrest featured on one of his records, singing on the track "I'm Looking For Something."
On April 5, 2023, it was announced that Forrest along with
References
- ^ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History – MyHeritage". Familytreelegends.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Rehab Bob". Rehab Bob.
- ^ Las Encinas Hospital: Hospital Staff, archive.org. Accessed July 29, 2009.
- ^ "Joshklinghoffer.net". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
- ^ "River Phoenix's Final Moments Revealed in New Book: 'I Think I'm OD'ing'".
- ^ [1] Archived January 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Running with Monsters: A Memoir | Dr. Drew | Official Website". drdrew.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016.
- ^ "Bob and the Monster to be released on DVD in September | John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement". Invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ Steffen, Chris. "Album Premiere: Bob Forrest, 'Survival Songs'". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "'Hellicious' Animated Series in the Works at TBS, Anthony Kiedis to Star and Produce Via New Production Company Said and Done (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2023.