Garry Gary Beers

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Garry Gary Beers
Garry Gary Beers, August 1986
Garry Gary Beers, August 1986
Background information
Birth nameGarry William Beers
Born (1957-06-22) 22 June 1957 (age 66)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instrument(s)
Years active1975–present
Formerly of

Garry William Beers (born 22 June 1957), known as Garry Gary Beers, is an Australian musician and was the bass guitarist for the rock group INXS.

Career

Garry William Beers was born to Lola (died 2011) and William Beers. William Beers was a front-end loader operator, and Lola worked part-time in a variety of jobs.[citation needed] Garry has an older sister, Kerry.[citation needed] He grew up in the Sydney suburb of Manly and attended The Forest High School.[1] His first band was Legolas Elvin Warrior in 1975, where he played acoustic guitar with school mates, Bill Hucker and Glen Fender.

After nine months of studying acoustic guitar with little improvement, Beers moved over to bass guitar but refused to take further lessons. His inspiration was John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin,[citation needed] James Jamerson, and Paul McCartney. He met Andrew Farriss and they formed the band Dr Dolphin, which was followed by the Farriss Brothers in 1977.[2][3] Farriss Brothers became INXS in 1979 with Beers on bass guitar and double bass, Andrew Farriss on keyboards and guitar, Jon Farriss on drums and keyboards, Tim Farriss on lead guitar, Michael Hutchence on lead vocals and Kirk Pengilly on guitar, saxophone and backing vocals.[4] Generally playing bass guitar, Beers' double bass work occurs on some INXS tracks including "By My Side".

In 1989, while on hiatus from INXS, he joined

Original Sin released on 8 November 2010.[6]

He co-wrote the song "Tangle With Your Mind" with

Happy in Galoshes (2008).[7] In late 2015, Beers formed a new band called Stadium with Irish singer Ciaran Gribbin who was the lead singer for INXS when they announced their retirement from live performance at the end of 2012.[citation needed
]

Garry Beers: INXS UK Tour, Brighton June 2007
Garry Beers in January 2016

Personal life

Beers was given his double name at school,[citation needed] it was later misprinted on the cover of INXS' 1980 debut album, INXS, as Garry Gary Beers. Very rarely given as Gary, Beers adopted the alternative spelling, which appears on merchandise and personal items such as guitar picks.

Garry and Jourdan Beers married in September 2007. They live in Los Angeles and enjoy volunteering for several animal rescue organisations. They have girl/boy twins. Beers also has two daughters from his first marriage to Jodie Crampton, and a son from his short relationship with Shelley Preston.

References

  1. ISBN 0-7338-0182-X
    .
  2. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original
    on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Garry Gary Beers". INXS. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "INXS". HowlSpace. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Discography Absent Friends". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  6. News Corporation
    ). Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Scott Weiland: More Solo Album Details Revealed; Tour Dates Announced". Blabbermouth.net. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

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