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Primus Frontman Les Claypool Mourns the Death of His Nephew

Chad Childers — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:28:44 +0000

Primus frontman Les Claypool is sad to report that his nephew Matthew has passed away after struggling with Infant's leukemia for the past two years. The bassist-singer brought Matthew's struggle to light last year when auctioning off one of his basses to raise funds to help offset his brother's family's mounting medical costs.

Les Claypool's Pachyderm Bass Raises $50K for Ailing Nephew

Chad Childers — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:53:15 +0000

How much is a prize item like one of Les Claypool’s basses worth to you? Now add in the fact that he’s auctioning it off for his ailing two-year-old nephew who is suffering from a rare form of infant leukemia. After putting the bass on the block, the Primus leader found out just how much it could get, as the auction just ended with the winning bid going for $50,599.99.

Les Claypool of Primus Didn't Want a Reunion

Jeff Giles — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:40:19 +0000

Last month, Primus fans celebrated the release of ‘Green Naugahyde,’ the band’s first new album in over a decade. But to hear bassist and band frontman Les Claypool describe the release, the Primus reunion didn’t meet up to the hype.

“To be honest with you, I wasn’t really that interested in doing it,” Claypool revealed during a recent interview with the Colorado Springs Independent. “I like turning over new rocks, and it didn’t feel like it was a new rock.”

CCCP Is CCCrap: Stewart Copeland, Les Claypool, Danny Carey and Neil Peart Jam and it Sucks [VIDEO]

Heathen RockShow — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:54:17 +0000

Yeah, I kind of figured that at least some part of this collaboration would be cool. Once again, it’s a group of musicians who have made it so big that they don’t care about actual music anymore and now just want to make “art.” Well I don’t know what happens between selling millions of records [...]