Buckethead

Brian Patrick Carroll,^[2] better known as Buckethead, is an American musician and songwriter. Buckethead has released 435 studio albums, 388 of them are in the Pike series. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other music artists. His music spans many different styles and genres.

Buckethead
Buckethead performing live in 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Brian Patrick Carroll
Also known as	Death Cube K, Big B
Born	(1969-05-13) May 13, 1969 (age 56)[1]
Genres	Avant-garde metal, speed metal, funk rock, instrumental rock, progressive rock, experimental rock, ambient, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele, piano, banjo, keyboards, cello
Years active	1988–present
Labels	TDRS Music, Hatboxghost Music, Bucketheadland, Avant, Day Eight Music, Sony Music Entertainment, CyberOctave, Sub Meta, Metastation, City Hall, Stray, Gonervill, Catalyst Entertainment, Ion, Disembodied, Tzadik, Avabella Productions, Serjical Strike
Website	www.bucketheadland.com

When performing onstage Buckethead wears a white KFC bucket over his head and an expressionless plain white costume mask.

Although he can play many different types of musical instruments, Buckethead is best known for his guitar playing. He has been voted as a top guitarist in many magazines dedicated to the topic of guitar playing.

Buckethead records and performs onstage as a solo artist most of the time. He has also worked with many musicians including: Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bhargav Polara Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Serj Tankian, Mike Patton and Viggo Mortensen. Buckethead was a member of Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004.

Buckethead has created music for movies such as: Saw II, Ghosts of Mars, Beverly Hills Ninja and Last Action Hero.