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Omar Rodriguez Lopez
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Omar Alfredo Rodríguez López (born September 1, 1975 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is the composer, lead guitarist and producer for the progressive rock group The Mars Volta, and was the former bassist/guitarist for the post-hardcore outfit At the Drive-In. He also frequently releases his own solo material. Rodríguez López grew up in El Paso, Texas, United States but spent some of his childhood in South Carolina. Omar started his music career at 15 years of age when he became the singer for the El Paso hardcore band, Startled Calf, from 1991 to 1992. It was during this time that Rodríguez López met Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and since then, Rodríguez López has spent most of his career living and working with him. Rodríguez López left El Paso to hitchhike around the country for a year in the early 90s, which was when he acquired his addiction to heroin and crack. Eventually he got in touch with friend Cedric Bixler-Zavala who suggested he come back to El Paso. With the help of Bixler-Zavala, he was able to return to El Paso where he could begin to reclaim his life from addiction and join At the Drive-In as backup vocalist and bass guitarist. After receiving a record deal with Flipside Records and recording Acrobatic Tenement with the band, he became their full-time bassist before switching to guitar. After several years, a combination of excessive hype, relentless touring, artistic differences, and Rodríguez López & Bixler-Zavala's drug habits eventually caused the band to implode. In
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A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One
Old Money
A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One
Abscence Makes The Heart Grow Fungus
Calibration
Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead
Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo
Omar Rodriguez
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus
Solar Gambling
Xenophanes
The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange