Post by A Manda On The Moon on Oct 11, 2006 20:09:04 GMT -5
BERTY MCBERT-BERT
i <3 calling him that... and this thread was not random
Robert Edward McCracken (born February 25, 1982), professionaly known as Bert McCracken, is the lead singer of the band, The Used.
Born in a strict Mormon, McCracken had a happy home life as a child. But as he grew into a teenager his and his parent's views conflicted. McCracken began getting into the local music scene, originally singing for I'm With Stupid as well as other bands. He was part of the Straight Edge community and frequented hardcore shows in the Utah valley area. McCracken's home life became strained at this time and Bert broke away at 16 by dropping out of high school and leaving home when he became a drug addict. He went to jail on charges of possession.
When the other members of The Used (Quinn, Jeph and Branden) were looking for a new vocalist, McCracken came to mind and they came into contact with him. McCracken was still heavily into drugs while attending Narcotics Anonymous. McCracken, later, became sober and, after their first gig in January 2001, they were discovered by John Feldmann and signed to Reprise Records. After releasing their debut self titled album in 2002, they toured with the Warped Tour and Ozzfest. On the 27th of May, 2003 Bert fell onstage during 'On My Own' and could not continue singing. He was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, a severe inflamation of the pancreas caused by autodigestion of the pancreatic tissue by its own enzymes. The condition stems from alcohol abuse or gallstones, although Alcohol abuse was denied by a spokesman. The Used began recording their 2nd album in March 2004.
im gonna stop....
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i <3 calling him that... and this thread was not random
Robert Edward McCracken (born February 25, 1982), professionaly known as Bert McCracken, is the lead singer of the band, The Used.
Born in a strict Mormon, McCracken had a happy home life as a child. But as he grew into a teenager his and his parent's views conflicted. McCracken began getting into the local music scene, originally singing for I'm With Stupid as well as other bands. He was part of the Straight Edge community and frequented hardcore shows in the Utah valley area. McCracken's home life became strained at this time and Bert broke away at 16 by dropping out of high school and leaving home when he became a drug addict. He went to jail on charges of possession.
When the other members of The Used (Quinn, Jeph and Branden) were looking for a new vocalist, McCracken came to mind and they came into contact with him. McCracken was still heavily into drugs while attending Narcotics Anonymous. McCracken, later, became sober and, after their first gig in January 2001, they were discovered by John Feldmann and signed to Reprise Records. After releasing their debut self titled album in 2002, they toured with the Warped Tour and Ozzfest. On the 27th of May, 2003 Bert fell onstage during 'On My Own' and could not continue singing. He was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, a severe inflamation of the pancreas caused by autodigestion of the pancreatic tissue by its own enzymes. The condition stems from alcohol abuse or gallstones, although Alcohol abuse was denied by a spokesman. The Used began recording their 2nd album in March 2004.
im gonna stop....
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