Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the funk metal band Primus. His playing style on the bass is well known for mixing tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, and slapping. Outside of Primus, Claypool has also been involved in a number of side projects, including the supergroups Oysterhead alongside Trey Anastasio (Phish) and Stewart Copeland (The Police), and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (C2B3), alongside Buckethead, Bryan Mantia (Primus) and Bernie Worrell (P-Funk). He also fronted the experimental rock projects Frog Brigade and Fancy Band. He has also self-produced and engineered several solo releases from his own studio, Rancho Relaxo. In 2006, a full-length feature film, Electric Apricot, written and directed by Claypool, was released, as well as
Leslie Edward Claypool (nacido el 29 de septiembre de 1963) es un músico estadounidense, más conocido como el fundador, cantante principal, bajista, compositor principal, y el único miembro continuo de la banda de funk metal Primus. Su estilo de juego en el bajo es bien conocido por el mixing tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, y slapping. Fuera de Primus, Claypool también ha estado involucrado en una serie de proyectos secundarios, incluyendo los supergrupos Oysterhead junto a Trey Anastasio (Phish) y Stewart Copeland (The Police), y el coronel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (C2B3), junto a Buckethead, Bryan Mantia (Primus) y Bernie Worrell (P-Funk). También ha liderado los proyectos experimentales de rock Frog Brigade y Fancy Band. También ha auto-producido e ingeniero varios lanzamientos en solitario de su propio estudio, Rancho Relaxo 2006.