What key details about bob forrest can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: robert o'neil '' bob '' forrest -lrb- born february 15 , 1961 -rrb- is the lead vocalist and lyricist for los angeles bands thelonious monster and the bicycle thief . in september 2006 he released his first solo album , '' modern folk and blues wednesday '' . he is also a drug counselor , appearing alongside dr. drew pinsky on '' celebrity rehab '' and '' sober house '' . he contributed the song '' moonshiner '' to the '' i 'm not there '' soundtrack . forrest is the former chemical dependency program director at las encinas hospital . in 2010 , he and co-founder shelly sprague launched hollywood recovery services . forrest is also well known as a close friend of red hot chili peppers bandmates flea and anthony kiedis who was once a drug buddy to forrest and who later got clean with forrest 's help . the red hot chili peppers and forrest 's bands also have a longtime connection . in 1988 , john frusciante was originally intended to join thelonious monster however he joined the red hot chili peppers instead while current chili peppers guitarist , josh klinghoffer played with both thelonious monster and the bicycle thief . forrest has performed many times with the red hot chili peppers dating back to the mid-1980s and most recently in 2009 at an awards event honoring kiedis for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction and recovery process . in 2008 , he began releasing a series of live digital eps exclusively at his official website . in 2010 , forrest began hosting a weekly radio show , all up in the interweb , airing wednesday nights on indie1031.com . forrest is the subject of '' bob and the monster '' , a documentary about his music career and battles with drug addiction . the documentary was released in march 2011 and continues to play on the film festival circuit . the dvd was released in september 2013 .
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- instrument is vocals , guitar , keyboard , mandolin- years active is 1983 -- present- birth date is 15 february 1961- name is bob forrest- background is solo_singer- birth place is los angeles , california , usa- associated acts is thelonious monster , the bicycle thief