associated_acts years_active notable_instruments |name label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
weezer ice , the special goodness , pusherjones , shriners , broken , vanilla 1995 & ndash ; present fender precision bass lakland warwick thumb scott shriner geffen scott shriner
 solo_singer 11 july 1965 bass , drums , vocals , guitar , synthesizer , piano alternative rock , power pop , pop punk scott_shriner . jpg toledo , ohio scott gregory shriner bass guitarist , vocalist
scott shriner

scott gregory shriner -lrb- born july 11 , 1965 -rrb- is an american bass guitarist , singer and songwriter .
he is best known as a member of the alternative rock band weezer , with whom he has recorded seven studio albums .
joining the band in 2001 , shriner is the band 's longest serving bass guitarist .
prior to his musical career , shriner was a member of the marine corps .
at the age of twenty-five , he moved to los angeles , california to pursue a career in music , attending the musicians institute .
shriner subsequently performed with multiple independent acts , and performed in vanilla ice 's backing band .
in 2001 , shriner joined weezer on a provisional basis , following the sudden departure of bass guitarist mikey welsh , who had left the band due to personal reasons .
upon becoming welsh 's full-time replacement , shriner made his recording debut on the band 's fourth studio album , `` maladroit '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
during the band 's tour in support of its fifth studio album , `` make believe '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , weezer frontman rivers cuomo would at times relinquish his role as lead vocalist to allow shriner , and his bandmates , brian bell and patrick wilson , to sing lead vocals on specific songs .
this increased vocal responsibility carried over to the band 's subsequent studio album , `` weezer '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , where shriner co-wrote and sang lead vocals on `` cold dark world '' and performed lead vocals on `` king '' .
for a time , shriner also performed in his bandmate patrick wilson 's side-project , the special goodness .
