| The reluctant, secondary rockstar. |
[12 Dec 2008|12:35pm] |
 Stage Name: Bennie Harper
Name: Bernadette Atilla Harper
SN: bennie in furs
DOB: January 23rd, 1977
Birthplace: New Orleans, LA.
Hometown: New York City, New York.
Occupation: Bassist for Prolesec. Former Bassist for Pipeline and Gentle Push. Studio Bassist for Criollo, John Mayer and Linda Perry.
Orientation: Same sex-centric.
Family: Milo Benjamin Harper-Peterson; son. Age 6.
Bernadine Larrieux; mother. Benjamin Harper; father.
Stats
∂ Classically trained cellist. Picked up the bass at 17 after seeing Les Claypool kill a set with Primus at CBGB's in Manhattan.
∂ Dropped out of grad school a year shy of the finish line to join an unsigned band.
∂ Still travels with a cello. Plays when she's stressed.
∂ Believes that sexuality, like religion and politics, is a matter of personal discretion and shouldn't be flaunted.
∂ Intermediately plays the piano.
∂ Suffers from a near-crippling case of stage fright before every live gig.
∂ Of Creole, African-American and Scottish descent. Speaks Patois fluently as a result.
∂ Private stoner, but keeps it away from her son.
∂ Collectively, the albums she's been involved with have sold over 11 million copies.
∂ Has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards, never won.
Personality: Bennie is, without a doubt, a focused musician with ambitions for greatness. She's humble, self-deprecating, hilarious and has the enthusiasm of an eight year-old boy until gig time. She then becomes tense with an awareness that the pressure is on. She's uncomfortable on stage, but it gives her an aloof aura of conceit that doesn't exist. For better or for worse, she considers herself a musician first, mother second, human being third, and proud lesbian last.
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