Hunter Benedict Shepherd (born September 20, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Soundgarden from 1990 to 2017. story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. He is the bassist for the American rock band Soundgarden. I got addicted to pain pills, drank a ton, and wound up OD'ing on morphine. Thayil, Cameron and Shepherd alleged "that Vicky Cornell's representation was false in that Vicky Cornell did not have the intention of using some or all of the revenue from the Cornell Concert for charitable purposes, but rather for personal purposes for herself and her family. Fender American Vintage 62 Precision Bass - "Lena" Olympic White, tort guard. When Shepherd asked his father for a guitar, his father complied only after insisting he must learn every chord in a large book with nothing but a guitar neck. BLABBERMOUTH.NET Ben’s father, Henry Bennett Shepherd, worked in the Nike missile program, and was born in Camden, Texas. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. Bass-minded tracks such as "Switch Opens" are rare because, as he explained "you don't want to write a whole wandering bass line wondering what the drum beat and the guitar chords are going to be. Shepherd did so—with help from his cousin Ralph "Tony" McMullen—and his father bought him his first guitar. The band continued to tour frequently, arranging time around Matt Cameron's schedule in Pearl Jam, and Chris Cornell's acoustic tours. Ben Shepherd Hiro Yamamoto Scott Sundquist Jason Everman: Soundgarden was an American rock band. So I wasn't going to stand onstage and fake what I was playing." Matt Cameron became the band's full-time drummer in 1986, while bassist Ben Shepherdbecame a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. It's still unclear, as the fiercely private band–Cornell, 32; guitarist Kim Thayil, 36; drummer Matt Cameron, 34; and bassist Ben Shepherd, 28–isn't talking. Shepherd followed a fingerstyle playing based on Yamamoto, punk rock musicians Chuck Dukowski from Black Flag, and Mike Watt. The Sunburst is named "Wolfgang.". Hater also disbanded, but he, Cameron, and McBain would go on to form Wellwater Conspiracy with several other artists. Bidding for a popular breakthrough with their second major-label album, Soundgarden suddenly developed a sense of craft, with the result that Badmotorfinger became far and away their most fully realized album to that point. Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd has admittedly had a rough stretch — including a bad break-up with his fiancée and an addiction to drugs and alcohol — since the band broke up over a … - he smashed his bass during "Blow Up The Outside World," gave the audience the finger and left the stage. Matt Cameron took over lead vocals. Alternative Nation reports that the first story of Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd since Chris Cornell's death has surfaced online, with a fan named James saying: "I … The tracks were: "Zero Chance" (music), "Dusty" (music), "Ty Cobb" (music), "Never Named" (music) "Switch Opens" (music) and "An Unkind" (music and lyrics). His family moved to Allen, Texas, then settled in Kingston, Washington, where Shepherd grew up. [18] Shepherd considers that he approaches guitars "like a horn section", split between rhythm and lead, while "Bass is more fluid; you're a lot more free to do stuff because it's a song within a song". Ben Shepherd was born in Okinawa Japan … Shepherd has said that "Half" was a song he wrote in case his daughter ever wanted to learn guitar.[7]. "When we threatened SOUNDGARDEN with the undisputed facts that their claims concerning Vicky Cornell and the Cornell Charitable Foundation were disgraceful and fabricated by requesting the court sanction them for their appalling conduct, they caved in and agreed to drop their claims," Cornell's attorney Martin Singer said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. [12] Shepherd has since downplayed the statement, stating that he was only "sleeping on couches in studios when I was recording my solo album", preferring to stay in Seattle rather than go back home to Bainbridge Island.[3]. ADVERTISE / In the interview with Spin magazine, Shepherd, when asked where was was living, said, "Nowhere. "[15] Composing is usually done by Shepherd on the guitar, given all other Soundgarden members play that instrument. [6] In addition to his role as bass player, Shepherd's role as a singer and songwriter increased during his tenure with Soundgarden. Ben used a mixture of Ampeg and Mesa for recording, but led more to the Mesa's live in Soundgarden. It was a fucking horrible time — this total rock'n'roll cliché."[12]. Other members of Soundgarden include or have included Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Jason Everman, Scott Sundquist, Kim Thayil, and Hiro Yamamoto. Shepherd premiered the first single "Baron Robber" on Spin. On June 25, 2013, Shepherd announced he would be releasing the solo album entitled In Deep Owl on August 27, 2013 under the name HBS. [3], Shepherd played in numerous punk-rock bands with friends as a teenager like March of Crimes, Mind Circus and 600 School, meeting future musicians such as Stone Gossard, Krist Novoselic and Matt Cameron.