Kelly Garni

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Kelly Garni
Born (1957-10-29) 29 October 1957 (age 65)
Los Angeles, California
Genres Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)Musician, photographer, artist
Instrument(s) Bass guitar
Website www.kellygarni.com

Kelly Garni is an American hard rock musician and photographer, best known as a founding member of the band Quiet Riot. He appears on the band's 1978 self-titled debut album, as well as their second album, Quiet Riot II the same year.[ citation needed ]

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Biography

Born in Los Angeles in 29 October 1957, Garni's family moved to Burbank, California in the early 1970s, where he met Randy Rhoads. He played bass with Quiet Riot for about five years until he was fired over an altercation over singer Kevin DuBrow. Whom Kelly believed was holding the band back. He is now an artist and an author with two books out. "Angel's With Dirty Faces" is a biography about the formation of Quiet Riot, and the 14 years he spent as the best friend of Rhoads, who quickly became a guitar legend after joining up with Ozzy Osborne before being killed in a tragic plane crash in 1982. The book is also considered to be a great history of 1970's Hollywood Sunset Strip music scene. His second book, "Naked Vegas" is about his 20 year photography career in Las Vegas. These days he resides in Nevada and pursues his art. His work appears in galleries world wide.

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