| First Name |
Troy
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| Middle Name |
Van
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| Last Name |
Leeuwen
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| Full Name at Birth |
Troy Van Leeuwen
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| Alternative Name |
T.V. Leeuwen, Troy De Van Leeuwen, Tvl, Tweezil Von Smoothy, Troy Van Leeuwen, Tweezil, Twizzy
|
| Birthday |
5th January, 1970
|
| Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California, USA
|
| Build |
Average
|
| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, songwriter, engineer, producer
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Alternative rock, Space Rock, Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Art Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Rock, hard rock
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| Year(s) Active |
1983–present
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Harp, Lap Steel Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Violin, Banjo, Cello, Vibraphone
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| Record Label |
Warner Bros. Records, EMI, Virgin Records, Interscope Records, The Control Group, Matador, Beggars Banquet
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| Associated Acts |
Jester, Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Enemy, Failure, The Wondergirls, A Perfect Circle, The Gutter Twins, Eagles of Death Metal, Eric Book, Mark Lanegan, Sweethead, Puscifer, Mondo Generator, Gone Is Gone, Iggy Pop, Chelsea Wolfe, Plan B
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Troy Van Leeuwen (born January 5, 1970) is an American rock musician and producer. He is best known as the guitarist for the rock band Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA), for which he has served since 2002. He is also known for his work with the seminal rock band Failure, and with alternative rock supergroup A Perfect Circle, as well as recordings with QOTSA members' side projects such as the Desert Sessions, Mondo Generator, Eagles of Death Metal and the Gutter Twins. Van Leeuwen created his first side-project, Enemy, in 2005, Sweethead, in 2008, Gone Is Gone, in 2016, and toured with Iggy Pop supporting his album Post Pop Depression made with QOTSA bandmates Josh Homme and Dean Fertita.
