Tommy Stinson

Thomas Eugene Stinson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 6, 1966. Tommy was a founding member of the legendary 1980’s band The Replacements. Tommy was only 12 years old when he joined the band in 1979. He dropped out of high school in 1983 so that he could tour with the band.

Stinson played in The Replacements until they broke-up in 1991. After the break-up Stinson started a new band with the name Bash & Pop. This band released their first and only album Friday Night Is Killing Me in 1993. After touring in support of the album the band broke up.

After the Bash & Pop break-up, Tommy went on to form another band, named Perfect. The band released the EP When Squirrels Play Chicken in 1996 and in 1997 they recorded an album entitled Seven Days a Week. Unfortunately due to problems with the record company the album was shelved until until 2004 when it was released with a new title called Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe.

In 1998 Stinson was recruited by Guns’ N Roses to be their bass player, and he has been a part of the band ever since. Stinson is featured prominently on the band’s album Chinese Democracy which was released in 2008. He even co-wrote two tracks.

Even though Tommy has been a member of Guns N Roses he has been in many other projects during his time in the band. Stinson plays bass on MOTH’s album Provisions, Fiction and Gear which was released in 2002. In 2004 Tommy recorded and released his first solo album Village Gorilla Head, The album was well reviewed.

In 2005, Tommy filled in on bass for Soul Asylum on tour and also on their 2006 album The Silver Lining after the death of their bass player Karl Mueller. Also in 2005 Tommy scored the film Catch & Release.

In 2006 Tommy got back together with fellow ex-Replacements member Paul Westerberg for two song’s that Paul was recording for the Open Season soundtrack. Tommy recorded the bass parts for the two songs.