Darren Arthur Reed (1)

Birth name : Darren Arthur Reed

Born : June 18, 1963 (age 46) Hinsdale, Illinois

Genre(s) : Hard rock

Occupation(s) : Musician

Instrument(s) : Keyboards, Piano, Guitar, Organ, Bass, Mellotron, Calliope, Hammond organ, Percussion

Years active : 1990-Present

Dizzy Reed (born Darren Arthur Reed, June 18, 1963 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a contemporary rock musician. He is best known for his tenure as the keyboardist for the rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he has played, toured and recorded since 1990. Aside from frontman Axl Rose, Reed is the only member of Guns N' Roses to remain from the band's Use Your Illusion era.

Reed was born as Darren Arthur Reed on June 18, 1963 in Hinsdale, Illinois, and was raised in Colorado. As a child, Reed was described as reclusive and introverted. His grandmother began teaching him to play the organ when he was a young child, and before he was out of elementary school, he formed small local bands. At the age of fifteen, he took up keyboard playing as a release from the constant bullying he endured at school.

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