Dave Farrell

His full name is David Michael Farrell. He was born in  Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA in  February 8, 1977. He also known as Phoenix, is Linkin Park’s bassist and backup vocalist. when he was five he moved to Mission Viejo, California where he attended Mission Viejo High School. Dave was taught how to play guitar by his mother, and also cites his older brother as an inspiration to pick up the instrument. He grew up in Plymouth but later moved to Mission Viejo, California at the age of 5. While attending high school, Dave joined a punk group named 'Tasty Snax', who would later rename themselves to 'The Snax'. What the band sorely needed was a bass guitarist, so Phoenix opted to make the transition from the electric guitar, and has played bass ever since.He graduated in 1999at the University of California, Los Angeles. He can playbass guitar, electric guitar,cello and violin. Farrell was a member of a Christian punk/ska band calledTasty Snax. He had to go in tour with the Tasty Snax so he could not play with Delson and his band. Then, Farrell left his band to play bass with Linkin Park. Farrell's fellow band mate Mark Fiore became Linkin Park's videographer.