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Gerald Vincent "Jerry" Casale (born Gerald Vincent Pizzute, July 28, 1948) is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member (with his younger brother, Bob Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Lewis) of the new wave band Devo. Along with Mothersbaugh, whom he met at Kent State University, Casale co-wrote most of Devo's material (including the hit "Whip It"), designed Devo's distinctive attire (including the Energy Dome, plastic pompadours, and yellow radiation suits) over the years with Mothersbaugh, and directed most of Devo's videos. He has also directed videos for other artists, including The Cars ("Panorama"), Rush ("Superconductor"), A Perfect Circle ("Imagine"), Foo Fighters ("I'll Stick Around"), Soundgarden ("Blow Up the Outside World"), and Silverchair ("Freak" and "Cemetery"), among others. ==Career== Casale was born in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born with the last name Pizzute because his father, Bob, had legally changed his name (his birth name having been Robert Edward Casale) to that of his foster parents. Four years after Gerald's birth, his father changed his name back to his birth name. Gerald Casale grew up in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1966. After graduation, he attended Kent State University, majoring in Art. In the late 1960s, he was a self-described hippie, until the May 4, 1970 shootings. Being involved with Freshman orientation at the KSU Honors College, he personally knew two of the victims, Jeffrey Miller and Allison Krause, and was near Krause when she was shot. Casale described that day in multiple interviews as being "the day I stopped being a hippie".〔Knight, Brian L. (2005). Oh Yes, It's Devo: An Interview with Jerry Casale. ''The Vermont Review'', 2005; retrieved April 14, 2015 ()〕 Together with Bob Lewis and Mark Mothersbaugh, Casale used the shooting as a catalyst to develop the concept of Devolution, forming the band Devo in 1973. Before Devo, Gerald played bass with The Numbers Band in his native Kent, Ohio. He caused friction in the group by suggesting they incorporate advertising jingles and other "lowbrow culture" elements into their music. He was forced out of the band, allegedly, after slipping either an ape mask, or a Colonel Sanders mask on during a performance. Casale began to focus primarily on Devo at this point, developing the band's distinct visual style, and working closely with Mothersbaugh and Lewis to create a performance art group. In 2005, Casale created a solo project, Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers. The album, ''Mine is Not a Holy War'' was a more blues-oriented album than Devo's output and featured performances of two early Devo songs, along with a B-side from 1982, and a cover of "He's Always There" by The Yardbirds. While Jihad Jerry never toured, the theatrical character appeared with Devo at several shows in 2006, as well as on the Fox News program "Red Eye". Casale abandoned the Jihad Jerry character in 2007;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2007/06/09/interviews-gerald-casale-of-devo )〕 however, he donned the Jihad Jerry turban for a performance with UK-based DJ and producer Adam Freeland at the South by Southwest music festival in 2009. Casale has played several types of bass guitars, left-handed, mostly heavily customized. Among the most distinctive is a teardrop shaped bass, actually a Gibson Ripper with its horns sawed off and a thick arm padding added to the top side, as seen in videos for "Satisfaction" and "Come Back Jonee". From 1981 on, Casale has used a right-handed Steinberger L-Series bass guitar, played upside down. He has played various keyboard basses, including a MiniMoog, a custom six-oscillator Moog keybass, and a Roland D-50. Currently, Casale uses a Korg synthesizer for bass. Casale has taken an interest in wine since moving to California in 1978.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.christies.com/sales/signature-cellars-october-2013/gerald-casale.aspx )〕 In the 1990s he taught classes in wine tasting for three years during Devo's hiatus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/43579 )〕 In 2014, he announced that he would be opening a new wine company, The 50 by 50, selling Pinot noirs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ohio.com/blogs/sound-check/sound-check-online-1.293199/devo-s-gerald-casale-starting-new-wine-company-the-50-by-50-no-spuds-involved-1.481786 )〕 In early 2015 Casale placed the historic Kun House, designed by Richard Neutra in the early 1930s, on the market after having spent the previous seven years restoring it. On September 11 2015, Casale married Krista Napp in a themed wedding based on the September 11 attacks, with a cake baked in the shape of the Twin Towers. He later apologized after much scrutiny, and said he "understood the outrage."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/devo-jerry-casale-9-11-themed-wedding-pics-set-article-1.2360742 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald Casale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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