Bert McCracken
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Who?
Robert "Bert" Edward McCracken was born on February 25 1982 and is the lead singer in Orem, Utah-based quartet, The Used. They currently have 2 albums released, the first being 2002's self-titled album, and more recently, 2004's "In Love and Death".Background
Born in one of the strictest Mormon communities around. Bert had a happy home life as a child. He has three little sisters and one little brother, Joseph Taylor. But as he grew into a teenager his views and his parents' views conflicted. Bert broke away from his home life at 16 by dropping out of high school and leaving home when he became a drug addict. He went to jail on charge of possession. When the rest of the band (Quinn, Jeph and Branden) were looking for a singer, someone remembered Bert and they called him. Bert was still heavily into drugs, and was still going to Narcotics Anonymous. But Bert got clean and, after their first gig in January 2001, they were discovered by John Feldmann and signed to Reprise Records. Bert was the youngest member of The Used. After releasing their debut self titled album in 2002, they toured with the Warped Tour and Ozzfest. On the 27th of May, 2003 Bert fell onstage during 'On My Own' and could not continue singing. He was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, a severe inflammation of the pancreas caused by autodigestion of the pancreatic tissue by its own enzymes. The condition stems from alcohol abuse or gallstones. Alcohol abuse was denied by a spokesman. The Used began recording their second album in March 2004. They are currently recording their third album.More Information
www.theused.net
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