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Warren Bruce Cuccurullo (born December 8, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, restaurant owner, and former bodybuilder who first worked with Frank Zappa during the 1970s. He was also a founding member of Missing Persons in the 1980s.
Missing Persons is an American rock band founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio (née Consalvi), and drummer Terry Bozzio.They later added bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild.
Rhyme & Reason is the second studio album by American band Missing Persons, released in 1984. [1] It was a commercial disappointment. A video was created for "Surrender Your Heart" featuring animations from Peter Max. [2] "
Bozzio, along with Zappa touring guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and Terry Bozzio who had been one of Zappa's drummers, founded Missing Persons in 1980. Missing Persons had multiple hits during the first half of the 1980s and disbanded in 1986, shortly after the release of their third album titled Color in Your Life (1986).
The writing process for "Ordinary World" began with Nick Rhodes playing chords that Warren Cuccurullo altered, leading Simon Le Bon to quickly develop the chorus melody. The verse took longer, with Cuccurullo refining the chord structure. The musical composition was completed within three days.
The project was thought to be largely abandoned since Cuccurullo's dismissal from Duran Duran in 2001. [3] Production of the Duran Duran albums Medazzaland and Pop Trash by Cuccurullo, Rhodes and Anthony J. Resta was also credited to TV Mania, as well as SYN Productions, the production company founded by Simon Le Bon, his wife Yasmin, and Nick ...
Chicanery is the debut album of the band Chicanery, a collaboration between Warren Cuccurullo (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, and Duran Duran); and Neil Carlill (Delicatessen and Lodger). The album was released simultaneously in North America and Europe on May 11, 2010.
Warren Cuccurullo revealed to author Steve Malins that he and Nick Rhodes had originally planned on using the song for a project outside of Duran Duran with Gavin Rossdale, but had changed plans when singer Simon Le Bon took a liking to the music and began to come up with lyrics on the spot. [8]