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So, we're given no other information than the fact that there's a new bass player in the band. A touring bassist perhaps so that Tyson can molest Nick on stage without his bass getting in the way? There are about a million news articles about this new development, but all of them just rephrase Tyson's tweet.
He's pretty awesome~
Random Facts:
- Has a dog named Biggie
- Is often seen as a Seth Green lookalike.
- Went to Berklee College of Music.
- Worked at an ice cream shop.
- Loves the movie Anchorman.
- Became a victim of Adam’s mic swinging on 04/30/06 at Give It A Name. Got stitches in forehead.
- Old jobs - ice cream scooper, washing dishes and cleaning squid at a restaurant. (WHAT?!?!?)
- Often gets teased for his height (about 5′6) and called ‘the tallest member of tbs’.
- Kisses the outside of a plane before he gets on it everytime.
"Matthew Anthony Rubano was born on March 10, 1977, in Valley Stream, New York, but grew up in Baldwin, New York. He joined Taking Back Sunday to replace Shaun Cooper, who left to form Straylight Run with John Nolan, also formerly of Taking Back Sunday. He was asked, by Mark O'Connell (drums), to come and audition because Matt and Mark were childhood friends. So, Matt auditioned and they decided it worked. He has played bass for other artists including Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. Matt was the bassist for fusion/jamband Schleigho for about one year, playing on the album "Continent". He also played bass in the musical Bat Boy. He once described Taking Back Sunday, classifying each of them uniquely as, "The Short Guy, (Matt Rubano), The Fat Guy (Eddie Reyes), The Long Haired Southerner (Adam Lazzara), The Old Guy (Fred Mascherino), and The Thug ( Mark O'Connell)."
-- http://wiki.fuse.tv/page/Matthew+Rubano
Then he went on to join Patrick's Stump's tour of his solo album and ended up here.
Obligatory Koala Picture!
And a lovely piece of artwork (artist):
Here are some personal accounts if you're still feeling hostile:
Rosey says: He's a great man and one of the nicest people I've ever met! When we were talking to him,the girl behind us in the queue was telling her friend she got dumped and he turned to her and said "Dumped eh?Forget it cuz you're a beautiful girl and you can do much better"
Brokenwings1313 ranked him #2 in her "The celebrity crushes thinger again" alongside William Beckett (WHAT?!?!?), Spencer Smith, Mikey Way, and Jared Leto (Hey Leanne, I'm looking at you!).