History of MUSE

1992–1998: Formation and early years

The members of Muse played in separate school bands during their stay at Teignmouth Community College in the early 1990s, but the formation of Muse began when Bellamy successfully auditioned for the part of guitarist in Dominic Howard's band. They asked Chris Wolstenholme – who played the drums at the time – to learn to play bass guitar for the band; the other original members of Gothic Plague left after Bellamy suggested that they write their own songs rather than doing covers. Wolstenholme agreed and took up lessons, while Bellamy had to become singer and songwriter for the band.

Matt and Dom's first band name was Gothic Plague. After Gothic Plague came Fixed Penalty, and after that, Rocket Baby Dolls. In 1994 the band used the name Rocket Baby Dolls with a goth/glam image to compete in a local battle of the bands. The band won the contest, smashing their equipment in the process. "It was supposed to be a protest, a statement," Bellamy said, "so, when we actually won, it was a real shock, a massive shock. After that, we started taking ourselves seriously." Shortly after the contest, the three decided to forget university, quit their jobs, change the band name to Muse (1994–1995), and move away from Teignmouth. The name "Muse" was inspired by Matt Bellamy's art teacher. The art teacher Samuel Theoun mentioned the word "Muses". Matt then looked it up in the dictionary and decided to shorten it to "Muse." It was also used because it was short and the members felt it looked good on a poster.

About Muse

Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, keytar), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion, synthesisers, backing vocals, sampling). After the release of their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations, keyboardist and percussionist Morgan Nicholls has performed live with the band. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances, and their fusion of many music genres, including progressive rock, alternative rock, space rock, pop music, heavy metal, and electronica, with recurring themes of revolution.

Muse have released five studio albums: Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), and The Resistance (2009). The band have also issued three live albums, Hullabaloo Soundtrack (2002), which is also a compilation of B-sides, Absolution Tour (2005), and HAARP (2008).

Black Holes and Revelations earned the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006. Muse have also won numerous other music awards throughout their history, including five MTV Europe Music Awards, five Q Awards, eight NME Awards, two BRIT awards, an MTV Video Music Award, four Kerrang! Awards and an American Music Award. They are also currently nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of November 2010, Muse have sold over ten million albums worldwide.

Kate Hudson Dikabarkan Mengandung Anak Vokalis Muse

Belakangan ini, pasangan aktris Hollywood Kate Hudson dan vokalis band Muse, Matt Bellamy terlihat semakin mesra. Kini beredar kabar yang menyebutkan kalau Kate tengah mengandung anak Matt.

Seperti dilansir Us Weekly, Kamis (13/1/2011), bintang 'Almost Famous' itu kabarnya sudah hamil tiga bulan. Seorang sumber mengungkapkan pasangan itu sebenarnya tidak pernah berencana untuk memiliki momongan.

"Itu tidak direncanakan, tetapi mereka senang. Kate senang Ryder (anak Kate dari pernikahannya dengan Chris Robinson) akhirnya memiliki saudara," ujar sang sumber.

Sebelumnya, Kate sempat mengungkapkan kalau dirinya menemukan kehidupan baru setelah menjalin cinta dengan Matt. Mereka pun berniat untuk melanjutkan hubungannya mereka ke jenjang pernikahan.

Matt dan Kate bertemu di Australia pada 2009 lalu. Saat itu, Matt dan Muse tengah menggelar konser di negara Kangguru itu.

Muse Akan Konser di Luar Angkasa

Matthew Bellamy, vokalis dan gitaris band populer asal Inggris “Muse” mengatakan dalam sebuah wawancara dengan surat kabar “The Sun” bahwa ia ingin konser di luar angkasa.

Dia mengakui bahwa “Kami telah beberapa kali mendikusikan tentang melakukan sesuatu di ruang angkasa. Beberapa cukup konsisten dan kadang-kadang sangat larut malam, tetapi ini serius.”

Frontman Muse ini berharap bahwa teknologi sekarang memungkinkan untuk mewujudkan impiannya tersebut. “Saya benar-benar berpikir itu mungkin di masa depan, dan aku yakin itu akan terjadi dalam hidupku,” ujar Bellamy.

Sementara itu, ia menambahkan bahwa tidak ada anggota band yang telah membahas gagasan tersebut, tetapi ia mengatakan ia telah mulai memikirkan tentang konser di luar angkasa.

Dengan lagu seperti “Starlight”, “Supermassive Black Hole”, dan “Neutron Star Collision”, mungkin fans band ini tidak akan terkejut mendengar impian Matthew Bellamy ingin menjadi band pertama yang bermain di luar, ruang angkasa tepatnya.