Chris Wolstenholme
Musician
Chris Wolstenholme, full name Christopher Anthony, is a musician with the rock band Muse. He is the bass player, and occasional singer/guitar player and has also played keyboards for the band at their live shows from time to time.
He was born in Rotherham on 2 December 1978 and grew up here before moving to Teignmouth, Devon. There were two bands in the Teignmouth community. Chris played in one, Matthew Bellamy and Dominic Howard played in the other. After two years of drop outs in Matt's and Dom's band, Chris who played drums in his band transferred to their band. Chris was used to playing drums and had never played a bass in his life, with a 'great spirit of sacrifice' started to play bass guitar instead in the band. The quiet, gentle giant (relative to the other two members) of the band, currently lives in Teignmouth.
Chris' nickname is 'Cheers' which is a family nickname from childhood. He is married to Kelly and they have three children.
Before joining Muse, Chris played in Fixed Penalty, Gothic Plague and the Rocket Baby Dolls.