Chris Pitman - Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses

In early 1998, Pitman joined Guns N' Roses as the band's second keyboardist and second bass player as well as performing backing vocals; he helped the band make a complete finalized new lineup. He has been a member of Guns N' Roses ever since and was featured on keyboards on the non-album single "Oh My God" in 1999 and on every song on the long-delayed sixth studio album Chinese Democracy. On the record Pitman plays mostly keyboards and sub-bass as well as programming and background vocals, he plays a 12-string guitar on "If The World" and a Mellotron on "There Was A Time". He also co-wrote the songs "If The World" and "Madagascar" alongside frontman Axl Rose; it has also been confirmed that he and the band's other keyboardist Dizzy Reed are the songwriters and composers of the unreleased performed live track "Silkworms" which Pitman confirmed is just a demo that didn't make the cut on the album. Pitman has performed live with Guns N' Roses since their comeback concert in January 2001 and alongside Tommy Stinson, he has been one of the longest members to remain.