1. … Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists that perform under the name 'Bones'.
1. Elmo Kennedy O'Connor, an American rapper from Howell, Michigan.
2. A death metal band from Antwerp, Belgium.
3. A death metal band from Chicago.
4. Michael Miller, a punk infused delta blues performance artist.
5. An alias of Julien Skrobek, an experimental HNW artist from France.
6. An experimental rock band from Huntington Beach, CA.
1. Elmo Kennedy O'Connor, known professionally as Bones, is an American rapper from Howell, Michigan. He is notable for the frenetic pace at which he releases new music, including over 40 mix tapes and 88 music videos since 2011, and his resistance to signing with a major record label or charging money for his music despite significant popularity and label interest. Born to a mother who designed clothing and a father who was a web designer. His grandfather was actor Robert Culp. When Bones was 7 years old, his family moved to Howell, Michigan. When he was 16, he dropped out of high school and moved to Los Angeles where his brother, Elliott, had already been living.
He has collaborated on three tracks with Raider Klan member Eddy Baker, including “High”, “Delinquents”, and “PayPal” off of Bones's albums Saturn (2013), Creep (2013), and Garbage (2014). Bones also performs and collaborates often with Xavier Wulf and another former Raider Klan member Chris Travis. Bones is 1 of the 4 members in the collective Seshollowaterboyz, which consists of Him (Bones), Xavier Wulf, Chris Travis, and Eddy Baker.
In 2014, Bones self-released 5 mixtapes through his label TeamSesh, including Garbage, which received coverage and critical acclaim from notable publications including The Fader, Pigeons & Planes, and RESPECT.
Bones headlined a sold out show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on March 4, 2015. and opened for Shlohmo at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on May 7, 2015. The hook from Bones' song "Dirt" was featured in ASAP Rocky's "Canal St." on the 2015 At. Long. Last. ASAP album.
On September 17, 2015, Bones performed "Canal St." with ASAP Rocky on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show but was cut from the TV broadcast. Videos of the performance were made available online. Bones and his manager Elliott O’Connor, who is also his brother, have both stated that major labels have shown interest in signing him but he has declined up to this point. According to Max Bell of LA Weekly, "interested labels wanted him to be their 'white rapper,' an artist along the lines of Mac Miller and Machine Gun Kelly. But Bones wasn't interested in being remade.
2. Bones are a death metal band from Belgium, with two releases on Bandcamp, and an EP "Gate Of Night" out soon on Blood Harvest Records. Lineup: Stef (guitars/vocals), Jeroen (lead guitars/vocals), Viktor (drums), Laurens (bass).
3. Bones are a 3-piece death metal punk band from Chicago, with two releases on Bandcamp and a third currently being recorded. Originally members of the 90s thrash band Usurper, Bones compromises of Joe Warlord (drums), Carcass Chris (guitar), and Jon Necromancer (bass & vox).
4. Part performance artist, part ego drenched rock star, Bones rips delta blues with punks intensity, and throws in a little stripper jazz for colour. With the delivery of a storefront preacher, The Man Named Bones (the alter ego of one Michael Miller) sings, screams and growls Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll with tongue firmly in cheek. Armed with an upright bass, an electric guitar, a sampler and a drum machine, Bones is a one man blues/punk machine.
5. Bones was an untitled noise project released on the French static noise / HNW label Slow Death Music, believed to by Julien Skrobek.
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Bones Lyrics
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What if all the world you think you know is an elaborate dream?
Dead like I'm Earnhardt, dope up in the dashboard
Smokin' like a Nascar, ash on the asphalt
Dirty fingernails, two pigtails
Bitch I look like Sandra Bullock, rolling bones, Speak & Spells
We don't like you, if you really couldn't tell
Your words ain't true and your style is the same
If you can't be yourself you deserve to die today
Drive away
Now my tires get to burnin'
Wheels get to turnin'
Bones get to swervin'
The opening lines of Bones's song "PaleEarnhardt" suggest a sense of uncertainty and ambiguity about one's surroundings. It's as if the world we experience might not be real, but rather an intricate illusion. The lyrics put forth the questions: what if everything we think we know is a dream? What if what we see isn't quite what it appears?
The subsequent lines describe a drug-induced high, with the singer referencing the car accident that killed famed NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. Bones compares his reckless behavior to that of a race car driver, with "dope up in the dashboard/ Smokin' like a NASCAR/ ash on the asphalt." He goes on to describe his disheveled appearance, with dirty fingernails and "two pigtails." The line "Bitch I look like Sandra Bullock" is a nod to the actress's role in the 1995 film "The Net," where she plays a computer programmer who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy.
Throughout the rest of the song, Bones takes aim at other rappers for lacking authenticity and being imitations of each other. He urges them to be true to themselves, warning that those who can't will "deserve to die today." The chorus consists of the repeated line "drive away," suggesting that the singer is eager to leave behind anyone deemed inauthentic or fake.
Line by Line Meaning
What if everything around you isn't quite as it seems?
What if your perception of your reality is not accurate?
What if all the world you think you know is an elaborate dream?
What if your concept of reality is just an illusion?
Dead like I'm Earnhardt, dope up in the dashboard
I am dead, like the famous driver Earnhardt, with drugs in the car
Smokin' like a Nascar, ash on the asphalt
I am smoking like a race car, with cigarette ashes falling on the ground
Dirty fingernails, two pigtails
I have untidy hands and hair styled in two braids
Bitch I look like Sandra Bullock, rolling bones, Speak & Spells
I am saying that I resemble Sandra Bullock and I am playing games and smoking marijuana
We don't like you, if you really couldn't tell
We do not appreciate your company and it should be obvious to you
Your shows ain't shit and your flows ain't real
Your performances are terrible and the way you present yourself in music is fake
Your words ain't true and your style is the same
Your lyrics lack authenticity and your presentation is unoriginal
If you can't be yourself you deserve to die today
If you cannot be true to who you are, it is better for you to die
Drive away
Leave this situation
Now my tires get to burnin'
Now I am speeding away quickly
Wheels get to turnin'
The wheels on my car are spinning
Bones get to swervin'
I am driving in erratic movements to evade any danger or issue
Writer(s): Dp, Elmo O'connor, Elmo O Connor
Contributed by Sadie O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.