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.
TimeshareCondominium
Bones Lyrics
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T-top Trans Am, ridin′ with your bitch
Take her to the point, drive her back off in the morning
Just a young fuckin' stud, flick my hair then I'm rollin′
I got drugs if you want to feel the high
Backwoods if you want to catch the sky
Perfect mowed lawns, architecture, no flaws
Just a calm, safe neighborhood, tucked behind the mall
But the music's got into me and it took away my soul
I just want to rock, headbanging to the ′knot
Bitch I Bawitdaba, never callin' it off
Never fallin′ at all, never worry 'bout a thing
Everything is just peaches, I′m smokin' in the breeze
Sittin' in the shade underneath the weepin′ willow
Blunt guts on the grass, unraveling cigarillos
And I think
Now this is really nice
Breathin′ in the dope, watch the clouds roll by
This can't be real life
Everything′s a dream, I don't need to shut my eyes
Now this is really nice
Drugs on fire, cold water on ice
This can′t be real life
Look me in my eyes, tell me that you'll stay the night
The song "TimeshareCondominium" by Bones describes a rebellious youth living in an idyllic and safe neighborhood. The lyrics paint a picture of the singer driving around with his girlfriend in a classic T-top Trans Am, taking her to a spot to hang out, and then driving her back home in the morning. In the meantime, the singer enjoys his freedom and indulges in drugs and smoking weed, while listening to loud rock music. He also mentions how his parents are unaware of his activities, thinking that he is in school, but in reality, he has been consumed by music and drugs and has lost his soul to them. Despite everything, the singer feels satisfied with his life as he sits under a tree, smoking and enjoying the moment, thinking that this is really nice and everything is just peaches.
The song highlights the theme of teenage rebellion, freedom, and living in the moment, devoid of responsibilities and consequences. The lyrics are descriptive and vivid, transporting the listener to a nostalgic and carefree time in their life. The song's composition draws heavily from rock and hip-hop genres, with a beat that is ideal for headbanging and a melody that is soothing and reflective.
Line by Line Meaning
Steppin′ out the crib like it's 1986
Leaving my house with confidence and swagger like it's the height of cool in 1986
T-top Trans Am, ridin′ with your bitch
Cruising in style in a classic T-top Trans Am with your significant other
Take her to the point, drive her back off in the morning
Going on a late night drive with your companion and returning her back the next morning after an intimate adventure
Just a young fuckin' stud, flick my hair then I'm rollin′
Being young, sexually confident and care-free, flicking my hair before embarking on my adventures
I got drugs if you want to feel the high
Offering illicit drugs to someone for them to experience a euphoric high
Backwoods if you want to catch the sky
Using a certain type of marijuana rolling paper called 'backwoods' to achieve an intense high
Perfect mowed lawns, architecture, no flaws
Describing an ideal, flawless suburban neighborhood with beautiful lawns and buildings
Just a calm, safe neighborhood, tucked behind the mall
A calm and safe neighborhood situated behind a shopping mall
Parents go to work, probably think that I′m at school
Parents believe that their offspring is attending school while they are indulging in various activities instead
But the music's got into me and it took away my soul
Being so thoroughly engrossed in music that it takes over one's entire being and changes their soul
I just want to rock, headbanging to the ′knot
Craving to only listen and move to rock music, specifically headbanging to the band 'Slipknot'
Bitch I Bawitdaba, never callin' it off
Referencing Kid Rock's song 'Bawitdaba' and proclaiming to never stop listening to it
Never fallin′ at all, never worry 'bout a thing
Never experiencing a setback and refusing to worry about anything
Everything is just peaches, I′m smokin' in the breeze
Everything in life is just great and smoking under the breeze of a tree is pure bliss
Sittin' in the shade underneath the weepin′ willow
Sitting under the shade of a weeping willow tree
Blunt guts on the grass, unraveling cigarillos
Discarding the remnants of a marijuana blunt on the grass and unwrapping cigarillos (another kind of tobacco wrap) for rolling more blunts
And I think
Introducing a state of contemplation
Now this is really nice
Expressing satisfaction at a pleasurable experience
Breathin′ in the dope, watch the clouds roll by
Inhaling marijuana smoke and observing the clouds move through the sky
This can't be real life
Doubting the reality of the current moment
Everything′s a dream, I don't need to shut my eyes
Believing that everything feels like a dream without the need for sleep-induced dreams
Drugs on fire, cold water on ice
Being in possession of drugs and keeping them smoking hot, while keeping a drink on ice
This can′t be real life
Reiterating the disbelief at the current enjoyable state of being
Look me in my eyes, tell me that you'll stay the night
Requesting someone to commit to staying the night with a gaze and a plea
Writer(s): Dp, Elmo O'connor, Elmo O Connor
Contributed by Elliot L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.