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[[Image:120407-704523-704574.jpg|thumbnail|Adrian Belew (source:[[Nin.com|nin.com]])]]'''Adrian Belew''' (born December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is a guitarist and vocalist (and sometimes drummer, pianist and bass player), perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson, which he joined in 1981. He was discovered by [[Frank Zappa]] playing Rolling Stones covers in a Holiday Inn lounge band. He is known for experimenting with various guitar effect pedals and the guitar synthesizer. A trademark of his style is using the tremolo arm (whammy bar), garnering him the nickname "The Twangbar King."
Belew has contributed to three four [[Nine Inch Nails]] albums: ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]],'' ,''[[The Fragile (halo)| The Fragile]],'' and ,''[[Ghosts I–IV]]''and a new album to be released in 2013. He has been was originally confirmed as a touring member of Nine Inch Nails on their [[Nine Inch Nails Live 2013|2013-2014]] tour, but has apparently exited the lineup.[http://pitchfork.com/news/49730-nine-inch-nails-new-album-finished-out-this-year-on-columbia-records/]
On November 15, 2007, he reported on his blog about being invited to perform on what would become ''GhostsI-IV:''
<blockquote>"and the whole day just got better...
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJqlARxkC18 Belew in the studio]