Ween fans who were surprised by the band's breakup earlier this year will likely be totally shocked by this news. According to a report in Glide Magazine, ex-Ween singer Aaron Freeman is currently in a hospital in Belgium where he is undergoing “a transformative procedure" -- and the story suggests that said procedure may be a sex change operation. Wait, what?
The future of Ween is currently up in the air, but the duo's past as an eclectic and uncannily original band is well established. That said, a cameo in the 1994 box-office bomb 'It's Pat' -- based on the quirky 'Saturday Night Live' skit of the same name -- isn't exactly something most bands would place too high on their bios.
But since Ween aren't like most bands,
The future of Ween is up in the air, but the past is full of memorable performances from the eccentric rockers. Few gigs are as memorable as the band's Halloween 2010 showing in Denver, Colo. during with G
Nearly two months have passed since Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween) announced Ween were over and that he had moved on to focus on a solo career, but his former bandmate, guitarist/singer Mickey Melchiondo (aka Dean Ween), still doesn't believe the split will hold. In fact, he insists it probably won't be long before Ween are back rocking together again -- much sooner than anybody realizes. "I don’t think that you’ve seen the last of Ween," Melchiondo tells mxdwn.com. "I wouldn’t be surprised if we played before the year is over to be honest with you."
It wasn't easy being Ween, as singer Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) admitted recently when he announced the end of the band he fronted with guitarist Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo) for nearly three decades. It shouldn't be a shock that "Ween" was a nonsensical name fabricated by the chil
After more than a quarter of a century known by his Ween alter ego of Gene Ween, singer Aaron Freeman has announced that he is putting that name and band to bed. Freeman, who formed Ween with guitarist/singer Mickey Melchiondo (aka Dean Ween) back in '84 in New Hope, Pa. says he's ready to focus on his solo career.
