Roger "Buzz" Osborne, also known as
King Buzzo (born March 25, 1964) is the American guitarist/vocalist/songwriter and technically the only remaining founding member of the
Melvins (drummer
Dale Crover is often regarded as a founding member, but he joined after the band was formed, though before they had yet recorded an album). He's also collaborated with various other artists such as
Cows and
Tool. Osborne is additionally a founding member/guitarist for both the groups
Fantômas and
Venomous Concept. He was a high school friend of
Kurt Cobain and the bassist for Cobain's first band,
Fecal Matter.