Sandy Cheeks

'This article is about the musician. For the associated band, see Sandy Cheeks (band).'

Sandy Cheeks (September 27th, 1971 - July 15th, 2017) was an American musician, bassist, singer, songwriter, musician, author, director, actress, voice actress, record producer who was best known as the bassist for the rock band The Infection, the lead original vocalist of The Secret-But-Not-So-Secret Band, founder of Lone Wolves, and the lead vocalist of her solo group Sandy Cheeks.

She is considered by many to be one of the most influential grunge bassists/vocalists of all time, and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide, and is considered one of the key figures of the 1990s grunge movement.

She also was a part-time actress as well, playing such roles that brought her more attention such as Clueless (1995), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and The Devil's Advocate (1997). Sandy struggled with clinical depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia for most of her life, largely due to the deaths of her cousin-in-law and her father.

Sandy was a highly prolific actor during her acting career, having appeared in over 180 films and has provided her voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games. She was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, along with Infection bandmates SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Yolandi Visser.

Early Life
Sandy Cheeks was born in a poor area of Houston, Texas. She'd shown interest in music from the age of four, where she'd put rubber bands up to her ear and play them like a guitar, listening to the tones and other noises that came out. Sandy was also a religious person when she was in her teenage years, graduating at Arlington Baptist College with a bachelors in Biblical and Education Studies around 1992.

Early Career/Lone Wolves
When Sandy was twelve, she formed a band with friends from school called "Lone Wolves" and by the age of fourteen, consisting of Everlyn Brown, Victoria Jackson and Roxy Petrucci' she had a record deal with a small company (Touch and Go) which would later go on to release records by The Infection and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The Infection
In April 1988, shortly after leaving Lone Wolves due to creative differences, Sandy was approached by a man with a Southern-British accent after a solo show, asking if she wanted to join a band called "Wince." Sandy heard the demos and immediately signed up as the bassist of the band. She was the primary force behind the 2nd demo album of Wince; Self-Titled.

After Wince dissolved in 1991, Sandy found herself back at her parents' house, struggling to live off of her part-time job, because she was attending college at the time.

Two years later, SpongeBob phoned her home address after three years of keeping in touch, saying that he'd come to an agreement with the other members and The Infection was formed. Sandy was the bassist from then until her death.

Death
Main article: Deaths of Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Legacy and influence
After Sandy's death, many bands, including the remaining members of Soundgarden, Failure, Foo Fighters, Spacehog, and others have made statements regarding this, Failure even going as far as going on a tribute tour with The Infection opening for them.

4 years later, on February 4th, 2021, It was reported that Sandy Cheeks would get her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with Reprise's headquarters at Warner Boulevard in Burbank renamed to Sandy Cheeks Blvd.

A documentary film was released on July 17th, 2020 on HBO.

Lone Wolves

 * 1984 - Wrath of Batman - lead vocals, lead guitar
 * 1985 - The Wonder Years - lead vocals, lead guitar
 * 1987 - Lone Wolves - lead vocals, lead guitar
 * 1994 - BBC Sessions (live album) 
 * 1994 - Doomsday (EP)
 * 1995 - Greatest Hits (compilation album) 
 * 2002 - Coma-bitch (studio album) 
 * 2014 - God Save The Lone Wolves (studio album)
 * 2016 - The Red Album (studio album)
 * 2017 - Erase My Pain (studio album)

Wince

 * 1989 - An Old Friend - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Laugh"
 * 1991 - Self-Titled - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Dear One"

The Infection

 * 1994 - Mockingbird - bass guitar, backing vocals
 * 1995 - A Number of My Lifes - bass guitar, backing vocals 
 * 1997 - Traffic Jam - bass guitar, backing vocals, drums, precession
 * 2000 - Disparate Realms - bass guitar, backing vocals
 * 2002 - The Infection - bass guitar, backing vocals
 * 2005 - The Anime Album - bass guitar, vocals
 * 2010 - Grunge at the Dancefloor - bass guitar, vocals
 * 2015 - Greatest Hits - bass guitar, backing vocals, drums, precession on "We Need An Replacement"
 * 2017 - Piece Of The Action - bass guitar, backing vocals

Elliott Smith

 * 1998 - XO - bass guitar, backing vocals
 * 2000 - Figure 8 - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
 * 2004 - From a Basement on the Hill -  bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

Everlast

 * 1990 - Forever Everlasting - executive producer, featured rap vocals (track 5)
 * 1998 - Whitey Ford Sings the Blues - bass guitar (tracks 3, 8, 12)
 * 2004 - White Trash Beautiful - bass guitar (tracks 3, 7, 11)\

Stone Temple Pilots

 * 2013 - High Rise - lead vocals

The Secret-But-Not-So-Secret Band

 * 1997 - Revolution - lead guitar, vocals
 * 1999 - Skynet - lead guitar, vocals
 * 2001 - Don't Be Scared - lead guitar, vocals
 * 2005 - My Skin - lead guitar, vocals
 * 2006 - Creation Of The Angel - lead guitar, vocals



Solo discography

 * 1998 - The Sandy Cheeks LP
 * 2000 - If It Was Your Last Moment
 * 2002 - The Sandy Cheeks Show
 * 2004 - Neptune's Last Surviving Days
 * 2007 - Aftermath
 * 2009 - Sins Of The Father
 * 2011 - The Sandy Cheeks LP II
 * 2014 - Bloodshed
 * 2021 - The Wolfpack (posthumous release)

Filmography and awards
Main article: List of Sandy Cheeks performances

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Sandy Cheeks