Matt Sorum
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Matt Sorum is an American rock drummer best known for his work with Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and The Cult.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matt Sorum canonical | 37 |
| Matthew William Sorum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3926700 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matt Sorum Context triple: [Use Your Illusion II, featuresDrummer, Matt Sorum]
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A.
Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes and for his extensive career as a session and touring musician.
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B.
Mike Inez
Mike Inez is an American bassist best known for his long-time role in the rock band Alice in Chains and his previous work with Ozzy Osbourne.
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C.
Neal Schon
Neal Schon is an American rock guitarist and songwriter best known as the longtime lead guitarist and co-founder of the band Journey.
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D.
Mark Morton
Mark Morton was a prominent American industrialist and executive associated with the Morton Salt company and a notable member of the Morton family.
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E.
Jonathan William Davis
Jonathan William Davis, better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an influential American rapper, producer, and member of the pioneering hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matt Sorum Target entity description: Matt Sorum is an American rock drummer best known for his work with Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and The Cult.
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A.
Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes and for his extensive career as a session and touring musician.
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B.
Mike Inez
Mike Inez is an American bassist best known for his long-time role in the rock band Alice in Chains and his previous work with Ozzy Osbourne.
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C.
Neal Schon
Neal Schon is an American rock guitarist and songwriter best known as the longtime lead guitarist and co-founder of the band Journey.
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D.
Mark Morton
Mark Morton was a prominent American industrialist and executive associated with the Morton Salt company and a notable member of the Morton family.
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E.
Jonathan William Davis
Jonathan William Davis, better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an influential American rapper, producer, and member of the pioneering hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ rock drummer ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Axl Rose
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Duffy ⓘ Duff McKagan ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Andrew McKagan
Scott Weiland ⓘ Slash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as member of Guns N' Roses ⓘ |
| birthName |
Matthew William Sorum
ⓘ
linked to:
Matt Sorum
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-11-19 ⓘ |
| drummerOn |
Guns N' Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident?"
ⓘ
Guns N' Roses album "Use Your Illusion I" ⓘ
linked to:
Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses album "Use Your Illusion II" ⓘ
linked to:
Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses live album "Live Era '87–'93" ⓘ The Cult album "Ceremony" ⓘ The Cult album "Sonic Temple" ⓘ Velvet Revolver album "Contraband" ⓘ
linked to:
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver album "Libertad" ⓘ
linked to:
Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)
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| founded | Kings of Chaos ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasSoloAlbum |
"Hollywood Zen"
ⓘ
"Stratosphere" ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| joined |
Guns N' Roses in 1990
ⓘ
linked to:
Guns N' Roses
|
| left |
Guns N' Roses in 1997
ⓘ
linked to:
Guns N' Roses
|
| memberOf |
Guns N' Roses
ⓘ
Hollywood Vampires (touring lineup) ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Vampires
Kings of Chaos ⓘ Neurotic Outsiders ⓘ The Cult ⓘ Velvet Revolver ⓘ Y Kant Tori Read ⓘ |
| name | Matt Sorum ⓘ |
| notableWork |
drumming with Guns N' Roses
ⓘ
drumming with The Cult ⓘ drumming with Velvet Revolver ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mission Viejo, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mission Viejo, California
|
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| spouse | Ace Harper ⓘ |
| yearOfRockAndRollHallOfFameInduction | 2012 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matt Sorum Description of subject: Matt Sorum is an American rock drummer best known for his work with Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and The Cult.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Guns N' Roses song "Don't Cry"
subject linked to:
Guns N' Roses song "The Garden"
subject linked to:
"The Spaghetti Incident?"
linked to: Matt Sorum