Gene Ween
Aaron Freeman (born March 17, 1970),[2] better known by his stage name Gene Ween, is an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the experimental alternative rock group Ween. Freeman, along with childhood friend Mickey Melchiondo (Dean Ween), started the group in the mid-1980s. Ween would expand to five members and perform together until May 2012 when Freeman abruptly quit the band due to his want to move forward with a solo career, as well as his desire to remain sober. Over the next few years, Freeman would briefly abandon the Gene Ween name and lead a new five-piece band called Freeman. Shortly after reviving the Gene Ween name for a series of Billy Joel tribute performances, Ween reunited in February 2016 for three concerts in Broomfield, Colorado. The band has continued to perform and tour since.
Gene Ween
Aaron Freeman
March 17, 1970
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Musician
Vocals, guitar
1984–present
Gene Ween Band, Z-Rock Hawaii, Freeman
Personal life[edit]
Aaron Freeman is married to Leah Ben-Ari[11] with whom he has one son. Freeman has one other child, musician Ashton Freeman, from a previous relationship, born in 1998.[12] He is Jewish. [13]
Freeman lived and recorded at his home in Lambertville, New Jersey[14][15] until moving to Woodstock, New York in 2012[16] and then Seattle, Washington in 2020.
Freeman has talked about his drug use, prior to his sobriety,[17][18] He spoke openly and in detail about his personal life, drug use, and time spent in Ween on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast (episode 309).[19]