"Brian Cook is an American bass guitarist currently in the band Russian Circles. He was also previously a full-time member of Botch, These Arms Are Snakes and Roy, and also a session musician for Mouth of the Architect and Sumac. Cook is also a freelance journalist and has published a book titled The Second Chair is Meant for You and is openly gay."@en . . . . . "Cook, Brian"@en . . . . . . . . "Brian Cook"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . . . "1993Z"^^ . "American bass guitarist" .