Extreme Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

5^th May 2015

Fact: Actor Jack Black teamed up with late night host JIMMY FALLON to recreate the video for Extreme's MORE THAN WORDS music video on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON on Monday (04May15). In the moody black and white video skit, Black and Fallon sported long wigs to appear just like Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt in the original promo.

18^th December 2014

Quote: "Whatever people’s perceptions are of whatever Rihanna is, it’s definitely a different animal live - completely different. At first, even when I went to work with her, I was, like, 'Can she really sing?' A lot of times with the singers you hear now, there’s a lot of that Auto-Tune element and you don’t know who can really sing. But when I went to rehearsal, I could not believe how well she sang, and I could not believe how well she sings live." Extreme rocker Nuno Bettencourt on performing as Rihanna's touring guitarist.

10^th December 2010

Fact: Former Extreme frontman GARY CHERONE has formed a band with his brother Mark. Hurtsmile's eponymous debut album will be released in January (11).

12^th April 2007

Fact: Former Extreme and Van Halen frontman GARY CHERONE has formed a new group, called HURTSMILE, with his brother MARKUS.

24^th October 2006

Quote: "I thought it would be a nice little read, it'll sell a few copies and I had an award last year for the biggest selling autobiography ever in the UK " Sharon Osbourne admits she was surprised her memoirs, Extreme, became a huge hit