Hinojos, Ward, and Hajjar went on to form Sparta while the duo focused on other projects, most notably De Facto and The Mars Volta. In 2001, Rodríguez López and Bixler-Zavala left At the Drive-In and the band went on “indefinite hiatus”. After several years, a combination of excessive hype, relentless touring, artistic differences, and Rodríguez López & Bixler-Zavala’s drug habits eventually caused the band to implode. After receiving a record deal with Flipside Records and recording Acrobatic Tenement with the band, he became their full-time bassist before switching to guitar. With the help of Bixler-Zavala, he was able to return to El Paso where he could begin to reclaim his life from addiction and join At the Drive-In as backup vocalist and bass guitarist. Eventually he got in touch with friend Cedric Bixler-Zavala who suggested he come back to El Paso. Rodríguez López left El Paso to hitchhike around the country for a year in the early 90s, which was when he acquired his addiction to several opiates. It was during this time that Rodríguez López met Cedric Bixler Zavala, and since then, Rodríguez López has spent most of his career living and working with him.
Omar started his music career at 15 years of age when he became the singer for the El Paso hardcore band, Startled Calf, from 1990 to 1992.
Rodríguez López grew up in El Paso, Texas, but spent some of his childhood in South Carolina.
He also frequently releases his own solo material. Omar Alfredo Rodríguez López (born Septemin Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is the composer, lead guitarist and producer for the American rock group The Mars Volta, and is the former bassist/guitarist for the post-hardcore outfit At the Drive-In.
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