"I'm a songwriter; it's in my nature to express things openly." — Matt Bellamy 

• Members: Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Chris Wolstenholme

• Formed in 1994 in Devon, England

• Muse's third album, 2004's Absolution, reached No. 1 in the U.K. The group's 2006 follow-up, Black Holes And Revelations, reached the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.

• The group won their first GRAMMY for Best Rock Album for The Resistance at the 53rd GRAMMY Awards. They made their GRAMMY stage debut that year, performing "Uprising."

• Did you know? Muse became the first band to sell out the new Wembley Stadium in London in 2007.

• Muse have raised funds for the U.K.-based youth arts charity the Helen Foundation, which supports young people in achieving their creative ambitions.