Answer:
I am like thunder in your cranium
You seek me out when your hunger's ripe. I sit on four legs and smoke a pipe.
I am easy to see but no one likes looking at me. Without me there would be no you. I can make you complain or make you happy. But you almost always take me for-granted.
I am a rock group with four members. All dead one was assassinated.
The shorter I am the bigger I am.
Why was the cook arrested?