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Cervenka at SXSW 2010. The 21-year-old Cervenka met 23-year-old musician John Doe at a poetry workshop at the Beyond Baroque Foundation in Venice, California. Cervenka started working there. Billy Zoom (guitar) and John Doe (bass and vocals) founded X in 1977, with D.J. Bonebrake coming aboard as drummer. Doe asked Cervenka to join soon after as a co-lead vocalist, and the duo were also the band's primary songwriters.
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Feb 1, 2022 · In 2020, and in the midst of lockdowns we were delighted to find Exene Cervenka at a similarly loose end. Catching up by phone from her home south of Los Angeles we talked about the most recent X album ‘Alphabetland’, touring the UK and X’s place in the mosh pit of modern musical history.
X is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles.The original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake.The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993. After a period of inactivity during the mid-to-late 1990s, X reunited in the early 2000s and continued to tour.
Jun 18, 2019 · In this oral history, Exene Cervenka discusses growing up in rural Illinois, going to Catholic school, and dropping out of high school at 16. Cervenka talks ...
Throughout her career, Cervenka’s strong artistic drive has drawn her to a wide range of creative projects. Adulterers Anonymous, the first of four books of poetry written with singer/poet Lydia Lunch, was published in 1982.That same year, she formed the country/rockabilly/folk group the Knitters, with Doe, Bonebrake, and guitarist Dave Alvin.
Exene Cervenka. Soundtrack: The Kids Are All Right. Exene Cervenka was born on 1 February 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Kids Are All Right (2010), Kalifornia (1993) and G.I. Jane (1997). She has been married to Jason Edge since 18 August 2002. She was previously married to Viggo Mortensen and John Doe.
May 11, 2017 · Discussing the incredible journey of the legendary LA band X, with lead singer, Exene Cervenka “We represent individuality and I think that’s the highest art form on the planet. Being you is the greatest art form there is.” About 10 minutes into our conversation, X lead singer, Exene Cervenka, delivers a thought that beautifully captured what […]
Nov 29, 2016 · Treble: One thing that strikes me as something that’s uniquely yours is the complexity of your lyrics, almost from the beginning. Los Angeles was very driving album, but a lot of the lyrics were very poetic in ways that a lot of other bands didn’t quite emulate. EC: Well, you had two actual writers in the band. We weren’t just kids who wanted to play music. I’m not putting that down because those are some of the best bands in the world, the ones that want to play music, don’t get ...
Jul 9, 2008 · Priestess of punk Exene Cervenka co-fronted X, one of L.A.'s most enduring underground bands from the '70s. Cervenka has always had a bit of a twang in her music; now she lives in central Missouri ...
