Книга: Death Rock Musicians: Rozz Williams, Jack Grisham, Anders Manga, Dinah Cancer, William Faith

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rozz Williams (born Roger Alan Painter November 6, 1963 April 1, 1998) was an American vocalist and musician of several varieties, most famous for fronting the bands Christian Death and Shadow Project, the latter with musician Eva O though his main project throughout his career was the industrial, Premature Ejaculation. He is also cited by some as a pioneer of deathrock. Other musical projects he was involved in include Daucus Karota, Heltir, Exp and Premature Ejaculation. Williams also recorded several solo albums. Williams was born Roger Alan Painter in Pomona, California, and was raised in a strict Southern Baptist family with his three older siblings (two brothers and one sister). As a child, he was a fan of David Bowie, Roxy Music, T.Rex, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, and The New York Dolls. When he reached adolescence in the late 1970s, he became attracted to the punk rock music scene. By the age of 16 he began performing in bands. He took the name of Rozz Williams from a gravestone he found in a Pomona cemetery. His first bands were called The Crawlers, No, then later The Upsetters. He sang and played the guitar, though the band never performed on stage. He then went on to form The Asexuals. In addition to being the lead vocalist, he played the organ and guitar, with Jill Emery also contributing vocals as well as playing bass, and Steve Darrow on drums. Their performances were limited to a few parties. He then sang in a band called Daucus Karota with Mary Torciva on percussion and Jay on guitar. Jay and Williams then went on to form Christian Death in late 1979 with James McGearty and George Belanger. The name 'Christian Death' was a play on words of the fashion designer Christian Dior. The band broke up temporarily in 1981, and Williams for... More: booksllc.net/?id=422678