Friend musicians appearing : Fred, Carlos, Alex, Gino, Rouss, David, Dédé, Mimmo, Claire, Geronimo, Jean-Noel... and my excuses for all the others that I forget...
I played blues with : Big Time Sarah, Chicago Bob Nelson, Sandra Hall, Rock Bottom, Eddie C. Campbell, Louisiana Red, Marco Jeanrenaud (Speedy), Blue Kerosene, Little JC and his blues band, Not so Blue, Bonny B and many more!
And other rock/weird/expiremental stuff with bands like Ababa Novo, Honcho Wonko, Eucalyptus Now...
Influences
Too many to write them all but let's say Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Albert King, Robert Johnson and many more blues artists. Lou Reed, Devo, Pere Ubu, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Los Angeles X, Fear, The Dead Kennedys, Snakefinger and many more rock acts. Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Ottis Redding and many more soul artists.
it's been a while I mess around with guitars, bass and computers... and musicians, too, by the way...
I like too much stuff so my music is a mix of all this salad.
Hard to describe but I try to be groovy in any of those mix.
Played around in Switzerland, USA, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Tchekoslovakia (it still was one country) , Russia, Ireland.
Latest :Placard Headphones Festival on the internet.
Thanx for listeneing anyway!
A STATEMENT FROM EXENE CERVENKA June 2, 2009 After some months of not feeling 100% healthy, I recently had some medical tests run and the prognosis is that I am suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Apparently, it has been affecting me for quite some time.
Although this is obviously unfortunate news, I am choosing to see the positive in it. I, and X as a band, have supported the Sweet Relief charity since the mid-1990's; the irony of this is not lost on any of us. Sweet Relief was started as an aide to uninsured artists by musician Victoria Williams when she herself was diagnosed with MS in 1992.
While this diagnosis will most certainly mean some changes for me, personally, it will not affect my commitments to the current X U.S. tour, nor will it affect my solo album that is slated for release this fall on Bloodshot Records.
My focus will certainly be on maintaining my health--many people remain strong and continue to live their lives as productively as they had before an MS diagnosis and I plan to be one of those people. To find out more about Sweet Relief please visit: www.sweetrelief.org To find out more about X please visit: www.xtheband.com
