Curt Kirkwood
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| Curt Matthew Kirkwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1959 Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Alternative |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
| Official site | http://www.curtkirkwood.com/ |
Curt Kirkwood (born January 10, 1959) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, but currently resides in Austin, Texas.
Curt was the lead singer and founding member for the alternative rock group Meat Puppets. He formed the band along with his brother, Cris on bass, and drummer Derrick Bostrom, in 1980. The trio went in a hiatus in 1996 after a long career where the band became hailed as one of the premier and innovative indie bands as well as briefly achieving mainstream success in the early 90s. Curt re-formed the Meat Puppets with Kyle Ellison (guitar), Andrew Duplantis (bass) and Shandon Sahm (drums) to complete one studio album, Golden Lies in 2000 before disbanding. After the Meat Puppets, Curt toured as a solo act before banding together with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh to form Eyes Adrift. They released a self-titled album in 2002 and toured the United States before going separate ways. Curt then formed another band, Volcano, which only released one album, before he decided to focus on his solo career. His first solo album Snow was released in October of 2005.
In 2006, the Meat Puppets reformed with Cris back on bass and new drummer Tim Marcus as the replacement of Derrick Bostrom. The band has already planned to write and record their eleventh studio album, due for release some time in 2007.
