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Infobox musical artist| image = Curt Kirkwood.jpg| name = Curt Kirkwood| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Curtis Matthew Kirkwood| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1959|1|10|mf=y| death_date =| origin = Wichita Falls , Texas , United States|U.S.A. | instrument =| genre = Rock music|Rock Alternative rock | occupation =| years_active = 1980–present| label =| associated_acts = Meat Puppets , Eyes Adrift , Volcano (supergroup)|Volcano | website = http://www.myspace.com/themeatpuppets| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Curtis Matthew Kirkwood (born January 10, 1959) is an United States|American singing|singer , guitarist , and songwriter . He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona , but currently resides in Austin, Texas .
Curt has been the lead singer and founding member for the alternative rock group Meat Puppets since 1980. He formed the band along with his brother Cris Kirkwood|Cris on bass, and drummer Derrick Bostrom . 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 (band)|Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Sublime (band)|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 (supergroup)|Volcano , which only released one album, before he decided to focus on his solo career. His first solo album Snow (Curt Kirkwood Album)|Snow was released in October 2005.
He is also an artist and created the cover art for several Meat Puppets albums, as well as for Stephen Beachy 's novel The Whistling Song .
In 2006, the Meat Puppets re-formed with Cris back on bass and new drummer Ted Marcus as the replacement for Derrick Bostrom . The band has since released three new albums, Rise to Your Knees (2007), Sewn Together (2009), and Lollipop (2011).
External links
http://www.staythirstymedia.com/200909-037/html/200909-curt-kirkwood.html Interview with Curt Kirkwood by Jarrod Dicker
http://www.themeatpuppets.com/ Meat Puppets' new official website, maintained by the band and Anodyne Records.
http://www.meatpuppets.com/ Meat Puppets' original website, maintained by original drummer Derrick Bostrom
http://www.wohlers.org/puppets/ Live Repository
http://moonglampers.net/blog Moonglampers Ramble - a music blog primarily focusing on live Meat Puppets.
http://www.littledogrecords.com/artists_kirkwood.php Little Dog Records' Curt Kirkwood Page
http://www.silverwonderpress.com/ Silver Wonder Press, Kirkwood designed cover for book by Lee Ranaldo, "Hello From the American Desert"
Meat Puppets Persondata | NAME =Kirkwood, Curt | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =January 10, 1959 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Kirkwood, Curt Category:1959 births Category:American male singers Category:Living people Category:American punk rock guitarists Category:Musicians from Arizona
