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Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] 1970s [ ] Jeffrey Lee Pierce was born on the 27th of June, 1958. As a teenager, Pierce moved from, a working-class industrial suburb east of Los Angeles, to, at the time a white working- and middle-class suburb in the. Pierce attended Granada Hills High School, where he participated in the drama program, acting in plays and writing several of his own brief experimental theatre pieces. Pierce's musical influences at this time, as through most of his career, were multifaceted and inspired, including such diverse sources as John Coltrane, The Slits, Television and Blondie. During the mid-70s, after attending a concert by (at which he was fascinated as much by Marley's shamanistic presence as by his music), Pierce became deeply engrossed in; eventually he would travel to to explore the music, a trip that left him ambivalent about the music's relevance to American culture but may have served as an influential source of his own shamanistic and charismatic performances.
His infatuation with reggae overlapped with the emergence of punk rock, and Pierce became a fixture on the Hollywood scene as a writer for the fanzine and as a musician. While his later interest in American blues was presaged by his devotion to the rootsiest forms of reggae, his love for the more theatrical, complex sounds of glam and prog rock showed up in his support for the movement in New York City.
However, due to the unique nature of Pierce's inspirations and influences, his music always stood alone as original, fresh and inspired. Pierce found himself disappointed by the swift decline of punk rock into strict formality, and his sense that reggae was ultimately a foreign import. Seeking music with the authenticity and simplicity of reggae but more deeply rooted in American history and culture, he became influenced and inspired by the, developing an encyclopaedic knowledge of the genre. By the late-1970s, Pierce had defined his own musical style and had developed a theatrical and charismatic persona that would become an essential element of Gun Club performances.
He recruited fellow music fan Brian Tristan, a.k.a Kid Congo. Throughout his career Pierce was supportive and encouraging of unique talent, and he encouraged Kid Congo to play guitar and develop his own unique sound and style, recruiting him to form the band Creeping Ritual. Creeping Ritual eventually evolved into the Gun Club, with the addition of drummer Terry Graham and guitarist Rob Ritter. In the early stages of his career, Pierce was supported by longtime friend of, who was convinced of his potential as a musician and artist. He originally met Harry, as well as (also of Blondie), through his position as the president of 's U. Download Medal Of Honor Allied Assault Pc Full Rip. S. [ ] 1980s [ ] The first three Gun Club albums can be viewed as a trilogy, and the growth and maturity of Pierce's original musical vision is evident.