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Jamie Stewart (English musician)
British bassist
For other people named Jamie Stewart, see Jamie Stewart (disambiguation).
Jamie Stewart | |
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Jamie Stewart playing with Death Cult at Birmingham O2 Institute 14 Nov 2023 | |
| Birth name | James Alec Stewart |
| Born | (1964-01-31) 31 January 1964 (age 61) Harrow, Middlesex, England |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1983–1994, 2009, 2013, 2023 |
Musical artist
James Alec Stewart (born 31 January 1964) is a retired British musician who was the bassist of the post-punk/hard rock band The Cult.[1][2] He recorded on The Cult's first four albums, Dreamtime, Love, Electric and Sonic Temple.[2]
Early life
Stewart was born in Harrow, Middlesex, on 31 January 1964. His mother, Myra (née Kidd), was a dancer with the International Ballet, and his father, Donald Stewart, was a violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Performance career
Stewart's musical career began playing guitar in Harrow-based band Ritual. Ritual gigged extensively
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Jamie Stewart: of Xiu Xiu
As the principal writer, performer and engineer behind the group Xiu Xiu, Jamie Stewart has been responsible for some of the most exciting and unsettling indie music of the last decade, attracting a following that's almost as fanatical in its devotion to the band as Jamie is to his own craft. Xiu Xiu's music deals in improbable contrasts — it's confrontational, but strangely catchy and appealing, frightening, but wry and funny, and resolutely imaginative and human in a way that bucks all trends. This is a man who's toured with a drum machine, a harmonium and a set of tuned gongs. Someone who released his new album, Dear God, I Hate Myself, in a special edition that included a piece of handmade chocolate and a T-shirt with "Xiu Xiu for Life" inked in what I'm pretty sure is his own blood. I've wanted to work with Jamie ever since my band Shearwater toured with him some years ago. Late last year we finally did, recording an album in a week with our friend John Congleton, and my suspicions about Jamie were confirmed. He's as dedicated, open-minde
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Biography
Jamie Stewart is best-known as the singer and composer of the avant-pop group Xiu Xiu. Founded in 2002, the band has released 15 full-length albums to date. Stewart has also collaborated on several large-scale projects and concerts with the artist Danh Vo at the Guggenheim, Walker Museum, and at the Kitchen; and with the blessing and support of David Lynch, the band was commissioned by the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane to reinterpret the music of his landmark work Twin Peaks.
Reviews
Emily Temple
Lit Hub
‘As I would have put it at the peak of my Xiu Xiu fandom: yesssssssssssssssssssssss.’
Kirkus Reviews
‘A tragicomic depiction of how Stewart used sex to cope with deep – and even tragic – family dysfunction. At the beginning, Stewart offers a telling author’s note: “If we are related, please, for the love of God, do not read this book.” A powerfully erotic memoir.’
Ron Athey
‘Jamie Stewart wraps up the first kiss-and-tell story in this tome, “but I also put my dick into a vacuum cleaner hose, so being on thee fuck list didn’t mean much”. Damn! B
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