Chris Knox
Chris Knox was born in Invercargill, Southland Region, New Zealand on September 2nd, 1952 and is the Punk Singer. At the age of 71, Chris Knox biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Chris Knox (born 2 September 1952) is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, comedian, and film writer who rose during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love.
He formed the group Tall Dwarfs with guitarist Alec Bathgate after Toy Love disbanded in the early 1980s.
The Tall Dwarfs were praised for their unpolished sound and lively live shows.
The majority of the early Flying Nun singles were recorded on his 4-track machine. His Casiotone has appeared on a number of solo, self-produced albums.
Knox's 'Mates' album has also been released.
Career
Knox's ballad "Not Given Light" (1990) was named New Zealand's thirteenth best song of all time by APRA members at the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards. This track was never to be successful for "John and Liesha's mother," his then-partner Barbara, although it has indirectly earned some money for the songwriter through its use in television ads (particularly for Vogel's bread).
Knox has performed live in front of audiences all around New Zealand, winning a reputation for his sometimes confrontational style, and has performed regularly at Bar Bodega in Wellington. He has also toured extensively around the world. His tour of the United States in 1995 featured, among other things, stops in Seattle to play the Crocodile Cafe. His minimalist, DIY sound attracted attention back then, with its retro-punk styles.
For Real Groove, a long-time Auckland resident and film critic. He edited and published three issues of a New Zealand comics anthology named Jesus on a Stick in 1986-1987. Max Media, a satirical comic strip that appeared in The New Zealand Herald every week from 1987 to 2009. He has also appeared on television news shows, produced a television New Zealand season of classic films, and produced two seasons of the arts television series New Artland.
In 2006, Knox formed 'A Major Records', a major record store, releasing Chris Knox and the Nothing. This was Knox's first album to be recorded in a commercial studio rather than in his signature DIY style.
In "Share the Good," a Heineken Premium Light commercial directed by Todd Haynes and cinematographed by Edward Lachman, Knox's "It's Love" from the 2000 album Beat was used.
In 2009, Knox was honoured with a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate Award.
On June 11, 2009, Knox was admitted to an Auckland hospital with a stroke. On the 16th of November 2009, the album Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox was released in New Zealand. It features 33 artists from Knox's catalogue. Knox's followers will be able to contribute to the costs of his recovery. All musicians contributed their time and talent free of charge. Artists include Jay Reatard, David Kilgour, The Mint Chicks, Shayne Carter, Yo La Tengo, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bill Callahan, The Verlaines, The Nothing (including Chris), Tall Dwarfs, and Lou Barlow.
On May 6, 2010, the Greenwich Village arts venue Le Poisson Rouge held a benefit concert for Knox. Jeff Mangum and Yo La Tengo, two artists on the 2009 charity album for Knox, were among the artists on the list.
Knox Knox appeared on September 29th, 2012, for a very limited number of live appearances since his stroke, for example, at the unveiling of Stroke – Songs For Chris Knox in Auckland, with Rackets, on September 22, 2012, as Knoxious and in favor of Neutral Milk Hotel.