Kristen Pfaff

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Kristen Marie Pfaff (May 26, 1967 – June 16, 1994) was an American singer best known as the bassist for alternative rock band Hole from 1993 to 1994.

Pfaff was the bassist and backing vocalist for Minneapolis-based band Janitor Joe prior to Hole.

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Early life and career

Pfaff was born in Buffalo, New York, to Janet Pfaff and her first husband, Mike Parco. Her birthfather comes from a line of several well-known musicians. When she was a child, her parents divorced and her mother remarried to Norman Pfaff, who adopted Kristen and gave her his surname. She had two younger brothers, one of whom was Jason, a singer. She studied classical piano and cello.

Pfaff spent a short time in Europe and briefly attended Boston College before eventually finishing at the University of Minnesota majoring in Women's Studies. There, she served as a mentor for rape victims. She was a member of Restore the Sexual Violence Program, which provided a crisis line, counseling services, and education in self-defense programs. Pfaff participated in the annual 24 Hour Rape Free Zone in 1990, and was quoted as saying that the aim was to "call attention to violence directed against women on campus and around the world." During this period, she appeared in Radio K, a college radio station, and she can be seen doing this in a short clip on Soundcloud.

Pfaff learned to play bass guitar while living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, following her graduation. Pfaff, guitarist/vocalist Joachim Breuer (formerly of Minneapolis' "The Bastards") and drummer Matt Entsminger formed the band Janitor Joe in 1991.

"Hmong," the band's first album, was released in 1992. They released the "Bullethead" single on picture disc in 1993, which was followed by "Boyfriend" 7-inch and Janitor Joe's debut album Big Metal Birds. "Under the Knife," one Janitor Joe track, can also be found on an OXO records 4-track EP, which was released in 1993.

On the Touch and Go label, Janitor Joe was a staple of Minneapolis' sound, inspired by the Pacific Northwest's early grunge sounds and a brisk, more accessible DC post-hardcore scene, as well as the Butthole Surfers, Big Black, and others. Pfaff's playing style was integral to Janitor Joe's ferocious assault on the line, both live and on tape, and she and Breuer's ("One Eye") demand that drummer Matt Entsminger maintain constant motion, according to Trouser Press' David Sprague.

In 1993, the burgeoning Minneapolis scene was beginning to pique music journalist interest. Amphetamine Reptile's single, "Stinker," was released on tour, and Janitor Joe joined Amphetamine Reptile's national tour. Pfaff was scouted by Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love of Hole, who were looking for a new bassist at the time. Love invited Pfaff to compete with Hole; Pfaff declined and returned to Minneapolis, but Erlandson and Love continued to pursue her.

Pfaff, who was initially reluctant to leave Minneapolis and join Hole, had reconsidered after hearing Norman's words, "because they are already on Geffen Records and have this huge fan base in England." Hole had generated a lot of major-label buzz after receiving international recognition for their debut, independent album, Pretty on the Inside, and announced an eight-album contract with Geffen Records for $3 million.

Pfaff was born in 1993 and moved to Seattle, Washington, to collaborate with the other members of Hole on Live Through This, the major-label sequel to Pretty on the Inside. Love, Erlandson, Pfaff, and Patty Schemel, the band's current line-up, arrived in early 1993 to begin rehearsals. Eric Erlandson said of Pfaff's joining, "that's when we took off." "We became a real band all of a sudden."

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