Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on May 31st, 1963 and is the Punk Singer. At the age of 40, Wesley Willis 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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Wesley Lawrence Willis (May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist.
Willis began his career as an underground singer-songwriter in the outsider music style, with songs featuring his bizarre, comedic, and often profane lyrics on his Technics KN keyboard.
Jello Biafra assembled the album's track list.
Willis fronted his own punk rock band, the Wesley Willis Fiasco, during the 1990s, in addition to a substantial body of solo musical performances.
Willis, a practicing artist, made hundreds of intricate, rare, and colorful ink-pen drawings, the majority of which were of diverse Chicago streetscapes, and influenced a variety of media styles. "Whip the Llama's Ass" is Willis' song.
Life and career
Willis was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 31, 1963, to Walter and Annie Willis. Ricky, a disabled artist, had a brother who is also disabled. "Willis grew up in Chicago's programs as one of ten children of a violent family and separated when he was young," the Los Angeles Times reports; he lived in many foster homes and was essentially raised by two older brothers who moved with him from home to home. Willis began to hear voices during a time of living at his mother's house in the 1980s, when her abused boyfriend Roger Lee Carpenter pulled a gun to his head and robbed him of $600 Willis had saved. He was diagnosed with irritable schizophrenia and institutionalized for two months after his illness by the 1980s.
Willis began an interest in art as a child, and in 1988, he was featured in a Chicago public access documentary series titled Wesley Willis: Artist of the Streets by Carl W. Hart. He was seen strolling through Chicago's Loop neighborhood, drawing his ink pen drawings outside of the Marshall Field and Company Building, and meeting with people curious about his art. The drawings typically depict detailed Chicago streetscapes, including buildings, trolleys, and monuments. Willis was known for his ability to recall a completely different location than the one in which he was sitting. He often gave his drawings away to friends or sold them for small amounts (typically $10 or $20) in Chicago parks during his lifetime. Willis's body of visual art began to be recognized in the art world after his death. His artwork was on display at the Mohamed Khalil Museum of Egypt in 2008, and he was the subject of a special exhibition at Dominican University titled Drawn By Wesley Willis.
He formed The Wesley Willis Fiasco in 1991 after befriending several musicians from Chicago's alternative rock scene and recording several solo albums. The band developed a large underground fanbase as well as the attention of musicians like Eddie Vedder, Henry Rollins, Mike D., Jello Biafra, and the members of White Zombie; and soon enough, Rick Rubin at American Recordings, an independent label distributed by Warner Bros. Records, caught their notice. Willis' debut on their Juno Award-winning debut album Suffersystem in early 1994. Willis was signed as a solo artist by American Recordings in 1995; the Wesley Willis Fiasco later split in 1996. He went on to produce several solo albums of novelty rock (two for American Recordings and the remainder for several independent labels or recorded), performed regularly, and was featured on MTV. On September 26, 1996, he appeared on The Howard Stern Show, where he performed almost identical songs about Baba Booey and Howard Stern. Willis became "famous for welcoming followers with a headbutt" on his many tours and live appearances; he also had a distinctive permanent bruise on his forehead.