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From: "Mitzi Waltz" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: Disability-related songs
> Joy Division come to mind, had several songs dealing
> with singer Ian Curtis' personal experiences of
> having a seizure disorder and depression.
> Roky Erikson (13th Floor Elevators) has
> schizophrenia, makes weird psychedelic music. He's
> still kicking as far as I know, my friend RK used to
> do his album covers and other pal made a record with
> him in the '80s.
> Helois Creed (ex-Chrome) has a schizophrenia
> diagnosis as well, although I don't know if he's open
> about it in public--probably blames it on the drugs
> if an interviewer asks :-). Has a web site: http://
> www.helios-creed.com/. Has written songs about some
> of his more interesting hallucinations, thinking he's
> an alien being, etc. We were friends for years, he
> used to live in a big silver bus parked a few blocks
> off Haight Street. Quite a personable fellow, has had
> an interesting career.
> Daniel Johnston from Texas...I've met him and heard
> his stuff, don't know how to describe it. Has a
> serious and persistant mental illness and has spent a
> good bit of time locked away. Interesting music. Has
> done some stuff with Jad Fair (of Half Japanese).
> There have been quite a few bands in the punk scene
> over the years with members who have a disability.
> One you might want to check out is Angryfish (2
> wheelchair users, stroppy lyrics). They have a web
> site: http://www.angryfish.co.uk/
> Joey Ramone had OCD but didn't come out and tell
> people about it much, although it's all there in the
> songs he wrote.
> Nomy Lamm is a wild woman who does live music/
> performance/activist stuff, including a rock opera
> that toured a while back, but I don't know if she's
> ever done a record. Has a physical disability due to
> amputation.
> One of the guys in The Riffs has a visual impairment.
> One of the other guys in the band is on SSI
> (disability support) but I don't know what the nature
> of his disability is, presumably a mental health
> issue. They're old friends of mine from Oregon, and
> definitely rock.
> Subincision is a band from Berkeley who have done a
> lot of stuff regarding mental illness from a personal
> perspective.
> Kristin Hersch (Throwing Muses, now mostly doing solo
> stuff) has been up-front about having a serious and
> persistant mental illness, and has written about it.
>
> Oh yeah, and Def Leppard's drummer has one arm (which
> doesn't seem to be a disability as such, in his
> case)-although I don't like their music.
>
> Just a few more to throw into the mix.
>
> -- Mitzi (who, obviously, used to be a musician)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Larry Arnold <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Monday, May 12, 2003 6:29 am
> Subject: Re: Disability-related songs
>
> > Mozart, Beethoven and Bartok are composers who most likely had
> > Asperger'ssyndrome.
> >
> > Then there is Glenn Gould, of whom we know much more, who almost
> > certainlyhad it.
> >
> > Then there is Gary Numan who has stated he has Asperger's syndrome
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Anthony
> > Tusler> Sent: 13 May 2003 01:03
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Disability-related songs
> > >
> > >
> > > Please excuse the cross-post.
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > The time has come. I have been driven from my lethargy by a
> > desire to
> > > provide disability-related music for the annual SDS meeting/dance.
> > >
> > > Over the years I've informally collected songs and music by:
> > >
> > > -artists with disabilities performing non-disability related works
> > > (Wesla Whitfield, Teddy Pendergrass, Ray Charles)
> > >
> > > -artists without disabilities performing disability-related works
> > > (Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town), and
> > >
> > > -artists with disabilities performing disability-related works
> > > (Spasticus Autisticus).
> > >
> > > What have you on the list collected? I'd love to hear from you.
> > >
> > > I'll post the written results on my web site.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Yours in solidarity,
> > >
> > > Anthony
> > >
> > >
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