Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
25
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 06, 1965 ( 59 years old )
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts
Also Known As
Black Francis
Frank Black
Black Francis (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with 4AD, he left the label and formed a backing band, Frank Black and the Catholics. He reformed the Pixies in 2004 and continues to release solo records and tour as a solo artist, having re-adopted his current stage name in 2007. His vocal style has varied from a screaming, yowling delivery as lead vocalist of the Pixies to a more measured and melodical style in his solo career. His cryptic lyrics mostly explore unconventional subjects, such as surrealism, incest and Biblical violence, along with science fiction and surf culture. His use of atypical meter signatures, loud-quiet dynamics and distinct preference for live-to-two-track recording in his career as a solo artist give him a distinct style within alternative rock. As frontman of the Pixies, his songs (such as "Where Is My Mind?" and "Debaser") received praise and citations from contemporaries, including Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. Cobain once said that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was his attempt at trying to "rip off the Pixies". However, in his solo work and records with the Catholics, he received fewer popular and critical accolades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Black Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
1997-01-01loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies
2006-04-21Pixies - Sell Out
2005-10-04Pixies à l'Olympia - ARTE Live Web
2013-09-30Pixies - Acoustic : Live In Newport
2006-08-26Pixies: Gouge
2004-04-27Pixies - Live at iTunes Festival
2013-09-25Pixies: Live in Utrecht
1990-09-25Pixies - Rock en Seine 2005
2005-10-02