Black Francis headlining with Pixies at the Brixton Academy, October 2009 Background information Birth name Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV Also known as Frank Black, Black Francis Born ( 1965-04-06) April 6, 1965 (age 53), United States Genres Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1986–present Labels,,,, Associated acts, Frank Black and the Catholics,, Paley & Francis, Website Charles Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential band, 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 record label and one with, he left the label and formed a new band, Frank Black and the Catholics.
He re-adopted the name Black Francis in 2007. His vocal style has varied from a screaming, yowling delivery as lead vocalist of the Pixies to a more measured and melodic style in his solo career. His cryptic lyrics mostly explore unconventional subjects, such as,, and violence, along with science fiction. His use of atypical, loud–quiet dynamics, and distinct preference for live-to-two-track recording during his time with the Catholics, give him a distinct style within. As frontman of the Pixies, his songs (such as ' and ') received praise and citations from contemporaries, including 's and 's. Thompson regrouped the Pixies in early 2004 and continues to release solo records and tour as a solo artist. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Youth and college [ ] Charles Thompson was born in.
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His father was a bar owner, and Thompson lived in Los Angeles, California, as a baby because his father wanted to 'learn more about the restaurant and bar business.' Thompson was introduced to music at a young age, as his parents listened to 1960s. His first guitar was his mother's, a classical guitar bought with money from his father's bar tips, which he started to play at age '11 or 12.' Thompson's family moved around, first with his father, and then his stepfather, a religious man who 'pursued real estate on both coasts'; his parents had separated twice by the time he was in first grade. When Thompson was 12, his mother and stepfather joined an evangelical church that was tied to the Pentecostal denomination, a move that influenced many of his songs written with the Pixies, which often refer to the Bible.
He discovered the music of singer-songwriter at 13 when Norman played at a religious that Thompson attended. Norman's music influenced Thompson to the extent that he named the Pixies' first and a lyric in the band's song 'Levitate Me' after one of Norman's catchphrases, '!' Thompson later described the music he listened to during his youth: I used to hang out with some misfits. [.] We were the 'we listen to odd-ball music' kids.
I wasn't hanging out at all-ages shows or trying to get into clubs to see bands, and I was buying records at used and borrowing them from the library. You just saw records. So I didn't know [punk] music but I started to hear about it in high school.
But it was probably a good thing that I didn't know it, that I instead listened to a lot of '60s records and this. Thompson lived in an apartment in. Just before his senior year, his family moved to, where he received a Teenager of the Year award—the title of a later. During this time, Thompson composed several songs that appeared in his later career, including ' from, and 'Velvety Instrumental Version.' After graduating from high school in 1983, Thompson studied at the, majoring in. Thompson shared a room with another roommate for a before moving in with future Pixies guitarist. The two shared an interest in rock music, and Santiago introduced Thompson to 1970s punk and the music of; they began to jam together.