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after an argument. He was due in court early in 1995, but flew instead to Japan, where he did some radio work and joined a
Japanese band onstage, until he was hospitalized after a mugging. Pierce flew back to London in February to collect his belongings then returned to the United States, having been
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also agreed to contribute. The found recordings were too rough to release, and
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under the pseudonym D.H. Lawrence, and was a longtime mentor and supporter of Pierce. Texacala Jones noted that Pierce carried a handwritten note from Harry in his wallet with instructions on how she dyed her hair, including the types of products she used. According to Jones, the note was "written
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s monochrome cover shot, of Pierce stood in a windswept barren landscape with a shotgun over his shoulder, was photographed on the south coast of
England, as Pierce told a Swedish interviewer, but intended to "look like Texas. Or Kansas." Pierce toured Europe as The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet, and
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England following his arrest and lack of visa. He returned to Los Angeles in 1995. Pierce continued working despite failing health, and reformed a Gun Club lineup for two shows in Los Angeles in August and September 1995, including guitarists Powers and
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Dax Riggs, former front man of Acid Bath, Agents of
Oblivion, and Deadboy & The Elephantmen, frequently performs a cover of the Gun Club's "Mother of Earth" at his live shows, always crediting Pierce and expressing admiration for his song-writing.
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movement in New York City. Becoming disillusioned by the evolution of punk rock into what he saw as strict formality, and feeling that reggae was an import, Pierce developed a keen interest in and extensive knowledge of the
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magazine, writing on contemporary punk, 1930s blues, 1950s rockabilly, and on reggae under the name "Ranking
Jeffrey Lea", including an interview with Bob Marley. By the late 1970s, Pierce was also performing as a musician.
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was a documentary filmed in 1989, directed by Bram van
Splunteren for VPRO's Onrust and re-edited with unseen footage in 2016. It features interviews with Pierce, acoustic performances and clips of the Gun Club.
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album in 1987. They took the original guitar parts played by Pierce and Powers and built a new song, with drums by Bad Seeds drummer Jim Sclavunos and guitar and vocals from Pop, Cave, and Moore.
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edited a special edition of 500 CDs with versions of 14 Gun Club and Pierce songs. His 2002 tribute "El Fuego Del Amor" had previously featured eight Gun Club songs.
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opens with a rendition of "Nobody's City", for which Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and Thurston Moore used an original Gun Club demo recording from the Berlin demo tapes from the
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rhythm section of bassist Randy Bradbury and drummer Brock Avery. The Gun Club's last ever gig, with bassist Elizabeth Montague replacing Bradbury, was at
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1404:"The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Kid Congo Powers Interview: From Gun Play To Monkey Business"
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1933:"OFF! – Jeffrey Lee Pierce – Live at 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival"
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1517:"From The Archives -The Gun Club- Concert Chronology / Gigography"
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until his death from a cerebral hemorrhage on March 31 at the
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also paid tribute to Pierce in their song by the same title.
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1992:"Gallows – Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)"
1354:"iTunes – Music – Wildweed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce"
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2039:"Cave, Perkins Pay Tribute To Gun Club's Pierce"
1867:"OFF! – "Jeffrey Lee Pierce" n "I Don't Belong""
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1018:"Obituary: Jeffrey Lee Pierce – People – News"
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1946:from the original on December 21, 2021
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2262:. September 29, 2023
1763:on February 23, 2012
1499:"The Gun Club story"
1329:"The Gun Club story"
1246:. February 27, 2016.
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1098:"Jeffrey Lee Pierce"
1077:Jeffreyleepierce.com
787:Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee
516:in his local pub in
460:Go Tell The Mountain
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2458:The Las Vegas Story
2340:. November 6, 2015.
2024:. October 21, 2013.
1521:Fromthearchives.com
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886:Axels & Sockets
871:Axels & Sockets
855:Axels & Sockets
824:The Jim Jones Revue
820:The Journey is Long
601:Posthumous tributes
401:The Las Vegas Story
232:San Fernando Valley
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1675:The New York Times
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798:We Are Only Riders
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