User:Green Guts/John D. Morton
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John D Morton | |
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| Born | March 27, 1953 |
| Origin | Lakewood, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, Avant-garde music |
| Website | http://mortonia.com/ |
John D Morton (born 27 March 1953) is an American musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and artist born in Lakewood Ohio best known as one of the founders of protopunk band electric eels in 1972.
Biography
[edit]Played in bands during school while simultaneously getting into beatnik books and art thru films such ------find movie from interview----.
Wore jean jacket held together by safety pins circa 1970.
Ordered entire ESP-Disk LP catalog from Peter Laughner at -pre-Drome ? ?
John Morton started the band electric eels with Dave E McManus and Brian McMahon in 1972, the final impetus for becoming an actual band being after the three had been to see a Captain Beefheart gig and were unimpressed enough by the support band (Youngstown's Left End) that they decided they could do better themselves.
In 1979, he had a short lived band called X-X. " It could be anybody like, appearing tonite, one-night only, X- Charles Mason and the Family -X" -------- fix exact quote from interview--------
In 1980, he moved to New York with the artist Michelle Zalopsky, his wife at the time.
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[edit]Category:1953 births Category:Musicians from Ohio Category:American punk rock musicians Category:American artists