Dave Pirner
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American songwriter, singer, and producer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Loud Fast Words
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Film & TV
Known for
- Minnesota Hardcore — Self (Loud Fast Rules)2020
- 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 22004
- Reality Bites — Phineas1994
- MTV Video Music Awards — Self1984
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David Pirner is the lead vocalist for the band Soul Asylum. He was born on April 16, 1964 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. By the time he was 17, he was living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dave taught himself how to play the drums. By age 20, Dave started his career drumming with a punk band called Loud Fast Rules as part of the Minneapolis scene, together with Karl Mueller (bass) and Dan Murphy (guitar). When Pirner switched to singing and playing rhythm guitar, Pat Morley joined on drums. <
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis
- Occupation
- trumpeter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Dave Pirner 2.jpg
- Residence
- Minneapolis
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of birth
- 1964-04-16
- Commons category
- Dave Pirner
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
- member of
- Soul Asylum
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
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