JG Thirlwell

Film & TV

Melbourne, Australia

James George Thirlwell – also known as J.G. Thirlwell, Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other names, is an Australian singer, composer, and record producer. He is known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles.

Known for

• Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt — Self2026
• Scala!!! — Self2024
• Swans: Where Does a Body End? — Self2019
• The Hardcore Collection — (archive footage)2012
• Blank City — Self2011
• NYC Foetus — Himself2009
• Kill Your Idols: More. — Self2006
• Kill Your Idols — Self2004
• D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist — Himself2002
• Don't Bring A Dog — Himself1997

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Brooklyn

Active from

1960-01-29

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

5,552

Total plays

156,088

J.G. Thirlwell is an abbreviation of James George Thirlwell (b. 29 Jan 1960 in Melbourne, Australia - aka: Clint Ruin, Frank Want, Foetus, Jim Foetus, Foetus Art Terrorism, Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath, Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia and Xordox), a Brooklyn, USA, based rock composer, vocalist, producer, performer and multi-instrumentalist whose work may be broadly categorised in the no wave and Industrial music genres. <a href="https://www.last.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

James

Gender

male

Citizenship

Australia

Place of birth

Melbourne

Occupation

composer

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

experimental music

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.foetus.org

Image

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