| Alison Mosshart | |
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Performing in July 2010. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | VV, Baby Ruthless |
| Born | November 23, 1978 |
| Origin | Vero Beach, Florida |
| Genres | Post-punk, Blues rock, psychedelic rock, Garage rock, Indie rock |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter, model, artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Associated acts | Discount, The Kills, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, Royal Trux, The Last Shadow Puppets, Arctic Monkeys, Placebo, Primal Scream,Carla Azar |
| Notable instruments | |
| White Diddley Bo, Red Hagstrom | |
Alison Nicole Mosshart (born November 23, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter and occasional model best known as the lead vocalist for the indie rock band The Kills and blues rock band The Dead Weather. She started her musical career in 1995 with the Florida punk rock band Discount which disbanded in 2000.[1] She then co-founded The Kills with British guitarist Jamie Hince (formerly of Scarfo and Blyth Power) in 2000.
In The Kills, Mosshart is known by her stage name "VV" and Hince is known as "Hotel".
In early 2009, she joined the supergroup The Dead Weather, formed by Jack White, along with Jack Lawrence and Dean Fertita. In that band, her stage name is "Baby Ruthless."
She features on the 2006 Primal Scream song Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll), from the album Riot City Blues, as well as on the Placebo song Meds, the title track of their 2006 album.
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Before the two had even met, Mosshart and Hince overheard each other playing music while sharing the same hotel during Mosshart's European tour with Discount. They finally met up, and started playing around with some music ideas. After she went back to Florida, she continued writing songs with Jamie, by sending her ideas overseas to London, where he lived. She became very exhausted and ill, so after saving money, Mosshart moved to London and the duo officially started.
In 2003, The Kills released their first album Keep on Your Mean Side.
In 2005, they released their follow-up album No Wow.
In 2008, Midnight Boom was released, and singles U R A Fever, Cheap and Cheerful, and Sour Cherry got much more exposure than The Kills' previous singles on shows and movies like House M.D., 90210, The House Bunny, and The Losers.
On January 11, 2011, she announced the name of the album was Blood Pressures and it would be released April 5 in the U.S. and April 4 everywhere else.
Mosshart is one of the original members of the Psychedelic rock band The Dead Weather, formed in late 2008. She had been involved with previous performances with Jack White and Jack Lawrence and The Raconteurs. She sings lead vocals and plays rhythm guitar.
She co-wrote (along with Dean Fertita) the band's first single "Hang You from the Heavens" which was released on March 11, 2009. Mosshart also wrote So Far From Your Weapon and co-wrote eight of the original ten tracks on their debut album Horehound.
In 2010, a second album - Sea of Cowards - was released. The lead single, Die By The Drop, was written by Mosshart, Fertita and Lawrence.
Mosshart and White recently jammed with Seasick Steve and John Paul Jones.
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