Brix Smith
| Brix Smith Start | |
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Brix Smith Start with The Fall (left: Steve Hanley), Perverted By Language Tour, Hamburg (Markthalle), 13.April 1984
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Laura Elisse Salenger |
| Also known as | Brix Smith, Brix Smith Start |
| Born | November 12, 1962 |
| Genres | Punk rock, post-punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, fashion retailer and presenter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Associated acts | The Fall, The Adult Net, Brix & The Extricated |
Brix Smith Start (born Laura Elisse Salenger, November 12, 1962; as a musician, known as Brix Smith) is an American singer, guitarist and television presenter, best known for being a member of post-punk band The Fall, and later as a UK TV fashion pundit.
Smith Start was raised in Los Angeles by her mother Lucy Salenger, a TV executive at CBS. Mother and daughter moved to Chicago in 1972 when Salenger married political economist Marvin Zonis and became a powerful regional figure in the film business as head of the Illinois Film Office.
Studying theatre and literature at Bennington College in Vermont, Smith Start formed a group, "Banda Dratsing", performing as bassist/vocalist and adopting the name "Brix" after The Clash's 1979 song "The Guns of Brixton".
Smith Start met The Fall vocalist Mark E. Smith at a Chicago concert in April 1983, and moved to his native United Kingdom, where they settled in Manchester and married in July of that year. She joined the group on guitar and vocals for the album Perverted by Language. Acknowledged for introducing a more mainstream, pop-orientated element to the group's sound, she remained in the group until her divorce from Smith in 1989. Smith rejoined for the recording and live promotion of the albums Cerebral Caustic (1995) and The Light User Syndrome (1996).
In 1985, Smith Start launched side project The Adult Net with fellow Fall member, Simon Rogers. Contributors included Mark E. Smith. The group released four singles for The Fall's label Beggars Banquet Records in 1985 and 1986, including a cover of Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Incense and Peppermints".
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