Chris D.
| Chris D. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Chris Desjardins January 15, 1952 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Master's degree in film |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation |
Musician, songwriter, producer, actor, writer, director, film programmer, history professor
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for |
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| Notable work | I Pass for Human (writer and director) |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Christensen (Divorced) |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock, death rock |
| Instruments | Singing |
| Labels | Slash, Ruby, Enigma, New Rose, Upsetter, Invasion/Bomp, Zippo/Demon, Expanded, Dog Meat, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Atavistic, SST, Shakeytown Music/BMI |
| Associated acts | The Flesh Eaters, the Divine Horsemen, Stone By Stone |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 2005-2009 |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction, non-fiction |
| Subject | Japanese film history |
Chris D. (born Chris Desjardins; January 15, 1952) is a punk poet, rock critic, singer, writer, actor and filmmaker. He is best known as the lead singer and founder of the early Los Angeles punk/deathrock band the Flesh Eaters.
Desjardins was a feature writer at Slash magazine in 1977, when he formed the band with several friends from the Los Angeles punk scene, including Tito Larriva. The album, A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die, recorded and released in 1981, featured John Doe, DJ Bonebrake (X), Dave Alvin (The Blasters, X), and Steve Berlin (The Blasters, Los Lobos). The band recorded two further albums; Forever Came Today (1982) and A Hard Road to Follow (1983) with Don Kirk on guitar, Robyn Jameson on bass and Chris Wahl on drums, Chris D. on vocals and occasionally Jill Jordan on backing vocals.
Desjardins was married to Julie Christensen. The pair divorced in 1988. Following the divorce, Desjardins sought help for drug and alcohol problems in a 12-step program.
Chris D. worked as an A&R and in-house producer for Slash and Ruby Records from 1980 until early 1984. He produced all the Flesh Eaters' albums and co-produced The Gun Club's debut album, Fire of Love, with Tito Larriva in 1982. Desjardins produced the debut albums of The Dream Syndicate ("Days of Wine and Roses"'), Green On Red ("Gravity Talks"') and The Lazy Cowgirls. He remixed The Misfits' LP "Walk Among Us" with Glenn Danzig and the Germs' "What We Do Is Secret" with Pat Smear.
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