Mickey Avalon
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yeshe Perl |
| Also known as | Mickey Avalon |
| Born | December 3, 1975 |
| Origin | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, Metalcore |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Shoot To Kill, MySpace, Interscope, Suburban Noize |
| Associated acts | Dyslexic Speedreaders, Dirt Nasty, Cisco Adler, Unwritten Law, Twiztid |
| Website | www |
Mickey Avalon (born Yeshe Perl; December 3, 1975) is an American rapper from Hollywood, California. His debut self-titled solo album was released Nov. 7, 2006 on Interscope/Shoot to Kill Records in association with MySpace Records. Frequent topics of Avalon's songs are his experiences with substance abuse and prostitution.
Avalon was raised in a nonpracticing Jewish family and had a turbulent childhood. Though his father cleaned up his act and began attending Alcoholics Anonymous, he was struck and severely injured by a drunk driver leaving a meeting. At age 19, Avalon made the decision to take his father off life support, ending his life. During his late teens, Avalon briefly adhered to Orthodox Judaism in an effort to stay off the streets. Avalon would continue as a prostitute and drug dealer until finding success in the music industry. By his early 20s, Avalon married, had a daughter, and moved to Portland, Oregon. While battling drug addiction, Avalon moved in with his sister (also a drug addict) with the hope that they could aid each other in recovery. During this time, his sister relapsed and died from a heroin overdose. Deciding that he wanted more out of life, Avalon decided to move back to Los Angeles and make a final attempt to clean up his act. It was shortly after this return to Southern California that Avalon met Simon Rex and began to gain recognition for his music.
Avalon is a member of the Los Angeles-based graffiti crew CBS (Can't Be Stopped / City Bomb Squad).
Avalon has two younger half brothers (who are identical twins). He has helped his half brothers relocate to the Los Angeles area and enter the music industry.
Across the majority of Avalon's work, recurring themes of hard drug use are seen, particularly in reference to his consumption of heroin and crack cocaine, an unusual style in hip hop, where the artist more commonly refers to the sale of such substances. Another popular theme in Avalon's music is his seduction, and sexual encounters with women. This is coupled with his overly sexualized image, often performing with heavy eye makeup and no shirt.
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