1. Alan Bermowitz, known professionally as Alan Vega, was an American vocalist and visual artist, primarily known for his work with the electronic proto-punk duo Suicide.
11 Facts About Alan Vega
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Until the announcement of the 70th birthday release of his recordings in 2008, Vega was widely thought to have been ten years younger; the 2005 book Suicide: No Compromise lists 1948 as his birth year and quotes a 1998 interview in which Vega talks about watching Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show as a "little kid".
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Alan Vega gained a residency at the OK Harris Gallery in SoHo where he continued to exhibit until 1975.
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The album originally was set to be produced by Ric Ocasek as a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Saturn Strip, but production switched over to Chris Lord-Alge and Alan Vega ran into several difficulties during the recording sessions.
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Alan Vega teamed up with Martin Rev and Ric Ocasek again in the late eighties to produce and release the third Suicide album, A Way of Life.
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Shortly thereafter, Alan Vega met future wife and music partner Elizabeth Lamere while piecing together sound experiments that would evolve into his fifth solo album, Deuce Avenue.
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Alan Vega continued to live in downtown New York City.
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In 2016, Alan Vega contributed vocals to the song "Tangerine" on French pop veteran singer Christophe's album Les Vestiges du Chaos.
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In 2024, a posthumous album titled Insurrection, consisting of 11 previously unreleased recordings by Alan Vega, was released on In The Red Records.
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Alan Vega died in his sleep on July 16,2016, at the age of 78.
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Alan Vega's death was announced by musician and radio host Henry Rollins, who shared an official statement from Vega's family on his website.