1. John Anton Fier III was an American drummer, producer, composer, and bandleader.
17 Facts About Anton Fier
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Anton Fier led The Golden Palominos, an experimental rock group active from 1981 to 2010.
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Anton Fier's parents separated when he was young and he lived with his stepfather, a polka musician.
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From June 1981 through February 1982 Anton Fier re-joined Pere Ubu, replacing original drummer Scott Krauss.
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Anton Fier played drums, piano, marimba and other percussion on their fifth album, Song of the Bailing Man.
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Later that year, Anton Fier founded The Golden Palominos, which initially featured Arto Lindsay, John Zorn, Bill Laswell and Fred Frith but later became a loose collective of musicians Anton Fier was working with at the moment.
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Anton Fier was a member of Swans, appearing on their 1991 album, White Light from the Mouth of Infinity.
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Anton Fier collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell, Arto Lindsay, and Rhys Chatham.
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Anton Fier toured and recorded with Bob Mould, Husker Du guitarist, vocalist and songwriter.
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Anton Fier played on the John Zorn-led album Locus Solus in 1983.
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Anton Fier contributed to records from the Electric Eels, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Material, Herbie Hancock, Gil Scott-Heron, Peter Blegvad, Matthew Sweet, Stina Nordenstam, Lloyd Cole, Los Lobos, David Cunningham, Joe Henry, Afrika Bambaataa, and Jeff Buckley.
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Anton Fier produced several albums, such as the 1988 album of Drivin' n Cryin' Whisper Tames the Lion, a 2009 album by guitar virtuoso Jim Campilongo titled Orange, and Lianne Smith's Two Sides of a River, on which Anton Fier played drums.
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Syd Straw, a member of the Golden Palominos, posted on Facebook on October 11,2019, that Anton Fier was no longer playing drums.
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Anton Fier died on September 14,2022, at the age of 66, at the Pegasos Clinic, in Basel, Switzerland, of VAD or assisted suicide.
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Anton Fier's cremated remains were delivered to Skopelitis along with a cremation notice, indicating the date of death as September 14,2022.
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Anton Fier's friends reported the musician had money troubles and injuries which hampered his drumming, and had discussed the possibility of ending his life for several years.
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In November 2022, the Feelies performed a tribute concert for Anton Fier who had recently passed.