Brix Smith was born on Laura Elisse Salenger; November 12,1962 and is an American singer and guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a major songwriter for the English post-punk band the Fall during two stints in the band.
14 Facts About Brix Smith
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Brix Smith was raised in Los Angeles by her mother Lucy Salenger, a TV executive at CBS.
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Brix Smith initially played with the group on two songs for the album Perverted by Language.
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Brix Smith co-wrote some of the best-regarded Fall tracks from the period, and is acknowledged for introducing a more mainstream, pop-oriented element to the group's sound.
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Brix Smith remained with the Fall until her divorce from Smith in 1989.
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Brix Smith rejoined for the live promotion of the album Middle Class Revolt and remained for the recording and promotion of albums Cerebral Caustic and The Light User Syndrome.
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In 1985, Brix Smith launched side project the Adult Net with fellow Fall member Simon Rogers.
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Brix Smith became romantically involved with violinist Nigel Kennedy, and they collaborated on a cover of Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" for the 1992 Donovan tribute album Island of Circles; the song was released as a single in 1993 on Nettwerk.
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In 1994, Brix Smith auditioned for Hole after the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff, but was in the group for one day.
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Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, while supportive of Melissa Auf der Maur as Pfaff's replacement, later commented that he was a huge fan of Brix Smith and expressed regret that he didn't get a chance to play with her in the group.
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In 2022, Brix Smith announced a new album, Valley of the Dolls, co-written with Youth from Killing Joke, and a new live band to perform this material, containing Debbie Googe and Jen Macro of My Bloody Valentine, as well as Vas Antoniadou and Ros Cairney from deux furieuses.
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In recent years Brix Smith has appeared as a fashion expert on British television shows, including Channel 4's Gok's Fashion Fix.
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Brix Smith appeared on Animal Planet UK's Top Dog, The Culture Show on BBC Two, John Peel's Record Box, LK Todays 'What's Hot and What's Not' segment and Sky 1's Angela and Friends.
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Brix Smith appeared as a fashion expert on Sky television's coverage of the 2011 Academy Awards in February 2011, and she took part in the fashion commentary in Channel 4's coverage of Royal Ascot in June 2013.