David Virgin was active in the 1990s and 2000s touring Australia and Europe.
13 Facts About David Virgin
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David Virgin performed and recorded both as a solo artist and as a member of numerous bands.
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David Virgin was born in North Dublin on 14 January 1962.
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David Virgin grew up in Sydney and attended Christian Brothers College, Burwood.
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In 1978, at the age of 16, David Virgin formed his first band The Broken Toys as bass player and main songwriter.
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David Virgin was joined by Peter Mullany on lead guitar, Andrew Campbell on rhythm guitar and vocals and Virgin's brother John on drums, who was later replaced by Paul Cosgrove.
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The Broken Toys disbanded in 1979 and shortly after that David Virgin formed The Ugly Mirrors with Dan Rumour, Des Devlin and Peter McGregor.
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Over his live career David Virgin has shared the stage with musicians and acts such as Nick Cave, John Cooper Clarke, Jonathan Richman, Mary Black, INXS, The Church, The Triffids, The Go Betweens, Cat Power, Lloyd Cole, Billy Bragg and Tim Freedman.
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In 2009, David Virgin was featured on the front cover of alternative LA publication Punk Globe, the issue contained an interview with David Virgin conducted by Joe Dallesandro, actor, model and star of Andy Warhol films including Flesh, Trash and Heat.
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In 2012, David Virgin released a book titled Potato Mashi: The Underground Non-Dualist Sensation.
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David Virgin released an album titled The Beautiful Album in September 2017.
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The Beautiful Album is a selection of mainly duets by David Virgin featuring Leslie Dowdall, Leila Jane, Kate Dineen, Klara McDonnell and Elga Fox.
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David Virgin is involved with the Dublin City Rounders as co-songwriter, producer and additional performer on their recordings.