1. Demetra Plakas's parents immigrated independently from Greece and later met in Chicago.
12 Facts About Demetra Plakas
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Demetra Plakas learned to play the drums while in high school.
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Demetra Plakas moved to the greater Los Angeles metro area in 1985.
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Two months later, after Donita Sparks contacted her, Demetra Plakas agreed to join L7.
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Once Demetra Plakas joined the band, L7 gelled and gained in momentum.
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Demetra Plakas had the same sensibility as us: we're punks but we're doing hard rock.
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Demetra Plakas played drums on six of the seven L7 studio albums, including on the band's hit single Pretend We're Dead from 1992's Bricks Are Heavy.
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Demetra Plakas appeared in the John Waters film Serial Mom as a musician and performer in the fictitious band "Camel Lips" in 1994.
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Ken Tucker, then editor at large for Entertainment Weekly, stated that Dee Demetra Plakas "continues to drum with a fluid power" and "propels much of the music" on the album.
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Original footage and interviews with Demetra Plakas can be viewed in the documentary film L7: Pretend We're Dead directed by Sarah Price, released November 2016.
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Demetra Plakas is perhaps most infamous for a contest held during a live show in London in 2000 in which L7 raffled off a one-night stand with her.
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In 1989, Demetra Plakas married musician and creative director Kirk Canning, who later played cello on Nirvana's song "Something in the Way" She resides in Santa Monica, California.