1. Donita Sparks was born on April 8,1963 and is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter most notable for being the co-founder of the band L7.
13 Facts About Donita Sparks
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One of several sisters, Donita Sparks was raised in Oak Lawn, in a family that regularly participated in political actions.
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Donita Sparks worked for a year as a foot messenger for a photo lab, delivering photos in downtown Chicago, prior to moving to Los Angeles at the age of 19.
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Donita Sparks met Suzi Gardner in 1984 and they formed the creative foundation of L7 by 1985.
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Donita Sparks credited mutual friends at LA Weekly for connecting her to Gardner and stated that the publisher was a cultural hub of performance artists, writers, and musicians including Vaginal Davis and Jonathan Gold on staff at the time.
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Donita Sparks's music has been featured in the films Natural Born Killers, Brokeback Mountain, Perks of Being a Wildflower and in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Rock Band 2.
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Donita Sparks is the drummer for the tribute band, Lou Man Group, a performance homage to Lou Reed and the Blue Man Group.
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The documentary L7: Pretend We're Dead, directed by Sarah Price, features original footage and interviews with Donita Sparks and was released November 2016.
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Donita Sparks continues to perform live shows with the original line up of L7 and co-wrote two new songs with Suzi Gardner: Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago, 2017 and I Came Back to Bitch, 2018 that were released as singles.
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Donita Sparks gave a number of interviews reflecting on the trajectory of the group and discussing the challenges and triumphs faced over the years by the band.
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In March 2019, Donita Sparks appeared as part a panel discussion along with Henry Rollins, Marky Ramone, and John Lydon following a screening for the Epix docuseries Punk.
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In November 2019, Donita Sparks participated in a digital full life interview for the Women of Rock Oral History Project housed at the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College.
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Later in 1992, Donita Sparks dropped her pants, appearing bottomless, on live television during an L7 performance on the UK variety show The Word.