Kathleen Patricia Brennan was born on 1955 and is an Irish-American musician, songwriter, record producer, and artist.
13 Facts About Kathleen Brennan
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Kathleen Brennan is known for her work as a co-writer, producer, and influence on the work of her husband Tom Waits.
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Kathleen Brennan and her husband Tom Waits first met in 1978 on the set of Paradise Alley, where Kathleen Brennan was a scriptwriter and Waits was making his acting debut.
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At the time, Kathleen Brennan worked at the American Zoetrope studio as a script analyst, while Waits composed the score for One from the Heart.
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Kathleen Brennan is generally regarded as the catalyst for Waits' shift towards more experimental sound beginning with the 1983 album Swordfishtrombones, which Waits produced on a dare from Kathleen Brennan.
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Kathleen Brennan's first co-writing credit appears on Rain Dogs in 1985 for "Hang Down Your Head", and by 1992 she was his main producer and song-writing partner.
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Kathleen Brennan introduced Waits to the music of Captain Beefheart.
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Kathleen Brennan's work includes co-writing and collaboration on the albums Franks Wild Years, Alice, and Blood Money, as well as the musicals The Black Rider and Woyzeck.
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In 2020, Kathleen Brennan described Waits' songs as either "grim reapers" or "grand weepers".
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In 2023, Waits and Kathleen Brennan oversaw reissues of remastered versions of Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Frank's Wild Years, Bone Machine, and The Black Rider.
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In 2015, Kathleen Brennan and Waits were honored as part of the This Is Dedicated: Music's Greatest Marriages show by Jarrod Spector and Kelli Barrett.
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In 2016, Kathleen Brennan was honored, along with Waits and John Prine, at The Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards from PEN New England.
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Kathleen Brennan and Waits live in northern California and have three children.