13 Facts About Michael Quercio

Michael Quercio was born on March 13,1963 and is an American musician.

Michael Quercio is the founder, bassist and lead singer of The Three O'Clock, and coined the term Paisley Underground as the name of a musical subgenre.

Michael Quercio coined the name Paisley Underground for his musical subgenre in late 1982, during an interview with the LA Weekly alternative newspaper.

Michael Quercio was close friends with Lina Sedillo who was the bass player with local punk band Peer Group, who had played on the same bill as The Salvation Army on occasion.

At the height of The Three O'Clock's popularity, Michael Quercio stated that he aspired foremost to be a pop band, not to represent a movement.

At this juncture, Michael Quercio was the band's sole songwriter.

Michael Quercio sang lead on a few tracks, and played on a few others.

Michael Quercio was the band's chief songwriter, and his single "Suzie's on the Ball Now" gained minor airplay on stations like KROQ-FM in Los Angeles.

Tater Totz was a side project cover band launched by members of Redd Kross along with Pat Fear of White Flag and Michael Quercio, billed as "Ricky Start".

Michael Quercio later appeared as a guest musician on their albums Real Nighttime and Lolita Nation.

The group remained inactive until the 2017 release of Supercalifragile, an album on which Michael Quercio was initially expected to appear, but ultimately did not.

Michael Quercio later went on to be a member of Jupiter Affect.

Michael Quercio is openly gay and currently lives in San Pedro, Los Angeles.