1. Mick Turner is the founding mainstay guitarist for Dirty Three and has had art exhibitions around Australia and internationally.
11 Facts About Mick Turner
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Mick Turner has released four solo studio albums, Tren Phantasma, Marlan Rosa, Moth and Don't tell the Driver.
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Mick Turner, born in 1960, grew up in Black Rock, Victoria.
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In 1982 Mick Turner formed Fungus Brains as a proto-grunge and punk rock group with Simon Adams on bass guitar, Peter Maddick on trumpet, Geoff Marks on vocals and saxophone, Simon Sleigh on guitar and drums, and Andrew Walpole on drums and guitar.
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Since 2003 Mick Turner has had his artwork displayed in galleries in Australia, UK, US, Italy and Ireland.
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Outside of his work for Dirty Three, Mick Turner issued his debut solo album, Tren Phantasma, on US label, Drag City, in September 1997.
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Mick Turner has released two albums with Billey under the moniker, Bonnevill, Travels in Constants, Vol.
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Mick Turner plucks strings as if he's confidently repairing or cleaning them with nervous tools.
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The pieces' only flaw is that they're often abbreviated, as if Mick Turner fliply stopped the tape.
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In November 2013 Mick Turner played at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, England.
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In 2020 Mick Turner formed Mess Esque with Helen Franzmann on vocals.