1. Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an American musician best known as the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement.
17 Facts About Stephen Malkmus
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Stephen Malkmus was born in Santa Monica, California, to Mary and Stephen Malkmus Sr.
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Stephen Malkmus's father was a property and casualty insurance agent.
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Stephen Malkmus learned the guitar by playing along to Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze".
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Stephen Malkmus formed Pavement with Scott Kannberg right after finishing college at UVA in the late 80s.
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In 2001, following the 1999 dissolution of Pavement, Stephen Malkmus released his first self-titled album with his new band, The Jicks.
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Stephen Malkmus played the album Ege Bamyasi, originally by the band Can, in its entirety on December 1,2012, at WEEK-END Festival in Cologne, Germany.
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Stephen Malkmus released an electronic album titled Groove Denied on March 15,2019, after having worked on the album for 12 to 13 years.
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Stephen Malkmus was a member of rock group Silver Jews along with David Berman.
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In 2007, Stephen Malkmus provided 3 songs to the Todd Haynes' film I'm Not There, based on the life of Bob Dylan.
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In 2016, Stephen Malkmus scored the soundtrack to the Netflix series Flaked, which stars Will Arnett.
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In 2024, Stephen Malkmus started the band The Hard Quartet with Emmett Kelly, Matt Sweeney, and Jim White.
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Stephen Malkmus moved to Portland, Oregon, where he met his wife, artist Jessica Jackson Hutchins.
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In July 2024, Stephen Malkmus moved to Chicago, his wife's hometown.
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Stephen Malkmus is a sports fan, supports Hull City Football Club and is known to play tennis and golf.
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Stephen Malkmus played second base for the Portland-based Disjecta softball team.
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Stephen Malkmus currently plays a Fender Stratocaster and a Guild S-100.