On November 23, 1978, Alison Mosshart was born - the future rock star, American singer, songwriter, singer, most renowned as the singer of the indie rock band The Kills and the blues rock band The Dead Weather.
General information
Alison began her own musical career in 1995 with the Florida punk rock band Discount, which fell apart in 2000. After that same year, she became the co-founder of The Kills with British guitarist Jamie Hins. Mosshart has a stage name VV, and her partner is known as Hotel.
In early 2009, the musician joined the band The Dead Weather, which was created by Jack White in conjunction with Jack Lawrence and Dean Fertita. In this group, her stage name was Baby Ruthless, which translates as "ruthless baby." It should be noted that this name was quite suitable for the stage image of Alison.
The kills
The meeting between Mosshart and Hins occurred during the European tour of the band Discount, in which Alison participated at that time. After meeting the girl began to write lyrics with Jamie, and later returned to Florida. Jamie went to London, but they continued the correspondence. After the breakup of the Discount group, Mosshart’s business became worthless. She fell ill, the money ran out, there was no work as such. Having accumulated the necessary amount, she moved to London, where she officially began to work in a duet with Jamie Hins. Alisson captured the date of their joint first concert in the form of a tattoo on her arm: “February 14, 2002.”
In 2003, The Kills released their own original album, Keep on Your Mean Side. Just two years later, they prepared their next album, No Wow. In 2008, Midnight Boom and the singles URA Fever, Cheap and Cheerful and Sour Cherry were released, which received far more praise than previous The Kills singles.
On January 11, 2011, Mosshart and Hins announced the name of their new Blood Pressures album. It was published April 5 in the United States. This album is considered the most commercially successful.
The dead weather
Mosshart is one of the original members of the blues rock band The Dead Weather, formed in late 2008. She previously worked with Jack White and Jack Lawrence before the formation of this group. In The Dead Weather, Alison sings and plays the rhythm guitar.
She is also a co-author (with Dean Fertitte) of the band's first single, Hang You from the Heavens, which was released March 11, 2009. Mosshart also wrote So Far From Your Weapon and co-authored eight of the ten original tracks from their debut album, Horehound.
In 2010, the next collection of Sea of Cowards was released. The song Die By The Drop was written by Fertita, Lawrence and Alison Mosshart.
Personal life, hobbies
Mosshart is engaged, among other things, in the visual arts, and paints. In 2014, she made her debut in this field, putting out her compositions in ArtNowNY, in Push It. Alison has time to engage in fashion affairs. In the spring of 2011, Mosshart worked with the famous Vogue.co.uk. Under the heading “Today I Wear”, she tried on every day various clothes for herself for one month. In 2013, she teamed up with the French brand Surface to Air to create the perfect leather jacket.
Mosshart can be said a little about personal life. She grew up in Vero Beach, Florida, has a brother - Matthew Mosshart, who works as a cook. Matthew had a relationship with Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of the famous Ozzy, but in January 2014, the couple announced their separation. Alison Mosshart has her own apartments in London, England, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee.
Alison Mosshart’s general discography is small now, her career growth is not yet complete, and all the best achievements are likely to come. Now she has three albums in the group of Discount, four albums of The Kills and three albums of The Dead Weather. In addition, there are several solo works in collaboration with other groups. In any case, even now it is safe to say that Alison Mosshart will leave her unforgettable mark in the history of rock music. In the meantime, she is only at the beginning of her journey.