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Joe Jackson (Singer)

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Musician

The Resume

    (August 11, 1954- )
    Birth name is David Ian Jackson
    Front man for the Joe Jackson Band
    Recorded 'Is She Really Going Out with Him?,' 'It's Different For Girls,' 'Steppin' Out,' 'Breaking Us in Two,' 'You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want),' 'Nineteen Forever' and 'Obvious Song'
    Wrote the memoir 'A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage' (1999)
    Acted in 'The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He looks like a gnome.
    He campaigns against smoking bans in the U.S. and U.K.
    His first band was named Arms and Legs.
    He made three albums with the Joe Jackson Band in two years (1979-80), dissolved the band, then recorded a fourth album with them 23 years later.
    In 1981, he recorded the swing tinged album 'Jumpin' Jive,' about 15 years before Brian Setzer rekindled the genre.
    He said in a 2003 magazine interview that New York City had become 'a joyless place - a city for rich people and tourists. It's really lost it's edge.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a sickly child who suffered asthma attacks from age three into his 20s.
    His favorite musician is Ludwig Van Beethoven, whom he calls the 'Shakespeare of music.'
    He says of Beethoven, 'He did it all. Everything's there. Tragedy. Drama. Sense of humor. Fun. Beauty. Quietness. Loudness. Everything.'
    Besides an accomplished pianist he knows accordion, violin, harmonica, mellotron, xylophone and percussion.
    He has recorded in styles ranging from rock, pop, jazz, R&B, swing, reggae, salsa and full symphonies.
    His 1999 album 'Symphony No. 1' earned him a Grammy.

Credit: Scar Tactics


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 47 Votes: 68.09% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 43.59% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 51.38% Annoying