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Exene Cervenka

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Exene Cervenka (born Christene Lee Cervenka; February 1, 1956) is an American singer, artist, and poet. She is best known for her work as a singer in the California punk rock band X.<ref name=AllMusic-bio>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Music careerEdit

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Cervenka at SXSW 2010

The 21-year-old Cervenka met 23-year-old musician John Doe at a poetry workshop at the Beyond Baroque Foundation in Venice, California.<ref name=VVoice-Interview-2008 /> Cervenka started working there.<ref name=Exene-BlogTalk-2013>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Billy Zoom (guitar) and John Doe (bass and vocals) founded X in 1977,<ref name="rockerzine.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with D.J. Bonebrake coming aboard as drummer. Doe asked Cervenka to join soon after as a co-lead vocalist, and the duo were also the band's primary songwriters. They released their debut album, Los Angeles, in 1980 and, over the next six years, five more albums.

She learned to play guitar from Dave Alvin of The Blasters.<ref name=SunBreak-2010>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CollaborationsEdit

In 1982, Cervenka published Adulterers Anonymous, her first in a series of four books in collaboration with artist Lydia Lunch. She and Lunch also released a spoken word album, Rude Hieroglyphics, in 1996 and toured in support of the project.<ref name=NYT-2RockQueens-1982>Template:Cite news</ref>

From 1996 to 1999, John Roecker and Cervenka co-owned the Los Angeles store You've Got Bad Taste. The store specialized in kitsch and various "off-color" novelties.<ref name=NYT-YGGT-closed-1999>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=LAWkly-Roek-2006>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1999, as Exene Červenková, she appeared in the cult video Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess, along with guests Karen Black and the band L7. She gave a reading of her poem "They Must Be Angels," and appeared in an interview skit with Decoupage 2000 hostess Summer Caprice.<ref name=decoupage2000 />

Art careerEdit

In 2005, Cervenka's journals and mixed media collages were exhibited in a one-person exhibition titled America the Beautiful at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. The exhibit was curated by Kristine McKenna and Michael Duncan. An expanded version of the exhibition traveled to DCKT Contemporary in New York in January 2006.

Personal lifeEdit

Cervenka was married to John Doe from 1980 to 1985. She met her second husband Viggo Mortensen in 1986 on the set of the comedy Salvation!, a parody of televangelism. Mortensen played her husband Jerome. They married on July 8, 1987. On January 28, 1988, Cervenka gave birth to a son, Henry Blake Mortensen. Mortensen and Cervenka lived in Idaho for three years.<ref name=VVoice-Interview-2008>Template:Cite news</ref> They separated in 1992, and were divorced in 1997.<ref name=NYT-Tmag-Viggo-2011>Template:Cite news</ref>

Cervenka married musician Jason Edge, who went on to play in her band Original Sinners.<ref name=Swindle-2008>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Edge and Cervenka are now divorced.<ref name=NashScene-SGone-2010>Template:Cite news</ref>

Cervenka moved from Los Angeles to Jefferson City, Missouri,<ref name=VVoice-Interview-2008 /> for four years, and then returned to Southern California.<ref name=LATimes-KeepingUp-2009>Template:Cite news</ref> She now lives in Orange County.<ref name=OCReg-2011>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Riverfront-2009>Template:Cite news</ref>

HealthEdit

On June 2, 2009, Cervenka disclosed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.<ref name=Exene-BS-Statement2009>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=CLoaf-DespiteMS->{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Well before this diagnosis, she and X had actively supported Sweet Relief, a charity that aids uninsured artists. Sweet Relief was begun by musician Victoria Williams when she herself was diagnosed with MS.<ref name=ExeneStatement-2009>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2011, Cervenka said she may have been misdiagnosed.<ref name=OCReg-2011 /><ref name=LAWkly-Returns-2006>Template:Cite news</ref> However, Cervenka had to cancel a Spring 2011 tour due to problems associated with her MS.<ref name=Bloodshot-Tour-2011>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, John Doe said that the MS diagnosis was incorrect, and that Cervenka had consulted with other doctors who were not able to diagnose her.<ref name=Diffuser-Doe-2015>Template:Cite news</ref>

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DiscographyEdit

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Singles, soundtracks, compilations, etc.Edit

AlbumsEdit

The KnittersEdit

SoloEdit

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BandsEdit

OtherEdit

  • 1985: Wanda Coleman, Exene Cervenka: Twin Sisters LP (Freeway). Poetry performance recorded at McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA on February 1, 1985.
  • 1995: Lydia Lunch & Exene Cervenka: Rude Hieroglyphics (Rykodisc). Recorded live at the Sapphire Supper Club, Orlando, FL on March 20, 1995.
  • 1999: Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess. Read poem "They Must Be Angels" and appeared in an interview skit.<ref name=decoupage2000>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2012: John Doe & Exene Cervenka: Singing and Playing (Moonlight Graham Records). Recorded at Way Station April 2–3, 2010.<ref name=KCET-ExeneRulesGraham-2012>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Additional musical contributionsEdit

VideoEdit

Works or publicationsEdit

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ExhibitionsEdit

One-person exhibitionsEdit

Two-person exhibitionsEdit

Group exhibitionsEdit

Exhibition catalogsEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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