Brenda Kahn Biography



Brenda Kahn at HMV (07/17/96)

Birth Year 1967
Birth Place Connecticut
Childhood Hightstown, New Jersey
Current Home Lower East Side, New York City, New York
Marital Status Married (Thomas)
Education NYU, London School of Economics (political science)
Previous Occupations Barmaid, pizzamaker.
Music Genre Folk, anti-folk, rock, punk, spoken word, etc ...
Song Topics Vignettes of Americana, relationships, etc ...
Instruments Maple Martin acoustic guitar.
Heroes 1930s blues singer Bessie Smith
Hobbies Music, martial arts movies, SF movies, water skiing, riding on trains.
Inspirations (early) Blondie, Bowie, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Clash, Laurie Anderson, Pretenders, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, X Ray Specs, Brian Eno.
Favourite Album Flying Saucer Attack/Flying Saucer Attack
Another Green World/Brian Eno
Ziggy Stardust/David Bowie
Favourite Song "Cindy Tells Me" from Brian Eno's "Here Come the Warm Jets" plus many others.
Current Listening Favourites Bjork, Vic Chestnut.
Best Live Band EBN (Emergency Broadcast Network)
Best Bands Flying Saucer Attack; John Lennon; Bjork; Neil Young
Favourite Book Anna Karenina/Leo Tolstoy
Favourite Food Red licorice, baby carrots, Life Cereal
Favourite Period in History Stone Age
Favourite Place on Earth Giza, Egypt
Favourite Colour Blue
Pets Tika, 65 lb Golden Retriever
Secret Desires To write books.

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