Kevin Mooney
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Born | ZTT , Le Coq Musique | 5 May 1962
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Kevin Paul Mooney (born 5 May 1962) is an English-Irish bassist and guitarist who has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, and others.
Career
Born in the Greenwich area of London, Mooney began his musical career in 1977 with the English-Irish punk band The European Cowards, in collaboration with John Keogh and rebel rouser John Herlihy. He was then enlisted as the bass player for Adam and the Ants, between 1980 and 1981, appearing on the album Kings of the Wild Frontier. After leaving the band because of personal conflict and creative differences, he formed the band Wide Boy Awake with best friend John Keogh, Harley Price and Horace Carter Allan. Wide Boy Awake released two EPs in the UK, including songs "Chicken Outlaw", "Billy Hyena", "Bona Venture" and "Slang Teacher", some of which appear on 1980s various-artists compilations. The band were managed by Mooney's then-wife Pamela Rooke. "Billy Hyena" was accompanied by a music video directed by Derek Jarman. Wide Boy Awake disbanded soon after without releasing a full album. During this period, Mooney guested on Sinéad O'Connor's album The Lion and the Cobra, writing and playing guitar on one track "Just Call Me Joe", featuring Leslie Winer on backup vocals.
Next, Mooney formed the band Max (not to be confused with the Japanese vocal group
Mooney worked with Leslie Winer as part of the electronic group "C" on the albums Witch and Spider.
In the early 2000s, Mooney formed another band, the Lavender Pill Mob, led by Gary Asquith, a former member of
References
- ^ "Leslie Winer Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Renegade Soundwave Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.