Patti Palladin

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Patti Palladin is an American singer and musician of the punk rock and post-punk / new wave genres. She is primarily known for her work with Snatch (with Judy Nylon), Johnny Thunders, and the Flying Lizards.

Career

Palladin was a member of the punk duo Snatch, together with

EG Records compilation album First Edition and included audio samples from a Red Army Faction
ransom message.

Palladin also worked extensively with Johnny Thunders of the Heartbreakers, the former lead guitarist for New York Dolls. Palladin appeared on Thunders' 1978 debut solo album So Alone and his 1985 album Que Sera Sera, and in 1988 they together released the album Copy Cats on Jungle Records. She and Thunders also recorded a 1984 cover of Fred Wise and Ben Weisman's "Crawfish" for Swamplands Records, the label started by Alan Horne after the dissolution of his original Postcard Records.

Palladin became a member of the Flying Lizards around 1980, with whom she recorded the 1981 album Fourth Wall.

Palladin's "The Nuns New Clothes" appeared on 1983's

London Records
label.

Personal life

Palladin had a personal relationship with Steve New (of Rich Kids and Gen X), who once assaulted David Bowie after Bowie showed a romantic interest in her.[3] She was married to photographer Peter ‘Kodik‘ Gravelle in the 70s.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Snatch - Patti Palladin". www.punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ "The "Nurse With Wound List" At 40: A Beginner's Guide". Stereogum. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ Stripe, Adelle (5 December 2016). "Clean on the Dirty: An Interview With Steve New". 3:AM Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.tumblr.com/winterviewz/153463724843/peter-gravelle-kodik, retrieved 1 May 2023