Curt Kirkwood

Quick Facts

Full Name	Curt Kirkwood
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1959(1959-01-10)
Age	65
Birthplace	Amarillo
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Capricorn

Curt Kirkwood Biography

Curt Kirkwood is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on January 10, 1959 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. American musician and singer and songwriter who was the main singer and the leader of the band Meat Puppets since 1980.

He founded the group Eyes Adrift with Sublime drummer, He formed the band Eyes Adrift with Sublime drummer, Bud Gaugh..

Curt Kirkwood formed the Meat Puppets along with his brother Cris on bass, and drummer Derrick Bostrom. The trio went in a hiatus in 1996 after a long career where the band became hailed as one of the premier and innovative indie bands as well as briefly achieving mainstream success in the early 1990s. As the group’s lead vocalist and primary songwriter, Curt is the sole member of the original trio to have played in all of the band’s incarnations since 1980.

He re-formed the Meat Puppets in 1999 with Kyle Ellison (guitar), Andrew Duplantis (bass) and Shandon Sahm (drums) to complete one studio album, Golden Lies, released in 2000. The new lineup disbanded in 2002 after the departure of Duplantis. After the Meat Puppets, Curt toured as a solo act before banding together with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh to form Eyes Adrift. They released a self-titled album in 2002 and toured the United States before going separate ways. Curt then formed another band, Volcano, which only released one album, before he decided to focus on his solo career. His first solo album Snow was released in October 2005.

The grandfather of his is founder of Tip-Top Products, Carl W. Renstrom.

Curt Kirkwood Net Worth

Curt Kirkwood is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Curt Kirkwood 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He founded Meat Puppets in 1980 with his brother Criss who played bass . The self-titled debut album of the group came out in the year 1982.

He also has worked as an artist and also designed the cover of his story The Whistling Song by Stephen Beachy.

Curtis Matthew “Curt” Kirkwood (born January 10, 1959) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for alternative rock group Meat Puppets. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, but currently resides in Austin, Texas.

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Who is Curt Kirkwood Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Curt Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Curt Kirkwood celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.

Why did Nirvana cover the Meat Puppets?

This was done for a number of reasons, not least of all practical concerns, as Cobain would not be forced to learn the arrangements of the songs. It also created great exposure for the Meat Puppets, indie-rock heroes for Nirvana and other bands of their generation.

How many Meat Puppets songs did Nirvana cover?

As Kurt Cobain and the band shunned the usual expectation of playing their best-known songs and took the opportunity to acknowledge the influence of Meat Puppets, the brothers stepped out of the audience to accompany them on the three songs they covered from the ‘Meat Puppets II’ album of 1984, ‘Plateau’, ‘Oh, Me’ and …

How old is Curt Kirkwood?

63 years (January 10, 1959)

Did Meat Puppets play with Nirvana?

Meat Puppets later gained significant exposure when the Kirkwood brothers served as guest musicians on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. The band’s 1994 album Too High to Die subsequently became their most successful release. The band broke up twice, in 1996 and 2002, but reunited again in 2006.

Is Lake of Fire a Nirvana original?

Lake of Fire is a song from the band Meat Puppets. The song was covered by Nirvana during their MTV Unplugged performance. The song was then featured on the MTV Unplugged in New York album and released as a single. Other songs Nirvana covered from the Meat Puppets were “Plateau” and “Oh, Me”.