Kevin Shields

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Shields
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	May 21, 1963(1963-05-21)
Age	61
Birthplace	Queens
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Gemini

Kevin Shields Biography

Kevin Shields is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on May 21, 1963 in Queens, New York State, United States. Irish guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer who is a member of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine.

He did the musical accompaniment to Patti Smith‘s reading of her book Coral Sea.

Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an Irish musician, singer- songwriter, composer, and producer, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the band My Bloody Valentine. My Bloody Valentine would become extremely influential on the evolution of alternative rock with their two studio albums Isn’t Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991), both of which pioneered a subgenre known as shoegaze. Shields’s texturised guitar sound and his experimentation with his guitars’ tremolo systems resulted in the creation of the “glide guitar” technique, which became a recognisable aspect of My Bloody Valentine’s sound, along with his meticulous production techniques.

Shields has referred to The Beatles and the Ramones as his favourite bands of all time. Upon moving to Ireland in 1973, he became a fan of “the energy, androgyny and otherworldy production style” of glam rock and has said Johnny Ramone inspired him to begin playing guitar. Speaking about Ramone, Shields said “I realised [Johnny] wasn’t playing guitar—he was generating the sound … it was just a noise generator.” He later remarked seeing the Ramones perform in a North Dublin cinema “changed his life”. Other guitarists he admired were Public Image Ltd guitarist Keith Levene and Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker. Some of his earlier influences included local Dublin punk band DC Nien, The Birthday Party, The Cramps and Einstürzende Neubauten. In the mid- to-late 1980s, he was influenced by The Byrds, Hüsker Dü, Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth—particularly two of the band’s albums: EVOL (1986) and Sister (1987). He was also influenced by hip hop music, in particular Public Enemy, whose track “Security in the First World” Shields sampled on the 1988 My Bloody Valentine track “Instrumental No 2”. Later Shields has cited The Beach Boys as an influence and expressed admiration for modern artists like Tame Impala.

He was born the eldest of five children to a mother who was a nurse and a father who worked as a food industry executive.

Kevin Shields Net Worth

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

In his first band, the Complex, he met future My Bloody Valentine drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig.

Although he moved back to Ireland at the age of ten, he still has a U.S. passport and travels frequently.

Kevin Patrick Shields was born on 21 May 1963 in Jamaica Hospital in Queens, New York City, United States. He is the eldest of five siblings born to Irish parents; his mother was a nurse and his father was an executive in the food industry. Shields’ parents had emigrated from Ireland to the United States in the 1950s, when the couple were teenagers. Shields attended Christ the King, a Roman Catholic primary school which he described as “a really horrible school run by psychopathic nuns”. They lived in Flushing, a neighbourhood in north- central Queens, relocating to Commack, Long Island, when Shields was four, where he lived until the age of ten. In 1973, Shields returned to Dublin, Ireland, with his parents and siblings due to financial conditions and in order to remain close to their extended family.

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A Life in the Day disbanded in 1981, and Shields and Ó Cíosóig went on to form My Bloody Valentine in early 1983 with lead vocalist David Conway. Conway suggested a number of potential band names (including The Burning Peacocks) before the trio settled for My Bloody Valentine. Shields has since claimed that he was unaware at the time that My Bloody Valentine was the title of a 1981 Canadian slasher film.

Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin Shields celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.

On Shields’s suggestion, Conway contacted Gavin Friday, lead vocalist of the Dublin post-punk band, the Virgin Prunes. Friday’s contacts secured them a show in Tilburg, Netherlands, in early 1984, and the band relocated to the Netherlands. They lived there for a further nine months, squatting in Amsterdam and later in a more rural area, where Shields worked on a farm. Due to a lack of opportunities and correct documentation, the band relocated to West Berlin, Germany, in late 1984 and recorded their debut mini album, This Is Your Bloody Valentine (1985). The album, which features Shields on bass, failed to receive much attention, and the band returned temporarily to the Netherlands before settling in London in 1985.

Is Kevin Shields married?

For nearly four decades, Kevin Shields, the leader of the very loud, very fuzzy rock band My Bloody Valentine, has been described using synonyms for “eccentric” and “reclusive.” But the truth is more … what’s another word for mundane? He cooks with his wife, Anna , and they have two dogs.

What kind of guitar did Kevin Shields play?

After years of hopping between knockoffs of popular Fenders and Gibsons, a friend loaned him a 1964 Fender Jazzmaster – a melty, hotrod-shaped instrument with a bevy of switches and knobs and a long whammy bar mounted at its base.

How old is Loveless My Bloody Valentine?

On November 4th, 1991 , My Bloody Valentine released their second studio album Loveless. The album is lauded as one of the greatest of all time by many and is the stuff of music industry legend.

Is MBV a shoegaze?

The shoegaze band extolled by Brian Eno and Patti Smith Furthermore, in May, the band is reissuing their early cuts in CD and LP. MBV is a representative of the music style, so-called ‘shoegaze’, and has established a monumental achievement with their second album, loveless, released in 1991.

Why did MBV break up?

Following their relocation to London in 1985, members of My Bloody Valentine lost contact with each other while looking for accommodation and Tina Durkin, not confident in her abilities as a keyboard player , left the band.