William Reid (musician)
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William Adam Reid is a guitarist
, composer
and, at times, singer for the Scottish alternative rock
band, The Jesus and Mary Chain
.
, the lead singer, formed the (at times unstable) core of the band. The early sound of The Jesus and Mary Chain was defined by Reid's extremely distorted and feedback laden hollowbody guitar
work, often using the Shin-ei Companion WF-8 fuzz
/wah
box to get his unique sound, which verged on white noise
. Reid effectively ended the band in late 1998, when he walked off stage fifteen minutes into a show at the House of Blues
.
The Jesus and Mary Chain reformed in early 2007 to play concert dates in the US and throughout Europe.
and Thailand
, Reid has one son, Keir (born 2000), with his ex-wife, Dawn.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and, at times, singer for the Scottish alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band, The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...
.
The Jesus and Mary Chain
William, along with his brother JimJim Reid
Jim Reid is the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid -The Jesus and Mary Chain:...
, the lead singer, formed the (at times unstable) core of the band. The early sound of The Jesus and Mary Chain was defined by Reid's extremely distorted and feedback laden hollowbody guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
work, often using the Shin-ei Companion WF-8 fuzz
Fuzz
Fuzz may refer to:*Vellus, a type of short, fine body hair on an animal*Tomentum, a filamentous hairlike growth on a plant*Focus , a blur effect*Fuzzbox, an electric guitar distortion effect*A derogatory slang term for the police...
/wah
Wah
Wah is a city in the Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. It contains a garden which is said to have been built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century. Wah Cantonment is nearby....
box to get his unique sound, which verged on white noise
White noise
White noise is a random signal with a flat power spectral density. In other words, the signal contains equal power within a fixed bandwidth at any center frequency...
. Reid effectively ended the band in late 1998, when he walked off stage fifteen minutes into a show at the House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues is a chain of 13 live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues first location was in Cambridge's Harvard Square. It was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, star of The Blues Brothers...
.
The Jesus and Mary Chain reformed in early 2007 to play concert dates in the US and throughout Europe.
Solo
After The Jesus and Mary Chain's split up in 1999, Reid began performing solo under the name, Lazycame. Reid has also been involved in the production of the Sister Vanilla album, Little Pop Rock, featuring the Reid brothers' younger sister, Linda Reid.Personal life
Currently residing in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Reid has one son, Keir (born 2000), with his ex-wife, Dawn.
Lazycame
- Taster (6 song EP, 1999)
- Finbegin (album, 1999)
- Yawn! (5 songs + 14 hidden tracks, 2000)
- Saturday The Fourteenth (album, 2000)