Annie Erin Clark, better known by her stage name St. Vincent, is an American singer-songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist. She began her music career as a member of The Polyphonic Spree and was also part of Sufjan Stevens'
touring band before forming her own band in 2006.
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Birth name:
Anne Erin Clark
Born:
September 28, 1982 ( age
)
From:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Genres:
Indie pop, baroque pop, art rock
Occupations:
Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments:
Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, theremin
Years active:
2003-present
Associated acts:
The Polyphonic Spree, Sufjan Stevens, David Byrne, The National, Bon Iver
Name Origin:
Her stage name is a reference to Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center where the Welsh poet Dylan
Thomas died in 1953. Its the place where poetry comes to die, she has said. Thats me.
The name is also a reference to her great-grandmother, whose middle name was St. Vincent.
In an interview on The Colbert Report, she said that she "took [her] moniker from a
Nick Cave song,
which references the hospital where Dylan Thomas died."
Taken from the song:
There She Goes, My Beautiful World
(from the album - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus)
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