David Wills is one of the founding members of Negativland

Negativland

Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song, while their record label is named after another Neu! song...

. He was a cable repairman when he joined the group with a then-teenage Mark Hosler

Mark Hosler

Mark Hosler is an American musician who is a founding member of the sound art collective Negativland.- Career :Through his public speaking, lectures and extensive interviews, he serves as the primary spokesperson for the group...

 and Richard Lyons

Richard Lyons (musician)

Richard "Pastor Dick Seeland" Lyons is one of the members in Negativland. His personas in the band include Dick Vaughn, 5-time Cali Award winner; auto trivia expert...

, until he retired in the '90s. David is also known as "The Weatherman." Due to his being a recluse

Recluse

A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society, often close to nature. The word is from the Latin recludere, which means "shut up" or "sequester." There are many potential reasons for becoming a recluse: a personal philosophy that rejects consumer society; a...

, it has been difficult for fans of Negativland and even the band themselves to contact him and in the past, he has shown up at Negativland concerts or Negativlandland on a TV screen. Starting in June 2008 The Weatherman has been posting audio, video, pictures and more from his enormous archives on his section (Dumb) of the Negativland website.

External links and references

• The Weatherman's Dumb Stupid Home Page Lastly