Kevin Mooney
Encyclopedia
Kevin Mooney (born 5 May 1962 in Greenwich
, London
, England
) is an English
rock
bassist
and guitarist
who has worked with Adam Ant
, Sinéad O'Connor
, and others.
, between 1980 and 1981, appearing on the album Kings of the Wild Frontier
. After leaving the band because of personal conflict and creative differences, he formed the band Wide Boy Awake with partner John Keogh and collaborator and fantasist Harley Price. Wide Boy Awake released two EPs in the UK, including songs "Chicken Outlaw", "Billy Hyena", "Bona Venture" and "Slang Teacher", some of which appear on 1980s various-artists compilations. "Chicken Outlaw" was accompanied by a music video
directed by Derek Jarman
. Wide Boy Awake disbanded soon after without releasing a full album of music. During this period, Mooney guested on Sinéad O'Connor's album The Lion and the Cobra
, writing and playing guitar on one track "Just Call Me Joe", featuring Leslie Winer (co-writer) on backup spoken vocal.
Next, Mooney formed the band Max (not to be confused with the Japan
ese vocal group MAX
) with Leslie Winer, a former associate of William S. Burroughs
and John Keogh and Harley Price (fantasist). The band recorded an unreleased album featuring guitar work by Adam Ant
collaborator Marco Pirroni
. Mooney formed a new version of Max, which released an album called Silence Running, produced by Trevor Horn
, but the band dissolved in the wake of money problems and drug-related deaths. Mooney relocated to Florida
with Winer and returned to the UK in the 1990s.
In the 2000s, Mooney started another band, the Lavender Pill Mob, with Gary Asquith, a former member of Rema Rema and Renegade Sound Wave and Harley Price (fantasist). This group has recorded two albums (The Lavender Pill Mob and Mike's Bikes), released independently; the second album features guest vocals by Adam Ant
on one song.
In 2008, Mooney co-founded the S.A.H.I. organization. (Societee Anomyme des Hermites Inconnu.)
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
, London
London
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, England
England
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) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and guitarist
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...
who has worked with Adam Ant
Adam Ant
Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
, Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
, and others.
Career
Mooney began as the bass player for Adam and the AntsAdam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
, between 1980 and 1981, appearing on the album Kings of the Wild Frontier
Kings of the Wild Frontier
Kings of the Wild Frontier is a New Wave album by Adam and the Ants, released in 1980 . This album introduced the new Burundi drum sound. After having his previous backing band wooed away by producer Malcolm McLaren, who used them to form Bow Wow Wow, Adam Ant recorded Kings of the Wild Frontier...
. After leaving the band because of personal conflict and creative differences, he formed the band Wide Boy Awake with partner John Keogh and collaborator and fantasist Harley Price. Wide Boy Awake released two EPs in the UK, including songs "Chicken Outlaw", "Billy Hyena", "Bona Venture" and "Slang Teacher", some of which appear on 1980s various-artists compilations. "Chicken Outlaw" was accompanied by a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
directed by Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.-Life:...
. Wide Boy Awake disbanded soon after without releasing a full album of music. During this period, Mooney guested on Sinéad O'Connor's album The Lion and the Cobra
The Lion and the Cobra
The Lion and the Cobra is the 1987 debut album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. O'Connor, age 20 at the time, recorded the album while heavily pregnant with her first child....
, writing and playing guitar on one track "Just Call Me Joe", featuring Leslie Winer (co-writer) on backup spoken vocal.
Next, Mooney formed the band Max (not to be confused with the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese vocal group MAX
MAX (band)
MAX whose name is an acronym for "Musical Active eXperience" is an Okinawan vocal group popular in Japan. The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist, Namie Amuro...
) with Leslie Winer, a former associate of William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
and John Keogh and Harley Price (fantasist). The band recorded an unreleased album featuring guitar work by Adam Ant
Adam Ant
Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
collaborator Marco Pirroni
Marco Pirroni
Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer...
. Mooney formed a new version of Max, which released an album called Silence Running, produced by Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
, but the band dissolved in the wake of money problems and drug-related deaths. Mooney relocated to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
with Winer and returned to the UK in the 1990s.
In the 2000s, Mooney started another band, the Lavender Pill Mob, with Gary Asquith, a former member of Rema Rema and Renegade Sound Wave and Harley Price (fantasist). This group has recorded two albums (The Lavender Pill Mob and Mike's Bikes), released independently; the second album features guest vocals by Adam Ant
Adam Ant
Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
on one song.
In 2008, Mooney co-founded the S.A.H.I. organization. (Societee Anomyme des Hermites Inconnu.)