- Keith Levene
Infobox musical artist
Name = Keith Levene
Background = solo_singer
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Birth_name = Julian Keith Levene
Born = Birth date and age|1957|7|18|df=yesLondon ,England
Instrument =guitar , bass, drums,synthesizer
Genre =Punk rock ,Post punk
Label =CBS Records
Occupation = Singer, guitarist
Years_active = 1975–present
Associated_acts =The Clash , The Flowers of Romance,Public Image Ltd
URL = [http://www.murderglobal.com/ www.murderglobal.com]
Notable_instruments = VelenoTravis Bean WedgeParker Fly Keith Levene (born Julian Keith Levene, July 18, 1957,
London ) is an Englishguitarist andsongwriter , best known as a member of Public Image Limited.Biography
Keith Levene was an early member of
The Clash and The Flowers of Romance (most notable for also featuring a pre-Sex Pistols Sid Vicious ). Although he never recorded with the Clash, he co-wrote "What's My Name", featured on their first album. Levene would later claim he had written or co-written several other songs on the same record, but occasionally he relinquishes this claim.After the
Sex Pistols disintegrated, Levene co-foundedPublic Image Ltd (PiL) withJohn Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten). His guitar work was much imitated by severalpunk rock ers and others, includingThe Edge ofU2 . On later PiL recordings, Levene would often forgo his guitar forsynthesizer . He left PiL acrimoniously in 1983 around the time the band released "This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get ". He released the original versions of the songs on his own label under the title "Commercial Zone ".He has released several solo records, most recently the "Killer in the Crowd" EP in 2004. He is finishing a new album, which is scheduled to be released in 2008. More new material is expected to follow shortly afterwards. He is presently collaborating with experimental musician,
Barry Lamb Fact|date=July 2008Notes
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*External links
* [http://www.murderglobal.com Murder Global] - Keith Levene's website
* [http://www.3ammagazine.com/musicarchives/2004/may/interview_keith_levene.html Interview with 3:AM Magazine]
* [http://www.fodderstompf.com/ Fodderstompf] - fan-based Public Image Ltd. website
* [http://www.dynamitevision.com] - Label website
** [http://www.fodderstompf.com/MEMBERS/levene.html Keith Levene biography]
** [http://www.fodderstompf.com/DISCOGRAPHY/SOLO/levdisc.html Keith Levene discography]Persondata
NAME=Levene, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Julian Keith Levene (real name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=English musician
DATE OF BIRTH=July 18 ,1957
PLACE OF BIRTH=London ,England
DATE OF DEATH=
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