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MOJO
NIXON
MOJO
NIXON PROCLAIMS: "I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY. I AM DONE."
-MOJO
NIXON's FINAL CONCERT Was MARCH 20 AT CONTINENTAL CLUB IN AUSTIN DURING
ANNUAL SXSW PARTY-
Pigfoot,
Louisiana- March 2004-Mojo Nixon, has announced that on March
20, 2004 he will perform his final concert at the Continental Club in
Austin Texas. Rumors have been circulating about Nixon's retirement for
some time and Nixon finally confirmed this will indeed be his final
performance.
"I
have nothing more to say," says Nixon. "Not only am I empty,
but obviously nobody gives a rat's ass about the things I have been
saying for twenty years. The masses are just as blinded by the light of
stupidity, prudery and the shiny objects of hate."
Performing
in Houston on March 18 and Austin on March 20 Nixon will cap a 20-year
career that spawned such mega-hits as: "Elvis Is Everywhere;"
"Don Henley Must Die;" "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My
Two-Headed Luv Child;" "Stuffin Marthas Muffin;" "I
Hate Banks;" "Bring Me The Head Of David Geffen" and
"I Saw Jesus At McDonald's At Midnight."
Nixon's
recording career encompassed more than a dozen albums and included a
country album with punk icon Jello Biafra, a Las Vegas showroom big band
with Dave Alvin and the late Country Dick Montana, a Triple X rated
XXX-Mas album and more social commentary than the American people could
swallow.
"He
has been on the cover of the Wall Street Journal, he has
appeared nude in magazines, he has been in bad movies, been censored by Hustler
magazine, three record companies and MTV, he played every possible music
joint where nutjobs congregate in 45 states, he even played in Moosejaw,
Saskatchewan and did a three-week tour of Norway," says longtime
manager Scott Ambrose "Bullethead" Reilly. "He has
suffered death threats; he sang with Don Henley; he has even been an
answer on Jeopardy for God's Sake. He was the captain of a US Olympic
team and debated Pat Buchanan. For us. He did this all for us."
"I
have debased your false icons, mocked the myths and tried to shine the
light of truth and freedom on the Big Lies" says Nixon. "I
have done all I can."
Following
in the tradition set forth by entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, The
Who, Kiss, David Bowie, Judy Garland, Michael Jordan and George Foreman,
Nixon decided to end his career with one final tour and a final date at
his favorite and most frequent concert venue, The Continental Club in
Austin, Texas. Once called "America's greatest living poet" by
the Austin Chronicle following a Continental Club performance
in 1987 Nixon decided it would be the fitting venue for his final
performance. Nixon will host a full day of music beginning at 10 am and
will take the stage with his band, The Toadliquors, at 5 pm for the
final performance of his career.
Over
the course of two decades Nixon toured or performed shows with artists
ranging from Butthole Surfers, Koko Taylor, Soul Asylum, Allen Ginsburg,
Dead Milkmen, Ali Farka Toure, Dead Kennedys, Buddy Guy, The Pogues, Del
Lords, Violent Femmes, NRBQ, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Hitler, Meat
Puppets, David Bromberg, Mike Watt, The Beat Farmers, Einstuerzende
Neubauten and Camper Van Beethoven.
Nixon
has been a candidate for President in the previous four presidential
elections under the Mushroom Party banner. In describing his absence
from this year's political events Nixon says, "Hell, I got a J-O-B.
I got nothing new to say, no one cares, the road will kill me. The road
will surely kill me. I can do no more."
Nixon
will retire to Coronado, California where he will be an on-air
personality for classic rock station KGB. "Isn't 10 albums
enough?" asks Nixon.
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