Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

Biography

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Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958) is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. After his time with the band concluded, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word art, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations.

Politically, Biafra is a member of the Green Party of the United States and actively supports various political causes. He ran for the party's Presidential nomination in 2000, finishing second to Ralph Nader. He is an anarchist who advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics, in the leftist tradition of the Yippies, to highlight issues of civil rights and social justice.

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-06-17

Place of birth

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Images

Cast

Highway 61

Highway 61

1991

6.70

Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988

5.29

Skulhedface

Skulhedface

1994

6.00

Virtue

Virtue

1997

2.00

Retardead

Retardead

2008

5.60

Records

Records

2021

8.00

Wild Thing

Wild Thing

2012

0.00

The Widower

The Widower

1999

8.00

Owned

Owned

2002

0.00

Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988

5.29

Stranded

Stranded

2015

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Solvent

Solvent

2024

10.00