Biography

Kim Deal and her twin sister, Kelley Deal, grew up in Dayton, Ohio. When they were teenagers, they formed their own folk-rock duo, The Breeders, playing at local truck stops. In 1986, Kim moved to Boston with her husband, John Murphy. She saw an ad in The Boston Phoenix, looking for a bassist into Peter Paul & Mary and Hüsker Dü. She was the only one who auditioned for this band, who later became one of the most influential alternative rock bands in America, The Pixies. In the seven odd years "The Pixies" were together, they released five albums, with Kim playing bass and singing back-up vocals. In 1988, Kim try reviving her childhood band. She and her friend, Tanya Donelly (of Throwing Muses and Belly) recorded some demos together with David Lovering (Pixies drummer) and David Narcizo (Throwing Muses drummer). They later recruited Josephine Wiggs (British bassist for "Perfect Disaster", who once opened for Pixies) and Slit drummer Britt Walford. With their collective bands still toge

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