Mojo Nixon: Biography

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Birth Name:

Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr.

Born:

Aug 2, 1957 in Chapel Hill, NC

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music

Decades Active:

1980's|1990's

Artistic Quality

Low

Cultural Impact

Low

Popularity

Low

Ratings Guide

Mojo Nixon parlayed an irrepressible personality, a wicked sense of humor, and a taste for high-energy rockabilly into success on a series of novelty albums, and even a place as an MTV VJ. The latter was surprising, since Nixon had first gained notice for a song on his and Skid Roper's second album, Frenzy (1986), called "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin," an ode to the joys of intimate contact with MTV VJ Martha Quinn. The song was typical of Nixon's lyrical approach, which he followed with relentless mirth through the course of four albums on which Roper (a mostly silent partner) contributed incidental instrumental backup. Bo-Day-Shus (1987), for example, contained "Elvis Is Everywhere," one of the more outrageous tributes to The King. Debunking famous names came more naturally to Nixon, however, and Root Hog or Die was introduced by the National Enquirer-headline leadoff song "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two Headed Love Child." Gibson didn't comment, but when Nixon (now separated from Roper) issued his first solo album, Otis, containing the song "Don Henley Must Die," the ex-Eagle was heard to say that the singer needed a laxative. Subsequent efforts include 1992's Horny Holidays, 1995's Whereabouts Unknown, 1997's Gadzooks and 1999's The Real Sock Ray Blue.

- William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide