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Former lead singers of punk bands who have gone on to form a formidable solo career.

MalrothMalroth Posts: 2,524
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Chuck Ragan- formerly of Hot Water Music

The worst of times..they don't phase me,
even if I look and act really crazy.

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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,471
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
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  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,693
    Paul Westerberg

  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,466
    Henry Rollins
  • joe159joe159 Posts: 316
    Bob Mould, dude is amazing 
  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,542
    joe159 said:
    Bob Mould, dude is amazing 
    This is the correct answer.
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    Tim Barry 
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,538
    Strummers, too bad he died !
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Would Iggy Pop count? If so, then him. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    pearljammr78 said:
    Would Iggy Pop count? If so, then him. 
    The Godfather of punk. He totally counts.
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  • MalrothMalroth Posts: 2,524
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,471
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    Loujoe said:
    Henry Rollins
    I was thinking Henry as well.  A couple of careers to boot!  A fine showing as a solo music artist and an amazing career as a spoken word artist.  Saw his travel/slide show last year and was blown away.  One very memorable evening!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    I love Rollins spoken word. So articulate and moving. His passion is awesome. Would love to see it live sometime. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    pearljammr78 said:
    I love Rollins spoken word. So articulate and moving. His passion is awesome. Would love to see it live sometime. 
    Go if you get the chance!  The time just flew by.  I'd never sat and listened to someone talk for so long (I think it was over 2 hours) and not get at least a bit twitchy in my seat.  The whole thing was riveting!  The other thing that was impressive is that Henry never relied on any swearing (not that doing so bothers me) the whole time.  He said "son-of-a-bitch" once but that was quoting someone.  And yet the impact of his talk was strong- stronger than any f-bombs! 
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    Jeff Nelson, Baker aNd Ian MacKaye of minor threat. 

    Jello Biafra. 

    Im forgetting his name but a guy sold a record label and invested in silicone valley and became a millionaire. 
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,982
    pjl44 said:
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
    he opened for AIC on their most recent tour, and while i'm not a big fan, (don't care for his voice), he is one helluva performer and songwriter. 
    new album "Cigarettes" out Spring 2025!

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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,471
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    pjl44 said:
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
    he opened for AIC on their most recent tour, and while i'm not a big fan, (don't care for his voice), he is one helluva performer and songwriter. 
    Wow...what a crazy pairing. Just watched a video of them doing Nutshell together. Never would have seen that coming, but really cool.
  • H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Posts: 1,600
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Jeff Nelson, Baker aNd Ian MacKaye of minor threat. 


    Ian has had numerous bands since Minor Threat as has Brian Baker, i don't know that Jeff Nelson has done much musically aside from helping to run Dischord records... I think he played with Danzig in Samhain in the beginning briefly. None of which would really be solo careers though
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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,542
    pjl44 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    pjl44 said:
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
    he opened for AIC on their most recent tour, and while i'm not a big fan, (don't care for his voice), he is one helluva performer and songwriter. 
    Wow...what a crazy pairing. Just watched a video of them doing Nutshell together. Never would have seen that coming, but really cool.
    A little off topic as it doesn't count as a solo project, but I really liked the You + Me record that Dallas put out with Pink a few years ago

    https://youtu.be/nNnBcCk7eDA
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    H.Chinaski said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Jeff Nelson, Baker aNd Ian MacKaye of minor threat. 


    Ian has had numerous bands since Minor Threat as has Brian Baker, i don't know that Jeff Nelson has done much musically aside from helping to run Dischord records... I think he played with Danzig in Samhain in the beginning briefly. None of which would really be solo careers though
    I misread and thought it as saying "successful" in general.
  • MalrothMalroth Posts: 2,524
    Dave Hause- formerly of The Loved Ones

    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
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