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{{Biography
==Relevance==
| Name = Kristeen Young
From: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,2029458,00.html Move over, Pedro (continued)] - Guardian Unlimited (March 10, 2007):
| Born = Unknown
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| Hometown = St. Louis, Missouri
Singer-songwriter and pianist from St Louis, Missouri. She has supported Morrissey on tour. Her records include Meet Miss Young And Her All Boy Band of 1997 and The Orphans. Aged 31
| Years Active = 1992-Present
| Record Labels = World Domination, Zona, Galileo, N_Records,<br> Test Tube Baby, [[Attack Records]], [[Sanctuary Records]]
| Associated Acts = [[Morrissey]], [[David Bowie]]
| Official Website        = kristeenyoung.com
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I am passionately in love with Morrissey. I grew up listening to his music, so part of what I am is formed by him. The first time I heard the Smiths I was 14 and my boyfriend played me Hatful Of Hollow. I lived in the Midwest, I had no brothers or sisters, and the radio only played the mainstream. This was something different. I played that album over and over again.


How we actually met was very cinematic. The great producer [[Mention::Tony Visconti]] had heard my music, and asked to produce our new record. One day when Tony was testing out our video on a big screen, a voice behind him said, "Who's that? She's very good." It was Morrissey. When his opening band pulled out of his Ringleader Of The Tormentors tour in April 2006, he asked us to fill in. We've opened for him at every gig since.


==Information==
The whole thing is unreal. This man, who I think is the greatest lyricist that ever existed and who I've worshipped since I was a teenager, is now my friend. And he's a good friend. He's extremely generous and accommodating. He's given us all these gigs, even though we're an unsigned band.
Kristeen Young is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her touring band is known as KRISTEENYOUNG. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Young began playing piano as a teenager and later attended an art school. She has released seven studio albums. Young has also sung with several artists including David Bowie and Morrissey. She also recorded with producer Tony Visconti and musician Dave Grohl.


In 1997, she released her debut album Meet Miss Young and Her All Boy Band. In the early 2000s, she began working with Tony Visconti on Breasticles. Issued in 2003, Breasticles featured a duet with David Bowie, "Saviour".[1] On 2004's X, the opening number "No Other God" was a duet with Brian Molko of Placebo.
When we got together for the Guardian photo shoot, Morrissey asked me to sit on his shoulders. At first I thought he was joking, but he really wanted me to. I thought, "This is bizarre!" So there I am, literally heaving with desire for him and suddenly his head is between my thighs. We'd certainly never been that close before.


Besides her own work, she also featured on other artists' records. She appeared on David Bowie's Heathen in 2002 and she provided the operatic vocals in Morrissey's single "That's How People Grow Up" in 2008. In 2009, Young sang vocals on an alternate version of "New Kid" by Monokino.[2]
Singing with Morrissey on the B-side of his last single, [[Mention::Sweetie-Pie | Sweetie Pie]], was the thrill of my life. It was incredible, but somehow felt natural. When I was young, listening to his records, I could never sing in his key - it was always too low. So instead, I harmonised. I grew up harmonising to his melodies. I know a lot of people do that, but for some reason it actually happened to me for real. I'm extremely lucky in that regard.
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In May 2014, Young released her seventh album The Knife Shift: it was recorded with Dave Grohl who played various instruments on it, including drums, piano, guitars and bass.[3][4]
Her singles "Kill The Father" (August, 2006) & "London Cry" (December, 2006) were released via [[Mention::Attack Records]].
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==Related Items==
* [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=07/10/26/1734207 Kristeen Young asked to leave the tour - confirmed] - Morrissey-solo (October 26, 2007)
* [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=07/06/20/156249 "That's How People Grow Up" - new single; Kristeen Young background vocal, to sing on Letterman] - Morrissey-solo (June 20, 2007)


Young plans on recording a new album in 2016 and touring extensively afterwards.
[[Category:Influenced by Morrissey / The Smiths]]
 
[[Category:Songs used in pre-show]]
==Discography==
[[Category:Supported Morrissey]]
* ''Meet Miss Young and Her All Boy Band'' (1997)
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* ''Enemy'' (1999)
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* ''Breasticles'' (2003)
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* ''X'' (2004)
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* ''The Orphans'' (2006)
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* ''Music for Strippers, Hookers, and the Odd On-Looker'' (2009)
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* ''V the Volcanic'' (2011)
* ''The Knife Shift'' (2014)

Latest revision as of 17:10, 29 December 2023

Kristeen Young

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From: Move over, Pedro (continued) - Guardian Unlimited (March 10, 2007):

Singer-songwriter and pianist from St Louis, Missouri. She has supported Morrissey on tour. Her records include Meet Miss Young And Her All Boy Band of 1997 and The Orphans. Aged 31

I am passionately in love with Morrissey. I grew up listening to his music, so part of what I am is formed by him. The first time I heard the Smiths I was 14 and my boyfriend played me Hatful Of Hollow. I lived in the Midwest, I had no brothers or sisters, and the radio only played the mainstream. This was something different. I played that album over and over again.

How we actually met was very cinematic. The great producer Tony Visconti had heard my music, and asked to produce our new record. One day when Tony was testing out our video on a big screen, a voice behind him said, "Who's that? She's very good." It was Morrissey. When his opening band pulled out of his Ringleader Of The Tormentors tour in April 2006, he asked us to fill in. We've opened for him at every gig since.

The whole thing is unreal. This man, who I think is the greatest lyricist that ever existed and who I've worshipped since I was a teenager, is now my friend. And he's a good friend. He's extremely generous and accommodating. He's given us all these gigs, even though we're an unsigned band.

When we got together for the Guardian photo shoot, Morrissey asked me to sit on his shoulders. At first I thought he was joking, but he really wanted me to. I thought, "This is bizarre!" So there I am, literally heaving with desire for him and suddenly his head is between my thighs. We'd certainly never been that close before.

Singing with Morrissey on the B-side of his last single, Sweetie Pie, was the thrill of my life. It was incredible, but somehow felt natural. When I was young, listening to his records, I could never sing in his key - it was always too low. So instead, I harmonised. I grew up harmonising to his melodies. I know a lot of people do that, but for some reason it actually happened to me for real. I'm extremely lucky in that regard.

Her singles "Kill The Father" (August, 2006) & "London Cry" (December, 2006) were released via Attack Records.

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American songwriter and keyboardist, born in 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Kristeen Young is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Young began playing piano as a child. She has released eleven studio albums. Young has also sung with several artists including David Bowie, Morrissey, Brian Molko of Placebo and The Damned. She also recorded with record producer Tony Visconti, drummer Dave Grohl, and guitarist Nick Zinner.

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