|
Last update: Monday 22nd of March 2010 Jesse BernsteinSteven "Jesse" Bernstein (December 4, 1950 – October 22, 1991) was an American underground writer and performance artist who is most famous for his recordings with Sub Pop Records and close relationship with William S. Burroughs. Bernstein's substance abuse issues and mental illness contributed to his provocative local celebrity, though they ultimately culminated in his suicide. Steven Jay Bernstein was born in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Seattle, Washington in 1974 where he adopted the moniker Jesse, and began performing and self-publishing chapbooks of his poetry (the first chapbook was Choking On Sixth, 1978). Bernstein would become something of an icon to many in Seattle's underground music scene. Notable fans included Kurt Cobain and Oliver Stone. Bernstein's mental illness was not as alarming as it might have been off the stage, as his drug-reinforced manic episodes were harnessed and channeled into engrossing, often perverse, entertainment. According to one Seattle newspaper, he opened for music acts such as Nirvana, Big Black, Soundgarden, U-Men, and The Crows:
The concept for the Bernstein album Prison was for Jesse to do a raw, live performance at Monroe, Washington State Penitentiary Special Offenders unit in 1991. Jesse went with his manager Barbara Buckland, Bruce Pavitt from Sub Pop Records, Grant Alden, then with Seattle's Rocket Magazine, now known as the co-founder of No Depression Magazine, photographer Arthur S. Aubry, and various tech people. None of the session except for the photos taken by Aubry was usable, however, and SubPop later contracted Steve Fisk to finish the project. The album was intended to be produced along the same lines as Johnny Cash's At Folsom Prison, but Fisk later decided to score the recordings with jazz and ambient music. The album was only partially completed when Bernstein committed suicide by stabbing himself in the throat three times with a knife. He was 40 years old when he died - about a month and a half before his 41st birthday. Prison was released on April 1, 1992. In 1994, one of these recordings, Me and Her Outside (No No Man),was used in the film Natural Born Killers. I am Secretly an Important Man, a collection of poetry, short stories, and spoken performances, was released in March of 1996 by Zero Hour Publishing. His song "A Little Bit Of Everything (That Brought Me Down To This)" was also included on the two-cd set "Home Alive", the proceeds from which benefited women's self-defense groups in the Seattle area. Trivia
Jesse Bernstein Mp3 DownloadsDownload audio files (mp3 and wma) with Jesse Bernstein Songs using these download websites. The list will be updated perciodically.Jesse Bernstein RingtonesYou can get any Jesse Bernstein ringtone you like (realtone, polyphonic, mono tone, mp3 ringtone) using the next service:
Pick Carrier, Confirm your Phone number and choose the ringtones you want to receive Jesse Bernstein Music VideosMusic Plate music videos with myspace codes, see Jesse Bernstein music videos section search for music videos and get your myspace music code.Jesse Bernstein LyricsGet full Jesse Bernstein lyrics on music plate Jesse Bernstein lyrics page. Use the search option if the target page is not correctly displayed.
Jesse Bernstein in the news
An unparalleled collection of Third Charter Red Seal National Bank Notes was on display at the International Paper Money Show July 6-8 in Memphis, Tenn. The 47 notes, complete by issuing states and territories and with each note having serial number 1, were primarily from the personal collection of Jess Lipka, a dealer from Flemington, N.J. Sometimes she can look really good. Sometimes she can look not so good. You decide which this is, I’ve already decided (and moved on, looking for good Jess Biel pictures). A new series of contemporary art photography works made in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina. The abstract Blurred Roses series by photographer Jesse Ross.
|
Music Plate Sections:Music Artists and BandsRingtones Lyrics Music Videos Also on Music Plate Rodney Atkins Ziggy Marley Godstar Luna 360s Zoe Green Day Hoi Polloi Big Kenny My Dying Bride Boyracer Robert Palmer Drag On Nirvana The Concretes River City Rebels Busta Rhymes Zwan CKY John Denver Highway 101 K Solo |