Steve Ignorant
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| Steve Ignorant | |
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 Steve Ignorant with Crass, dec 1981
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steve Williams |
| Also known as | Steve Ignorant, Stephen Intelligent, Professor Ignorant |
| Born | Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Anarcho punk, punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1977 – present |
| Label(s) | Crass Records, Small Wonder Records |
| Associated acts | Crass Conflict Schwartzeneggar The Stratford Mercenaries Current 93 |
| Website | http://www.steveignorant.co.uk |
Steve Ignorant (real name Steve Williams[1]) is a singer and artist. He co-founded the anarcho-punk band Crass with Penny Rimbaud in 1977.[2][3][4][5] After Crass stopped performing in 1984, he has worked with other groups including Conflict, Schwartzeneggar (sic), The Stratford Mercenaries, Current 93 (under the name Stephen Intelligent), US punk band Thought Crime, as well as being an occasional solo performer.
He is also a sculptor, and has worked as a traditional Punch and Judy performer using the name Professor Ignorant.[6] In recent years he has developed an interest in the history of traditional east London music hall performance.
On 24 and 25 november 2007 Steve performed Crass' entire Feeding of the 5000 live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, United Kingdom, backed by a band of "selected guests".[7][8] Other members of Crass were not involved in these concerts. "I acknowledge and respect Steve's right to do this", Penny Rimbaud said, "but I do regard it as a betrayal of the Crass ethos"[9] Ignorant had a different view: "I don't have to justify what I do. (...) Plus, most of the lyrics are still relevant today. And remember that three-letter word, 'fun'?"[9]
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[edit] References
- ^ Berger, George The Story of Crass (Omnibus Press, 2006.)
- ^ Shibboleth - My Revolting Life (Penny Rimbaud, 1999, AK Press, page 69)
- ^ Sleeve note to Bullshit Detector volume 1
- ^ Berger, George The Story of Crass (Omnibus Press, 2006, page 76.)
- ^ ...In Which Crass Voluntarily Blow Their Own... CD booklet. "Steve and Penny had been writing and playing together since early '77, but it wasn't until Summer of that year that we had begged, borrowed and stolen enough equipment to actually call ourselves a band... CRASS" http://www.southern.com/southern/label/CRC/
- ^ Berger, George The Story of Crass (Omnibus Press, 2006)
- ^ www.steveignorant.co.uk
- ^ www.punknews.org (apr 26, 2007)
- ^ a b arts.guardian.co.uk (oct 19, 2007)
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