Mick Cripps
{{short description|Australian musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mick Cripps
| image = Mick Cripps.png
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1985-present
| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|28}}
| instrument = Bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
| genre = rock & roll, hard rock
| associated_acts = The Brutalists
L.A. Guns
Burning Retna
Mindphazer
| background = solo_singer
}}
Michael Thomas Cripps (born September 28, 1962) is an Australian musician. His current musical project is The Long Shadows, previous bands include L.A. Guns, Burning Retna, Choir Boys, Mindphazer, The Brutalists, and several other groups.
Career
=L.A. Guns (1985–1995, 1999–2001)=
{{Main Article|L.A. Guns}}
Paul Black and Cripps formed Faster Pussycat (named after the movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and later the name of a separate band), in 1985.{{cite web|url=https://sleazeroxx.com/interviews/paul-black-interview/|title=Paul Black Interview – Sleaze Roxx|website=sleazeroxx.com|access-date=30 April 2018}} The group's lineup included Tracii Guns and Nickey Alexander. Shortly afterwards, the band (now with Rob Stoddard in the band too) reformed L.A. Guns.{{cite web | author = Stephen Thomas Erlewine |author2=Andrew Leahey | title = L.A. Guns Biography | publisher = Allmusic | access-date = September 20, 2010 | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p82926|pure_url=yes}}}}{{cite web | last = Rao | first = Debby | title = 20 Years Later: Original LA Guns Singer Paul Black Set's the Record Straight | work = KNAC | date = December 4, 2006 | url = http://www.knaclive.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5150}}
With L.A. Guns, he was a part of the band's "classic" lineup (Phil Lewis, Guns, Kelly Nickels, Cripps and Steve Riley) and played guitar and keyboards, as well as songwriting duties.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/l-a-guns-phil-lewis-on-future-work-with-steve-riley-i-doubt-it/|title=L.A. GUNS' PHIL LEWIS On Future Work With STEVE RILEY: 'I Doubt It'|date=19 February 2018|access-date=30 April 2018}} He performed and wrote on the albums L.A. Guns, Cocked & Loaded, Hollywood Vampires, Vicious Circle, and Man in the Moon. Cripps left the group in 1995, rejoining in 1999 for a reunion of the "classic" lineup, although his time in the band was shortlived, leaving by 2001.{{cite web | last = Schmitt | first = Greg | title = Interview with Steve Riley | work = Rock Eyez | access-date = 2008-01-15|url = http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-steve-riley.html}}
He was invited to participate in the recording of the band's 2012 album Hollywood Forever, but declined to participate.{{cite web|url=http://www.legendaryrockinterviews.com/2012/06/07/legendary-rock-interview-with-phil-lewis-of-l-a-guns/|title=Legendary Rock Interview with Phil Lewis of L.A. GUNS - Legendary Rock Interviews|date=7 June 2012|access-date=30 April 2018}}
=Burning Retna (1993–1996)=
Burning Retna was an experimental band created by Cripps in 1993. The original lineup included Cripps, vocalist Chris Bradshaw, and drummer Nickey Alexander. Other members of the bands throughout the project included drummer Charlie Clouser, bassist Sean Beavan, and Kelly Nickels. The band did not release any material during its tenure, but a compilation album, "The Frozen Lies", was released in 2006.
=The Brutalists (2017-present)=
Cripps formed The Brutalists in 2017 alongside vocalist Nigel Mogg (formerly of The Quireboys), guitarist/vocalist Kent Holmes, bassist Robert Cripps and drummer Charlie Nice. They signed to Cleopatra Records in early 2018 and are working on their debut album.{{cite web|url=http://cleorecs.com/home/cleopatra-records-is-proud-to-announce-a-new-signing-of-hollywood-bashers-the-brutalists/|title=Cleopatra Records is proud to announce a new signing of Trans-Atlantic Bashers The Brutalists!|access-date=30 April 2018}} On May 11, 2018, the band announced their debut album will be released in August.{{Cite web|url=http://sleazeroxx.com/the-brutalists-featuring-ex-l-a-guns-guitarist-mick-cripps-to-release-debut-album-in-august-2018/|title=The Brutalists featuring ex-L.A. Guns guitarist Mick Cripps to release debut album in August 2018|work=Sleazeroxx|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2018|date=May 11, 2018}} It was released on August 31
Personal life
When he was a young musician, he worked at Let It Rock, a boutique in LA.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7784715/junkyard-announces-tour-as-the-1980s-east-hollywood-rock-scene-returns|title=Junkyard Announces Tour As The 1980s East Hollywood Rock Scene Returns|magazine=Billboard |access-date=30 April 2018}} Cripps's son Ian works for Warner Music Group and was close friends with Anton Yelchin.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/20/the-tragic-death-of-anton-yelchin-a-bright-young-star-who-shined-in-damn-near-everything|title=The Tragic Death of Anton Yelchin: A Bright Young Star Who Shined in Damn Near Everything|first=Jen|last=Yamato|date=20 June 2016|access-date=30 April 2018|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}
Cripps splits his time between London, England, San Francisco, California, and Los Angeles.
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/pg/thebrutalistsband The Brutalists on Facebook]
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Category:Australian rhythm guitarists
Category:Faster Pussycat members
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)