Whitey Kirst

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Whitey Kirst

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| birth_name = Whitehorn Kirst

| alias = The Mighty Whitey

| instrument = Vocals, guitar,

| genre = {{nowrap|hard rock}}, Punk rock, garage rock, glam rock

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician

| years_active = 1987–present

| label = Wos Records

| associated_acts = Iggy Pop, The Trolls, The Nymphs, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Goon Moon, Mike Starr (musician), Tommy Clufetos, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor

| website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitey-Kirst/400416993487}}

}}

Whitehorn "Whitey" Kirst is an American-Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, primarily known for his long collaboration with Iggy Pop as lead guitarist from 1990 to 2003, and co-composer from 1996 to 2003.{{cite news|last=Egraz|first=Ludovic & Valiadis, Nicolas|title=Iggy's family|url=http://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2011/02/24/gc/gc.pdf|accessdate=June 25, 2012|newspaper=Guitare et claviers (N° 188)|date=September 1997}}{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Garry|title=Iggy Pop rocks again|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/sites/cpdb/|accessdate=June 25, 2012|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|date=July 17, 2001}}{{cite news|last=Brigaudiot|first=Gui|title=Whitey Kirst|url=http://www.iggy-pop.com/intw-whitey.php|accessdate=June 25, 2012|newspaper=Iggy-Pop.com|year=2003}}

Since 2007, he has formed his own band "The Web of Spider", a straight-ahead rock and roll power trio featuring notably (and chronologically) Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, Max Noce, Chris Wyse, Mike Starr, Stefan Adika and Tommy Clufetos.{{cite news|last=Wilton|first=Lisa|title=Iggy guitarist no stooge|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/entertainment/columnists/lisa_wilton/2010/07/01/14582616.html|accessdate=June 25, 2012|newspaper=The Calgary Sun|date=July 1, 2010}}