Mojo Nixon

Mojo Nixon (born August 2, 1957) is a satirical psychobilly musician. He was born Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Nixon initially recorded with Skid Roper, who mostly provided instrumental backup. Their third album Bo-Day-Shus!!! contained the song "Elvis is Everywhere," a deification of Elvis Presley that is probably his best known song. He also frequently insulted contemporary celebrities such as MTV VJ Martha Quinn (in "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin"), Deborah Gibson and Rick Astley (in "Debbie Gibson is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child"), Don Henley (in "Don Henley Must Die"), and David Geffen (in "Bring Me the Head of David Geffen"). Henley once appeared on stage with Nixon to perform "Don Henley Must Die," which won him Nixon's respect. Skid Roper left for a solo career in 1990. Since then Nixon has performed with Jello Biafra, as well as a new backup band, The Toadliquors.

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Nixon chose his stage name because he felt they were two words which should never go together. He is a supporter of the Libertarian Party and has a degree in political science and history from Miami University in Ohio. He was also the honorary captain of the United States luge team at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and is currently a DJ at a radio station in San Diego. He has appeared in a few movies, all of which, according to Nixon, are "shitty."

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In his own words, Mojo Nixon is presently "fat, fucked up, and forty-something."

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Mojo Nixon officially retired from the music business in 2004, playing his last live show on March 20 of that year.

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Mojo Nixon hosts a show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Outlaw Country channel.

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August 2: August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining....

1957: 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar....

Psychobilly: Psychobilly is a genre of music generally described as a mix between the British punk rock of the 1970s and the American rockabilly of the 1950s. The genre is also characterized by lyrical references to horror films, violence, exploitation films, lurid sexuality and other topics generally considered...

Mojo Nixon related Images and Photos (experimental)

Mojo II	Frost/Nixon	Cynthia Nixon	Frost/Nixon DVD (Widescreen)
President Nixon Set	Frost/Nixon Blu-ray DVD	"""Bad Mojo"" House T-shirt"	Richard M. Nixon at the White House
Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews DVD	House 'Bad Mojo' T-shirt - Charcoal	NYX #2 Cover: Nixon and Kiden	Richard Nixon Giving Victory Sign at Presidential Campaign Rally