Jizzy Pearl

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Jizzy Pearl


Img_capt = Jizzy Pearl on stage with Ratt in 2005
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jim Wilkinson
Origin =
Born = Chicago, Illinois
Died =
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Hard rock, Glam metal
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1984-present
Label =
Associated_acts = Love/Hate L.A. Guns Ratt Adler's Appetite
URL = http://www.jizzypearl.com

Jizzy Pearl (born Jim Wilkinson) is an Irish-American vocalist born on Saint Patrick's Day in Chicago, Illinois. He first fronted the rock band Data Clan, which became Love/Hate, and has also sung for L.A. Guns, Ratt, Adler's Appetite and other lesser known acts.

In the late 1980s Pearl joined Love/Hate, which achieved noterity for performances as the house band at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood. The group subsequently signed to Columbia Records. [cite news | url=http://www.lovehate.com/Hist_Intro.htm | title=Love/Hate History | publisher=Love/Hate | date= 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-02-12]

Following the break up of Love/Hate he sang on the L.A. Guns album "Shrinking Violet". He also sang with the metal band RATT from 2000 to 2006.

Jizzy Pearl has released the solo albums "Just A Boy" and "Vegas Must Die". "Vegas Must Die" was released on July 19th 2005 on Shrapnel Records. The album contains eleven songs. Jizzy produced the album which was engineered by Michael Lardie of Great White/Night Ranger. His vocal style has changed considerably over the years, with only the opener, 'Hit And Miss' serving up the patented Jizzy whine. But his voice is a lot richer, and he takes different tones to different tunes, almost playing characters in his own stories.

Besides singing and songwriting Jizzy has also turned his hand to story writing, writing 3 books to date "I Got More Crickets Than Friends", "Angst For The Memories" - and 2006's, "Unhappy Endings", a collection of short stories, all of which are all slightly twisted, bizarre.

In early 2007 Pearl announced he will reunite with Love/Hate for the first time in ten years, on February 24, 2007 at Club Vodka in Hollywood, California to perform their classic record "Black out in the Red Room" in its entirety. [cite news | url=http://www.lovehate.com/news.html | title=Love/Hate reunion | publisher=Love/Hate | date= February 2, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-02-12]

Discography

ROPE AND CORN 1998

References

External links

* [http://www.jizzypearl.com/ Jizzy Pearl] – Official website