Steve Ignorant

Steve Ignorant

Infobox musical artist
Name = Steve Ignorant


Img_capt = Steve Ignorant with Crass, dec 1981
Background = solo_singer
Born = Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom
Birth_name = Steve Williams
Alias = Steve Ignorant, Stephen Intelligent, Professor Ignorant
Origin =
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Anarcho punk, punk rock
Occupation = singer
Years_active = 1977 – present
Label = Crass Records, Small Wonder Records
Associated_acts = Crass
Conflict
Schwartzeneggar
The Stratford Mercenaries
Current 93
URL = http://www.steveignorant.co.uk

Steve Ignorant (real name Steve Williams [Berger, George "The Story of Crass" (Omnibus Press, 2006.)] ) is a singer and artist. He co-founded the anarcho-punk band Crass with Penny Rimbaud in 1977. ["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/ ] 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. [Berger, George "The Story of Crass" (Omnibus Press, 2006)] In recent years he has developed an interest in the history of traditional east London music hall performance.

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thumb|a_Stained glass image of Mr. Punch by Steve Ignorant displayed at Dial House]

On 24 and 25 November 2007 he performed Crass's entire Feeding of the 5000 live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, United Kingdom, backed by a band of selected guests. [ [http://www.steveignorant.co.uk www.steveignorant.co.uk] ] [ [http://www.punknews.org/article/23428O www.punknews.org (apr 26, 2007)] ] 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" [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2193622,00.html arts.guardian.co.uk (oct 19, 2007)] ] 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'?"

External links

* [http://www.steveignorant.co.uk Steve Ignorant's website]
* [http://www.stratfordmercenaries.co.uk Stratford Mercenaries' website]

References


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