Mojo Nixon
Background information
Birth name	Neill Kirby McMillan Jr.
Also known as	Mojo Nixon
Born	August 2, 1957 (1957-08-02) (age 50)
Origin	Chapel Hill, NC
Genre(s)	Psychobilly
Years active	1985 - 2004
Label(s)	Enigma Records (1985-1991)
Associated acts	Skid Roper Toadliquors Jello Biafra Pleasure Barons
Website	MojoNixon.com

Mojo Nixon (born Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr., August 2, 1957 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American musician. A part of the psychobilly movement, he is known for his boisterousness, his often scathing critiques of pop culture, and his libertarian political views. is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country United States State North Carolina Counties Orange, Durham, and Chatham Founded 1793 Government  - Mayor Kevin C. Foy Area  - City  19. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative record label in the 1980s. ... Skid Roper (born Richard Banke, October 19, 1954 in National City, California) is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country United States State North Carolina Counties Orange, Durham, and Chatham Founded 1793 Government  - Mayor Kevin C. Foy Area  - City  19. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Popular culture, sometimes called pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ...

Early career

Nixon paired with Skid Roper (aka Richard Banke) in the early 1980s in San Diego. Roper mostly provided instrumental backup to Nixon's lyrics. Nixon and Roper released their first album in 1985 on Enigma Records. Although the album's title is officially Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, many fans refer to it as "Free, Drunk and Horny." The song "Jesus at McDonald's" from that album was the duo's first noteworthy single. Skid Roper (born Richard Banke, October 19, 1954 in National City, California) is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative record label in the 1980s. ...

Nixon and Roper's third album, 1987's Bo-Day-Shus!!! featured the song "Elvis is Everywhere," a deification of Elvis Presley, which is probably his best known song (Nixon later declared his personal religious trinity was Presley, Foghorn Leghorn and Otis Campbell). Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... This article concerns the holy Trinity of Christianity. ... Foghorn Leghorn is the name of a character appearing in numerous Warner Brothers animated cartoons, especially Looney Tunes. ... Hal Smith in a publicity photo as Mayberry town drunk Otis Campbell Otis Campbell was the fictional town drunk in Mayberry on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ...

Cultural parodies

Throughout the late 1980s Nixon and Roper frequently insulted contemporary celebrities such as MTV VJ Martha Quinn ("Stuffin' Martha's Muffin"), Rick Astley, and Deborah Gibson ("Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child"). Nixon appeared in several promotional spots for MTV during this period, but the network's decision to not show the video for "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child," which starred Winona Ryder, prompted him to sever ties with the network. Meanwhile, the duo also lampooned contemporary American culture and social issues in songs such as "I Hate Banks", "Burn Down The Malls" and "The Amazing Bigfoot Diet." MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things: One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1. ... Martha Quinn (born May 11, 1959 in Albany, New York) is best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV. Prior to joining MTV, Quinn graduated from Ossining High School in 1977 and NYU in 1981. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Deborah Ann Debbie Gibson (born August 31, 1970), is an American singer-songwriter who was a teen pop icon. ... Winona Ryder (born October 29, 1971) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ...

In 1998 he had a short run as an advice columnist with "Life Fixin' with Mojo Nixon". Only two columns were authored, and both ran in the short-lived Peterbelly Magazine. It has been suggested that Agony aunt be merged into this article or section. ...

Nixon and Roper parted ways late in 1989. The following year Nixon recorded a solo album on Engima called Otis. On this album Nixon continued his assault on pop culture, most notably in the song "Don Henley Must Die." Several years after its release, Henley jumped onstage with Nixon at the Hole in the Wall in Austin, TX, to perform the song. Although since Henley didn't actually know the words to the song, the pair agreed to sing "Rick Astley Must Die" instead. When Henley jumped out of the crowd, the dumbfounded Mojo immediately asked "Is Debbie Gibson here too?" Nixon later praised Henley thusly: "He has balls the size of church bells!" Donald Hugh Don Henley (born July 22, 1947 in Gilmer, Texas) is an American rock musician who is the drummer and one of the lead singers and songwriters of the band Eagles. ... Hole in the Wall may refer to one of the following: The Hole in the Wall Gang an experiment related to Minimally Invasive Education a slang term for an automatic teller machine a greasy spoon, diner, automat or similarly inexpensive restaurant with little or no ambience Hole in the Wall... Skyline from Town Lake Austin is the capital of the state of Texas, within the United States of America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Later career

Shortly after Otis was released, Enigma Records went bankrupt, which in turn left much of Nixon's early catalog in legal limbo. In the 1990s Nixon released a handful of albums on several labels with a backup band known as the Toadliquors. These later albums included songs such as "You Can't Kill Me," "Orenthal James (Was A Mighty Bad Man)," and the controversial "Bring Me the Head of David Geffen," which was ultimately released on a B-side collection due to pressure from album distributors. Also among his later work was "Tie My Pecker To My Leg," which featured lyrics about bestiality, incest, and coprophilia. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ... David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is a record executive, film and theatrical producer, and philanthropist. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Tie My Pecker To My Leg is a song by Mojo Nixon. ... Look up Bestiality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Incest is sexual activity between two persons related by close kinship. ... Look up coprophilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In the mid-1990s Nixon collaborated on albums with Jello Biafra (Prairie Home Invasion), Dave Alvin, and members of the Beat Farmers (Live in Las Vegas by the Pleasure Barons). Country Dick Montana of the Beat Farmers, who was a close friend of Nixon's, was eulogized on Nixon's final album, The Real Sock Ray Blue, after his 1995 death onstage of a heart attack. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ... Dave Alvin (born November 11, 1955, in Downey, California, USA) is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... The Beat Farmers were an alternative rock and country music band formed in San Diego, CA in August 1983, and enjoyed a cult following throughout the 1980s and early 1990s before the premature death of lead singer and drummer Country Dick Montana. ... Country Dick Montana (born Daniel McLain May 17, 1955 in Carmel, California – died November 8, 1995 in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada) was a musician best known as a member of the Beat Farmers. ... The Beat Farmers were an alternative rock and country music band formed in San Diego, CA in August 1983, and enjoyed a cult following throughout the 1980s and early 1990s before the premature death of lead singer and drummer Country Dick Montana. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ...

Politics

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A supporter of the Libertarian Party, he 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^[1]. The Libertarian Party is an American political party founded on Dec. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... The title page to The Historians History of the World. ... , This article is about the university in Oxford, Ohio. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Icon of Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics A luge is small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. ... The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ...

He is a member of the Church of the SubGenius.^[2] J. R. Bob Dobbs The Church of the SubGenius is a postmodern religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. ...

Post-musical career

Nixon officially retired from the music business in 2004, playing his last live show on March 20 of that year at the Continental Club in Austin, Tx. His first comeback was in 2006 when he came out of retirement in support of Kinky Friedman's bid to become governor of Texas. Kinky Friedman contemplates a question from the audience at a campaign rally in Bastrop, Texas Richard S. Kinky Friedman (born October 31, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

In the late 1990s Nixon worked as a radio DJ in San Diego and Cincinnati. As of 2006 he hosts two shows on Sirius Satellite Radio's Outlaw Country channel 63 (The Loon in the Afternoon and The Saturday Night Demolition Derby), and a politically themed talk show called Lying Cocksuckers on Sirius Raw Dog 104. In October 2005, Mojo Nixon began appearing on the Sirius Howard 100 channel as the “General Manager.” This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Satellite Radio. ...

Discography

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• Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (1985)
• Get Out Of My Way! (1986)
• Frenzy (1986)
• Bo-Day-Shus!!! (1987)
• Root Hog Or Die (1989)
• Unlimited Everything (1990)

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• Otis (album) (1990)

With the Toadliquors Otis is an album released by Mojo Nixon with John Doe, Country Dick Montana, Bill Davis and Eric Roscoe Ambel in 1990. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

• Horny Holidays! (1992)
• Whereabouts Unknown (1995)
• Gadzooks!!! The Homemade Bootleg (1997)
• The Real Sock Ray Blue! (1999)

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• Prairie Home Invasion (with Jello Biafra) (1994)
• Live in Las Vegas (Pleasure Barons) (with the Pleasure Barons) (1994)
• Redneck Rampage Video Game Soundtrack (Interplay/Xatrix) (1997)

Prairie Home Invasion is an album released by Jello Biafra with Mojo Nixon in 1994. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Redneck Rampage is a 1997 first-person shooter game designed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

Singles

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Filmography

• Great Balls of Fire! (1989) - James Van Eaton
• Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1990) - Spirit of Rock n' Roll
• Super Mario Bros. (1993) - Toad
• Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) - Sidewalk Preacher
• Die Wholesale (1998)
• Buttcrack (1998) - Preacher Man Bob
• A Four Course Meal (2006) - Bartender

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Cultural references

Mojo Nixon is mentioned in the 1988 Dead Milkmen song, "Punk Rock Girl," and the 2002 Todd Snider song, "Vinyl Records." This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Todd Daniel Snider is a singer-songwriter born October 11, 1966 in Portland, Oregon. ...

External links

• Mojo Nixon’s home page
• Mojo Nixon at the Internet Movie Database
• Mojo Nixon’s Sirius Radio show
• Mojo in the Washington Post 3/9/2007
• All Music Guide

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