
Kim Deal
United StatesMember of The Breeders
singer•vocalist•singer-songwriter
Also known as: Mrs. John Murphy, Tammy Ampersand
生日
June 10, 1961
星座
Gemini
出生地
Dayton, Ohio, United States
年龄
65岁
身高
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
简介
Kimberley Ann Deal 是一位美国音乐人兼词曲作者,以 Pixies 乐队的贝斯手兼和声主唱以及 Breeders 乐队的主唱而闻名。她于 1961 年 6 月 10 日出生在俄亥俄州代顿市,自 20 世纪 80 年代末以来一直是另类摇滚的奠基性人物。她旋律性的贝斯线和独特的嗓音定义了两支乐队的风格,并影响了无数不同流派的艺术家。
Deal 于 1986 年加入 Pixies,并参与了他们所有经典专辑的演出,包括《Surfer Rosa》和《Doolittle》。1989 年,她组建了 Breeders 乐队,该乐队凭借白金销量专辑《Last Splash》和热门单曲《Cannonball》取得了主流成功。在随两支乐队巡演和录制数十年后,Deal 于 2024 年 63 岁时发行了她的首张个人专辑《Nobody Loves You More》,证明她的创作活力依然不减。
粉丝们欣赏 Deal 的脚踏实地、低调酷感以及不追逐潮流的特质。她继续演出和录制音乐,住在 1990 年购买的同一栋代顿房子里。她对独立摇滚的影响巨大,2025 年的个人巡演获得了评论界的好评。
早年生活与背景
Kim Deal 在俄亥俄州代顿市长大,与同卵双胞胎妹妹 Kelley 和哥哥 Kevin 一起生活。她的父亲 Robert 是赖特-帕特森空军基地的激光物理学家,母亲 Ann 有时会用卷对卷录音机录下 Kim 和 Kelley 四五岁时唱歌的声音。这对双胞胎喜欢听 AC/DC 和 Led Zeppelin 等硬摇滚乐队,11 岁时,Kim 用原声吉他学会了 Roger Miller 的《King of the Road》。
在郊区胡伯高地的韦恩高中,Deal 曾是啦啦队员,成绩优异,但经常与权威发生冲突。她和 Kelley 在十几岁时开始写歌和弹吉他,高中时组建了一支名为 The Breeders 的民谣乐队。毕业后,Kim 就读于几所大学,包括俄亥俄州立大学,之后从凯特林医学艺术学院获得了医学实验室技术副学士学位。她曾在医学实验室上夜班,后来在一家服装店拆包丝绸衬衫并制作“强力蝴蝶结”。
1985 年,她与 John Murphy 结婚并搬到波士顿。1986 年 1 月,她回应了 Charles Thompson IV(Black Francis)和 Joey Santiago 在波士顿报纸上刊登的分类广告,他们正在寻找一位喜欢 Peter, Paul and Mary 和 Hüsker Dü 的女贝斯手。尽管她只弹过吉他,但她参加了试镜并加入了后来成为 Pixies 的乐队。
职业发展
Kim Deal 于 1986 年 1 月加入 Pixies,在专辑《Come on Pilgrim》(1987 年)和《Surfer Rosa》(1988 年)中使用了艺名 Mrs. John Murphy。在《Surfer Rosa》中,她的歌曲《Gigantic》成为一首突出曲目。在《Doolittle》(1989 年)和 Pixies 休整后,她于 1989 年与 Tanya Donelly、Josephine Wiggs 和 Britt Walford 组建了 Breeders 乐队。乐队的首张专辑《Pod》(1990 年)获得了评论界的好评,不久后她的双胞胎妹妹 Kelley 取代了 Donelly。
Pixies 于 1993 年初解散,Deal 将全部精力重新投入到 Breeders 乐队。乐队于 1993 年发行了《Last Splash》,该专辑获得白金销量并推出了热门歌曲《Cannonball》。1995 年,在 Breeders 休整期间,她以 Tammy Ampersand 的名义组建了 the Amps 乐队,并发行了专辑《Pacer》。在康复治疗后,她重组了 Breeders 乐队,发行了《Title TK》(2002 年)和《Mountain Battles》(2008 年)。她还在 2004 年至 2013 年间与 Pixies 重组,之后离开以专注于 Breeders 的《Last Splash》20 周年巡演。
2018 年,Breeders 发行了《All Nerve》,这是自 1993 年以来经典阵容的首次重聚。2024 年,Deal 发行了她的首张个人专辑《Nobody Loves You More》,并于 2025 年 3 月开始了 25 个城市的个人巡演,现场表演获得了广泛赞誉。
职业生涯年表
公众形象与风格
名气与粉丝圈
Kim Deal commands a fanbase defined by its quiet reverence rather than chaotic adoration. Unlike the organized, campaign-driven tribes of modern pop stardom, her following is an organic network of alternative rock enthusiasts and indie historians who value artistic integrity over celebrity proximity. There is no official moniker for this collective; they are simply listeners drawn to a figure who has consistently maintained distance from the spotlight since the late 1980s. This audience reveres her 'vanishing act' narrative, the pattern of stepping away from industry demands only to reemerge with renewed creative force, as a core tenet of her mythology. They celebrate the 30th anniversary of Last Splash not with street shutdowns or mass fainting, but with deep reflection on how her melodic basslines shaped a generation of sound. Her recent solo work in 2024 and 2025 reinforces this bond, proving her relevance without seeking validation through traditional fame metrics. iFANN has evaluated her global standing and determined that she does not currently hold a placement in the published Global Top 1,000 rankings or any Top-100 scope list. She remains an unranked icon whose influence is measured in enduring legacy rather than chart position.
趣闻与传奇
Kim Deal adopted the stage name Mrs. John Murphy for the Pixies' early albums as a joke, noting it was uncool to be a married girl in a band, before later using Tammy Ampersand for her side project the Amps. She and her twin sister Kelley formed a folk band called The Breeders while still in high school, years before the actual group achieved mainstream success. Before joining the music scene, she studied medical laboratory technology and worked night shifts at a lab, having previously unpacked silk shirts and made power bows at a dress shop in 1981. She purchased her Dayton home in 1990 with an advance from the Pixies' Doolittle album, turning the basement into a legendary studio where the magic happens. A widely retold story in indie rock lore concerns her role in shaping the sound of 1990s alternative music while remaining largely invisible to the general public. Fans often reference the 1993 release of Last Splash and the hit single Cannonball as a cornerstone of her career, alongside the verified folklore that Kelley's sobriety saved the band. Recent accounts of her 2025 solo tour highlight her ability to maintain punk energy and cool demeanor, cementing her status as an artist who operates entirely on her own terms.
著名语录
“It's really uncool to be a married girl in a band. So of course, I loved it.”
“I remember the exact song that I wrote. I was 15, and it was in my dad's room, bedroom, and he was finishing getting ready, and I brought my piece of paper, and I sang my song that I wrote to him.”
“I got the house in '90, and I started — The Breeders came down in 92. The Pixies had gotten some do-little money, like an advance or something. I don't even know how much it was now, but it was enough for me to pay for a down payment on a house.”
家庭与个人生活
Kim Deal 的父亲 Robert Edward Deal 是赖特-帕特森空军基地的激光物理学家。她的母亲 Ann 有一台卷对卷录音机,有时会录下 Kim 和她的双胞胎妹妹 Kelley 唱歌的声音。Kim 有一个哥哥名叫 Kevin。父母都来自西弗吉尼亚州的煤矿区。
Kim 和她的同卵双胞胎 Kelley 出生于 1961 年 6 月 10 日。自 1992 年以来,Kelley 一直是她在 Breeders 乐队中的音乐伙伴,接替了原吉他手 Tanya Donelly。这对双胞胎关系密切,经常谈到她们共同的音乐成长经历。Kim 在 15 岁时写了她的第一首歌,并在父亲准备时唱给他听。
Kim Deal 没有孩子。她住在俄亥俄州代顿市,那是她 1990 年用 Pixies 的预付款购买的房子。她没有已知的宠物。
重要关系
恋情与交往史
Kim Deal 于 1985 年至 1988 年与 John Murphy 结婚。婚后她搬到了他的家乡波士顿。Deal 在 Pixies 早期专辑中使用艺名 Mrs. John Murphy 作为玩笑,她说“在乐队里当已婚女孩真的很不酷”。这段婚姻在 Pixies 开始走红时结束,两人没有孩子。
离婚后,Deal 将个人生活保持得非常私密。可靠消息来源没有报道过任何已确认的恋情、订婚或婚姻。她没有已知的子女。截至 2026 年,Deal 未公开处于恋爱关系,似乎单身,居住在俄亥俄州代顿。
- 已婚John Murphy1985 - 1988结婚并搬到波士顿;婚姻在 Pixies 走红时结束。
2026年薪资与身价
$10 Million
iFANN编辑团队估算
Per iFANN's editorial analysis, Kim Deal's estimated net worth stands at $10 Million as of 2026. This financial standing reflects four decades of sustained activity in the music industry, driven by album sales, touring revenue, and publishing royalties. The platinum certification of The Breeders' Last Splash generated significant income, while songwriting credits on Pixies classics like Gigantic and Breeders hits like Cannonball provide ongoing streams of revenue. Deal earned substantial earnings from multiple tours with the Pixies between 2004 and 2013, alongside the Breeders' reunion tours. In 2024, she released her debut solo album Nobody Loves You More and embarked on a 25-city solo tour in 2025, adding new revenue channels to her portfolio. She owns a home in Dayton, Ohio, which she purchased in 1990 with a Pixies advance. Deal has maintained a modest lifestyle throughout her career, with no reported major investments or business ventures outside of music.
奖项与荣誉
代表作
Nobody Loves You More
2024 · Solo album
Cannonball
1993 · Songwriter and performer with the Breeders
Gigantic
1988 · Songwriter and performer with the Pixies
Last Splash
1993 · Album with the Breeders
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- 职业
- singer, vocalist, singer-songwriter
- 出生
- June 10, 1961
- 出生地
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- 性别
- 女
- 星座
- Gemini
个人资料
- 全名
- Kimberley Ann Deal
- 身高
- 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- 教育
- Wayne High School, Huber Heights, Ohio; Ohio State University (attended); Kettering College of Medical Arts (associate degree in medical laboratory technology)
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