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Outsider music is music performed either by social outsiders, who have no or few associates in the mainstream music business, or by musicians who choose to live and work in seclusion, often due to compromising behavioral or psychological conditions. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big Outsider music reflects these conditions in various ways. Lyrics are often bizarre or emotionally stark and songs may show a great ignorance or disregard for structural conventions or popular trends in mainstream music. Also, outsider musicians frequently have no formal training and/or significant music skills in the traditional sense. The end result is music that is much stranger and more abrasive than more popular musical styles. Outsider music is a form of outsider art. The term Outsider Art was coined by Art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut (aʁ bʁu meaning "raw art"

By definition, outsider music has very few outlets and most outsider musicians (save those such as Syd Barrett and Skip Spence who became popular before becoming recluses) come to be known through word of mouth, usually among communities of music collectors. Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence ( April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter best known Only a few, including Tiny Tim and Wesley Willis, have achieved much renown outside of a small coterie of devotees. Herbert Khaury ( April 12 1932 &ndash November 30 1996) better known by the Stage name Tiny Tim, was an American Wesley Willis (May 31 1963 &ndash August 21 2003 was a Busker Musician and Artist from Chicago. Outsider music is frequently praised by musicians with experimental leanings, such as avant-garde jazz saxophonist John Zorn. Avant-garde jazz (also known as avant-jazz) is a style of music and Improvisation that combines Avant-garde Art music and composition with The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record Kurt Cobain of Nirvana famously wore a shirt designed by outsider Daniel Johnston, whom Cobain admired. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22 1961 is an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Artist.

Some outsider musicians are famously awful and most of their audience considers them to be a surreal comedy act, something many of these performers realize and embrace. Examples include Florence Foster Jenkins, an American soprano who sang ear-splitting renditions of compositions far outside her range and Eilert Pilarm, a Swedish Elvis impersonator known for his utter lack of resemblance to Elvis Presley, as well as his questionable singing abilities and shaky command of the English language. Florence Foster Jenkins ( July 19, 1868 &ndash November 26, 1944) was an American Soprano who became famous for her complete The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Eilert Dahlberg (born April 4, 1953) who uses the Stage name Eilert Pilarm is a Swedish Elvis impersonator whose fame "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies famed American musician Elvis Presley, either as a Hobby, a Career in Entertainment A majority of outsider artists, however, are honestly appreciated for their unique and uncompromising styles of music.

There are arguably some links between outsider music and anti-folk: the emotion starkness, the lack of formal training and the humour. The music sub-genre known as anti-folk (or antifolk) takes the earnestness of politically charged 1960s music and subverts it into something else Jeffrey Lewis names his number one influence as Daniel Johnston, Syd Barrett was named the 'godfather' of antifolk's British strain in an unofficial poll and you can hear similarities between the tuneless singing styles of Wesley Willis and Paul Hawkins. Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20 1975 in New York City) is an American Anti-folk singer/songwriter and Comic book artist Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22 1961 is an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Artist. Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist Wesley Willis (May 31 1963 &ndash August 21 2003 was a Busker Musician and Artist from Chicago. Paul Hawkins is a London-based singer-songwriter who is a key figure in London's Antifolk scene However, one major difference is that while many outsider musicians are famous recluses, musicians regarded as 'antifolk' are usually grouped in a collective around a certain location (such as in New York or London). Hip-hop outsider musicians include the Australian Space G who uses raw recording techniques and space related lyrics.

A comprehensive guide to outsider music is Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music (2000) by music journalist and radio personality Irwin Chusid. Songs in the Key of Z is the title of a Book and two compilation CD albums 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Irwin Chusid (born 22 April 1951 based in Hoboken New Jersey, is a Journalist, music historian radio personality and self-described "landmark preservationist The book profiles several relatively well known outsider musicians and gives a definition to the term. The book inspired two companion compilation CDs, sold separately.

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Notable outsider bands

The Shaggs in 1968.
The Shaggs in 1968. The Shaggs were an American all-female rock group formed in Fremont New Hampshire in 1968

Notable outsider musicians

Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson

Further reading

External links

Irwin Chusid (born 22 April 1951 based in Hoboken New Jersey, is a Journalist, music historian radio personality and self-described "landmark preservationist UbuWeb is a large web-based educational resource for Avant-garde material available on the internet founded in 1996 by poet Kenneth Goldsmith.
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