# Jason Pierce > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Pierce > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Pierce.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Pierce > Source revision: 1326828227 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English singer-songwriter & guitarist (born 1965)}} {{about|the British musician|the Canadian musician|Jason Pierce (drummer)|those of a similar name|Jason Pearce (disambiguation)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jason Pierce | image = Spiritualized 2009.05.29 007.jpg | caption = Jason Pierce, 2009 | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Jason Andrew Pierce | alias = J. Spaceman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|11|19}} | death_date = | origin = [Rugby](/source/Rugby%2C_Warwickshire), England | instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, [banjo](/source/banjo), [dulcimer](/source/Appalachian_dulcimer), [autoharp](/source/autoharp), harmonica | genre = [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock), [space rock](/source/space_rock), [neo-psychedelia](/source/neo-psychedelia), [art rock](/source/art_rock), [experimental rock](/source/experimental_rock) | occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter | years_active = 1982–present | label = }} '''Jason Andrew Pierce'''{{Cite web | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140530233725/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=PRS&cae=177155259&keyID=593326&keyname=PIERCE+JASON+ANDREW&querytype=WriterID | title=Songwriter/Composer: PIERCE JASON ANDREW | archive-date=2014-05-30 | url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=PRS&cae=177155259&keyID=593326&keyname=PIERCE+JASON+ANDREW&querytype=WriterID}} (born 19 November 1965 in [Rugby](/source/Rugby%2C_Warwickshire)) is an English musician. Currently the frontman and sole permanent member of the band [Spiritualized](/source/Spiritualized), he previously co-fronted the [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) band [Spacemen 3](/source/Spacemen_3) with [Peter Kember](/source/Peter_Kember) from 1982 until 1991. He has worked under the name '''J. Spaceman'''. ==Music== In between his work with Spiritualized and Spacemen 3, Pierce has been active with a network of [free jazz](/source/free_jazz) players and [improvisers](/source/free_improvisation), collaborating with artists, including [Black Rebel Motorcycle Club](/source/Black_Rebel_Motorcycle_Club), [Dr. John](/source/Dr._John), [Primal Scream](/source/Primal_Scream), [Daniel Johnston](/source/Daniel_Johnston) and [Yoko Ono](/source/Yoko_Ono).{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} In 2006, Pierce released his first solo album, ''[Guitar Loops](/source/Guitar_Loops)'', a limited release on [Coxon and Wales](/source/Spring_Heel_Jack)'s Treader record label. Also in 2006, he composed the original score for an art installation called "Silent Sound"{{Cite web|url=http://www.silentsound.info/|title=Silent Sound|date=20 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720093013/http://www.silentsound.info/|archive-date=20 July 2011}} by British artists [Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard](/source/Iain_Forsyth_and_Jane_Pollard). The live performance at St. George's Hall in Liverpool was recorded and released as a limited edition signed and numbered CD. A second performance of Silent Sound took place in 2010 as part of the AV Festival, at Middlesbrough Town Hall. A second limited edition, a signed and numbered CD, was released. Between 6 and 8 February 2007, Pierce performed in a series of benefit concerts for the HOPING Foundation for Palestinian children. He provided some of the soundtrack for [Harmony Korine](/source/Harmony_Korine)'s 2007 film ''[Mister Lonely](/source/Mister_Lonely)''. In July 2008, Pierce sat down for an interview with [NPR](/source/NPR) before a concert at the [9:30 Club](/source/9%3A30_Club) in Washington, D.C. Both the interview and the concert can be heard on the NPR website.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2008/07/25/92754720/spiritualized-recorded-live-in-concert|title=Spiritualized in Concert|work=NPR |access-date=12 May 2020}} He released a collaboration with [Matthew Shipp](/source/Matthew_Shipp) entitled ''Spaceshipp'' on the Treader label in 2008. Pierce has worked on various solo projects, including the remixing of singles by LFO, Global Communication, and the 22-20's. His song "Lay It Down Slow" was used for the finale of the hit US drama series ''[Prison Break](/source/Prison_Break)''. In 2015, he played guitar on the [Ariel Pink](/source/Ariel_Pink) song ["Dayzed Inn Daydreams"](/source/Pom_Pom_(album)).{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-ariel-pink-15791 |title=Ariel Pink – 'Pom Pom'|website=NME |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233358/http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-ariel-pink-15791 |archive-date=9 April 2018 |url-status=dead}} == Personal life == Jason lives with his partner and two children in the [East End](/source/East_End) of London.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/jason-pierce-on-drugs-and-mortality-khfx8bsjr90|title=Jason Pierce on drugs and mortality|website=The Times|access-date=12 May 2020}} In the 1990s, Pierce was in a relationship with [Kate Radley](/source/Kate_Radley), who was also a member of Spiritualized. In 1995, Radley married [Richard Ashcroft](/source/Richard_Ashcroft), the then lead singer of [the Verve](/source/the_Verve).{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/spiritualized-the-verve-and-1997s-biggest-secret-love-triangle/|title=Spiritualized, The Verve, and 1997's Biggest Secret Love Triangle|website=Vice.com|date=16 June 2017 |access-date=15 September 2021}} Pierce was seriously ill with [pneumonia](/source/pneumonia) in 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1506094/spiritualizeds-pierce-recovering-after-brushes-with-death/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910064735/http://www.mtv.com/news/1506094/spiritualizeds-pierce-recovering-after-brushes-with-death/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2014|title=Spiritualized's Pierce Recovering After Brushes With Death|first=James|last=Montgomery|publisher=MTV News|access-date=12 May 2020}} Both his lungs had filled with liquid; the {{convert|5|foot|11|in|cm}}-tall musician's weight plunged to {{convert|7|stone|kg lb}} and his heart stopped beating twice.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/nov/17/popandrock12|title=Dave Simpson interviews Jason Pierce|first=Dave|last=Simpson|date=17 November 2006|work=The Guardian|access-date=12 May 2020}} In an early 2012 interview,{{cite interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SlXFoZKSms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912223946/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SlXFoZKSms|last=Pierce|first=Jason|interviewer=Billy Goodman|archive-date=12 September 2020|url-status=bot: unknown|title=Spiritualized on Embracing Pop, Undergoing Chemo|date=13 March 2012|via=YouTube|access-date=12 May 2020}} Pierce mentioned he had been under chemotherapy during the recordings of the 2012 Spiritualized album, ''[Sweet Heart Sweet Light](/source/Sweet_Heart_Sweet_Light)''. He does not specify the diagnosis for this treatment, but he jokes about it, saying that these are drugs he does not recommend to anybody. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{Spacemen 3}} {{Spiritualized}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierce, Jason}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:English male songwriters Category:English male singers Category:English rock guitarists Category:English male guitarists Category:Entertainers from Rugby, Warwickshire Category:People educated at Lawrence Sheriff School Category:Spiritualized members Category:Space rock musicians Category:Spacemen 3 members --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jason Pierce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Pierce) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Pierce?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.