Nels Cline
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Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956)<ref name="wsj">Template:Citation</ref> is an American guitarist and composer. He has been a guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004.
In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist. He has worked with musicians in punk and alternative rock such as Carla Bozulich and the Geraldine Fibbers, Mike Watt and Thurston Moore. He leads the Nels Cline Singers, Nels Cline Trio, and the Nels Cline 4.Template:Cn
Cline was named the 82nd greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2011.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Career
Cline began to play guitar at age 12 when his twin brother Alex Cline started playing drums. The brothers developed together musically, playing in a rock band called Homogenized Goo.<ref name="Village Voice">Template:Cite news</ref> Both graduated from University High School. Cline cites hearing a recording of Jimi Hendrix performing "Manic Depression" as a defining moment in his decision to become a guitarist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Cline has performed on over 150 albums in jazz, pop, rock, country, and experimental music. He was featured in a cover story by Guitar Player magazine for his work with the rock band Wilco.<ref>Steadfast Inclinations. Barry Cleveland. Guitar Player. March 2005.</ref>
Personal life
Cline is married to Yuka Honda of Cibo Matto.<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="gilbert-2011">Template:Cite web</ref> Their wedding was in Honda's hometown in Japan in November 2010.<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="gilbert-2011"/> They met through Mike Watt when he assembled the group Floored by Four.<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="music-illuminati">Template:Cite web</ref> Cline joined Honda as a guest guitarist in the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono band for their tour in 2010.<ref name="latimes">Template:Cite web</ref> Cline joined Honda and her band Cibo Matto at the 2015 Solid Sound Festival.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Discography
- Angelica (1988)
- The Inkling (2000)
- Destroy All Nels Cline (2001)
- New Monastery (2006)
- Coward (2009)
- Dirty Baby (2010)
- Lovers (2016)
- Currents, Constellations (2018)
- Consentrik Quartet (2025)
References
External links
- Official Website
- Q&A about Cline's DIRTY BABY project
- State of Mind - Conversation with Nels Cline - June 2007
- State of Mind - Conversation with Nels Cline - May 2012
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Avant-garde jazz musicians
- American male composers
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American guitarists
- American jazz guitarists
- American rock guitarists
- American male guitarists
- University High School (Los Angeles) alumni
- Wilco members
- Guitarists from Los Angeles
- 20th-century American composers
- American male jazz musicians
- Big Walnuts Yonder members
- The Nels Cline Singers members
- Atavistic Records artists
- Enja Records artists
- Mack Avenue Records artists
- RogueArt artists