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Michael Penn (born August 1, 1958, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the son of actor/director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, and the brother of actors Sean Penn and the late Chris Penn.
Prior to the release of his 1989 debut album March, Penn performed the song “This & That” with his band The Pull on a 1987 episode of Saturday Night Live. Before that, he was a member of the Los Angeles band Doll Congress and had appeared as an extra on a few television series, including St. Elsewhere.
March, particularly the first single, “No Myth,” brought Penn attention, as well as the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. Penn’s follow-up albums Free-for-All (1992), Resigned (1997) and MP4: Days Since a Lost Time Accident (2000) weren’t able to match the success of March, although critics praised his songcraft.
Penn met fellow singer-songwriter Aimee Mann in the late 1980s, and during the recording of her album I’m With Stupid (to which Penn contributed vocals), the two struck up a friendship, which blossomed into romance and their 1997 marriage. Together with manager Michael Hausman they formed United Musicians, which is based on the idea of allowing artists to keep copyright ownership of their works and to assist with their promotion and distribution. Penn and Mann live in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. They have no children, but Penn has a son from a previous marriage.
Prior to the release of his 1989 debut album March, Penn performed the song “This & That” with his band The Pull on a 1987 episode of Saturday Night Live. Before that, he was a member of the Los Angeles band Doll Congress and had appeared as an extra on a few television series, including St. Elsewhere.
March, particularly the first single, “No Myth,” brought Penn attention, as well as the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. Penn’s follow-up albums Free-for-All (1992), Resigned (1997) and MP4: Days Since a Lost Time Accident (2000) weren’t able to match the success of March, although critics praised his songcraft.
Penn met fellow singer-songwriter Aimee Mann in the late 1980s, and during the recording of her album I’m With Stupid (to which Penn contributed vocals), the two struck up a friendship, which blossomed into romance and their 1997 marriage. Together with manager Michael Hausman they formed United Musicians, which is based on the idea of allowing artists to keep copyright ownership of their works and to assist with their promotion and distribution. Penn and Mann live in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. They have no children, but Penn has a son from a previous marriage.
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LUCE08 wrote:
I may not be a fan of his brother Sean but I do really like Michael though
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LightFireI wrote:
Walter Reed is totally amazing.
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connorshawsongs wrote:
you have a great taste in music!! I think you might enjoy this :) !? http://www.last.fm/music/Connor+Shaw music is a community :) peace.love
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demetripolitis wrote:
help a struggling songwriter, download my free albums here: http://demetripolitis.bandcamp.com/
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abfdrumz wrote:
True story: way back in the mid-'90s, I made a mix of Michael Penn's songs alternating with Aimee Mann's, before I had any idea that they knew each other/would tour together/were engaged, because their songs just seemed to fit so well next to each other. You're probably going to call me a liar, and I probably would too, and there's no way I can prove otherwise. Point is, it's fun to try, if you're so inclined. All hail the happy couple and their mutually wonderful songs.
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Hello.. - Please visit my new Group „Singer-Songwriter of the week“ Link is http://www.lastfm.de/group/Singer-Songwriter+of+the+Week Here can you vote for songwriter each week and so we created a Hall Of Fame. The Idea for the Group came from here: http://www.lastfm.de/group/Country+Artist+of+the+Week
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Sliver__ wrote:
wow! very nice lyrics and sounds
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abfdrumz wrote:
So much good work, and one couldn't ask for much more from the best-of.
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aleomarla wrote:
love him.....
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azty wrote:
=D loser movie
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johnny_nightowl wrote:
Please vote for any another photo. This main photo doesn't appear in any widgets because of it's too small.
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danieljbeason wrote:
Er, ah... late 80's not early 90's. My bad, I was eight years old when this song came out.
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danieljbeason wrote:
Heard an acoustic version of this recently on Sirius. It sort of scratched off the expiration date left by the early 90's production on the original track. Than on the other hand- that's part of the fun of this track. It IS pretty early 90's to be running around in black jeans anyway.
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takeawalk wrote:
obviously way superior to his brothers
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Barrettmann wrote:
PEDAZO DE TÍO MÁQUINA. LLEVA 4 DISCO Y NO LO CONOCE NI SU PADRE, vergonzoso, ¿quien coño es su mánager para cortarle los cataplines?
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a4lem wrote:
Walter Reed <3
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rainbow_tart wrote:
i love dr. house, he shows me so much good music (:
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meway wrote:
Walter Reed is so awesome... I wish I could find his album in France, but as well... We suck.. :/
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der-basstian wrote:
yeah, finally a best-of worth buying both for noobs and fans. dig it.
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misterpockets wrote:
I can't get over how amazing the new version of Cupid's Got a Brand New Gun, from Palms & Runes, Tarot & Tea is. That song alone was worth the purchase of this collection. Just brilliant.
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