My Take
Arto Lindsay is one of those artists who makes you question everything you thought you knew about music, and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. Born in Virginia but raised in Brazil, he absorbed bossa nova and tropicália at a formative level, and that collision with New York's no wave scene in the late 1970s — as a founding member of the abrasive, gloriously chaotic trio DNA — produced something genuinely unlike anything else. The man plays guitar as if the instrument owes him nothing, all clatter and controlled dissonance, yet he'll pivot to singing the most tender, almost classical Brazilian melody you've ever heard. His 1980s project Ambitious Lovers leaned further into that sensuality without losing the edge. Decades in, he's still out there making records that refuse to be filed anywhere neatly, and I find that quietly heroic.
Overview
Arthur Morgan "Arto" Lindsay (born May 28, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He was a member of the pioneering 1970s no wave group DNA, which featured on the 1978 compilation No New York. In the 1980s, he formed the group Ambitious Lovers. He also performed with the Golden Palominos and the Lounge Lizards.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arto Lindsay
- Name (Japanese)
- アート・リンゼイ
- Reading
- あーと・りんぜい
- Born
- May 28, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / composer / record producer / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://artolindsay.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BC%E3%82%A4
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.