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My Take
Kim Deal is one of those musicians who makes everything she touches feel effortlessly cool, and I mean that in the best possible way. She answered a newspaper ad in 1986 — basically a cattle call — and ended up becoming the secret weapon of the Pixies, holding down bass lines and harmonies that gave songs like Gigantic and Where Is My Mind their emotional anchor. Then she went ahead and co-founded the Breeders on the side, because apparently one landmark band wasn't enough. Cannonball alone would cement her legacy. What I love about Deal is that she never chased mainstream validation — she's a Dayton, Ohio kid who stayed weird and warm and utterly herself across four decades, and the indie rock world is genuinely better for it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Deal
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・ディール
- Reading
- きむ・でぃーる
- Born
- June 10, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- singer / vocalist / singer-songwriter / guitarist / bass guitarist
2. Background
- High school
- Wayne High School
- University
- Ohio State University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://kimdealmusic.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was Kim Deal born?
Born June 10, 1961 (age 65).
Where is Kim Deal from?
Kim Deal is from Dayton, Ohio, United States.
What does Kim Deal do?
Kim Deal works as singer, vocalist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.