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.
Overview
Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American musician. She was the original bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band the Pixies from 1986 to 1993 and again from 2004 to 2013. She is the frontwoman of the Breeders, which she formed in 1989. Deal joined the Pixies in January 1986, adopting the stage name Mrs. John Murphy for the albums Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa.
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 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / vocalist / singer-songwriter / guitarist / bass guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Wayne High School
- University
- Ohio State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
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
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.