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Anne Erin Clark , known professionally as St. Vincent, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

After studying at Berklee College of Music for three years, St. Vincent began her music career as a member of The Polyphonic Spree. She was also a member of Sufjan Stevens's touring band, before forming her own band in 2006. Her work has received consistent praise for its distinct musical style, which blends soft rock, experimental rock, electropop, and jazz influences. Her debut album was Marry Me , followed by Actor , Strange Mercy , St. Vincent , and Masseduction . She released a collaborative album with David Byrne in 2012 titled Love This Giant.

St. Vincent contributed backing vocals for Swans on their 2014 album To Be Kind. Her fourth solo album, the eponymous St. Vincent, was released that same year and was named album of the year by The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, NME, and Slant, as well as second best album of the year by Time. The album won her a Grammy for Best Alternative Album, her first Grammy award. She was the first solo female performer in 20 years to win a Grammy in that category. In 2018, St. Vincent was included twice in NPR's "200 Greatest songs by 21st Century Women" at number 181 with "Digital Witness" and number 38 with "Cruel".

✵ 28. September 1982
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St. Vincent (musician) Quotes

“Your skin's so fair its not fair”

St. Vincent (musician)

"Your Lips Are Red"
Marry Me (2007)

“Oh but I'd pay anything to keep my conscience clean.
I'm keeping my eyes on the the exit sign. Steady now.”

St. Vincent (musician)

"The Party"
Actor (2009)

“You're a supplement, You're a salve,
You're a bandage, pull it off
I can quit you, cut it out.
You're a patient, iron lung.”

St. Vincent (musician)

Official video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZW9NYX6JZA "An Actor Out Of Work" rehearsal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vIbiw_snd4
Actor (2009)

“Let's pour wine in coffee cups and drive around the neighborhood
And shine the headlights on houses until all the news is good.”

St. Vincent (musician)

"The Neighbors"
Actor (2009)

Coffee , Wine , Housing

“What would the neighbors think?
Oh no! If they only knew.”

St. Vincent (musician)

"The Neighbors"
Actor (2009)

Thinking

“Leaden trumpets spit the soot of power they say
"I'm on your side when nobody is, cause nobody is.
Come sit right here and sleep while I slip poison in your ear"”

St. Vincent (musician)

"Paris Is Burning"
Paris Is Burning (2006)

Sleep

“Honey can you reach the spots that need oiling and fixing.
H E L P Help Me.”

St. Vincent (musician)

"Marrow"
Actor (2009)

Help

“I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron.”

St. Vincent (musician)

"Marrow"
Actor (2009)

“I'm just the same but brand new
And anything you wrote I checked for codes and clues.”

St. Vincent (musician)

"Just the Same but Brand New"
Actor (2009)

“Tell the truth now
Your heart is a strange little orange to peel
What's the deal?”

St. Vincent (musician)

"Human Racing"
Marry Me (2007)

Truth , Heart

“Bodies like wrecking balls fuck, fuck with dynamite.”

St. Vincent (musician)

"The Sequel"
Actor (2009)