JAMES MERCER (MUSICIAN)

'James Russell Mercer' (born December 26 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American guitarist and rock musician. He attended high school in both England and Germany. He is currently the lead singer/songwriter for The Shins, an indie rock group that formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1997. In 2002, the band relocated to Portland, Oregon, the given location stated on the band's official MySpace page [1].
His father was a fan of The Music Man, and James named his band The Shins after the family in the musical.
His musical influences include The Smiths, The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Beach Boys and The Jesus and Mary Chain.^[1]
Mercer also sang backup vocals on the tracks "Florida", "Missed The Boat" and "We've Got Everything" on Modest Mouse's 2007 album ''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank''.
Mercer is known to play a yellow Les Paul Special Doublecut.

References

1. http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,1982985,00.html.

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