NICK ZINNER

'Nick Zinner' (born Nicholas Joseph Zinner on December 8, 1974) is the guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He is known for his "unmistakable"^[1] wild hair, skinny physique, and pale appearance.

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Career

Zinner is also a member of the band Head Wound City along with members from The Locust and The Blood Brothers^[2]
Since 2001, Zinner has many collaborative efforts under his belt with such acts as TV on the Radio, Har Mar Superstar, Ronnie Spector^[3] and, more recently, The Horrors. He contributed guitar and keyboard to several tracks on Bright Eyes' 2005 album Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, and went on tour with the band as a full member.
Zinner produced the re-mix of the track 'Compliments' on British group Bloc Party's 2005 album 'Silent Alarm Remixed,' and has remixed The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower's song, "INRI," on their INRI ep. Zinner has also remixed Single Frame's song, "People are Germs," in addition to appearing in the music video.
Additionally, Zinner is an accomplished photographer. He studied photography at Bard College and has released three separate collections of his work: ''No Seats On the Party Car'' (2001), ''Slept in Beds'' (2003) and ''I Hope You Are All Happy Now'' (2004), which features an introduction written by director Jim Jarmusch. All three books are available at Amazon.com
Nick is also a vegan and involved with the animal rights group, PETA. He has tattoos in different places including one of a star on his arm, one of a "nig jig" Leftover Crack symbol on his leg, and another of a heart on his finger. Zinner listened to metal bands while growing up, and cites Mötley Crüe and Glenn Danzig as major influences.

References

1. Lazy-i Interview with Nick Zinner, April 2006
2. auralminority Interview with Nick Zinner, 7 September, 2005
3. Pitchfork Record Review | Ronnie Spector: The Last of the Rock Stars, 6 June 2006

Nick Zinner also studied photography in Paris, France in 2001 before meeting Karen O.

External links

★ Yeah Yeah Yeahs Official Site

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★ Nick Zinner at Discogs

★ I Hope You Are All Happy Now Book by Nicholas Zinner

★ Nick Zinner's Interview with Gothamist

★ Nick Zinner's Interview with Alexander Laurence

★ Nick Zinner at Aural Minority