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Kevin Shields

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Born 21 May 1963.

singer/guitarist/producer (My Bloody Valentine)

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Kevin Patrick Shields (born May 21, 1963) is an American-born, Irish-raised vocalist, guitarist, and producer of London-based, alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine.

After My Bloody Valentine went on hiatus in the early 90s, Shields had got work remixing and producing various musical acts. He has also played sporadically with Primal Scream since 1997. In 2003, he contributed music to the motion picture Lost in Translation, and was nominated a BAFTA for his efforts. More recently, Shields had provided musical accompaniment to Patti Smith's reading of her book The Coral Sea. In 2007, Shields announced that My Bloody Valentine had reunited and were recording new material.

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Performer Primal Scream XTRMNTR (2000)
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