Storm Large
(born Susan Storm Large
, June 25, 1969) is a singer best known as a contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova
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Career
Soon after leaving the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1989, Large moved to
San Francisco to pursue music instead of acting. She formed the bands FlowerSF, Storm and her Dirty Mouth, and Storm, Inc. Storm, Inc. featured Shaunna Hall of
4 Non Blondes and
P-Funk fame as a rhythm guitarist. Shaunna was featured on
The Calm Years
LP and toured with the band for a few months after the album's release. Storm sometimes performed as the duo Storm and Michael or Storm and Friends. In 2002, she left San Francisco to attend the
Western Culinary Institute in
Portland, Oregon, where she was convinced by friends to sing again.
The Balls
The Balls, also known as Storm and the Balls, was formed in May/June 2002 after Large moved to Portland from San Francisco. The Balls drew what local media
[specify] call a "cult-like" following in clubs, primarily during Wednesday night shows at
Dante's, where they perform "lounge-core,
mash-up" renditions of artists ranging from
ABBA,
Billy Idol,
Motörhead and
Olivia Newton-John as well as their own compositions. Large worked part-time as a bartender at Dante's when not touring with The Balls.
The pianist of The Balls, James Beaton, was also a touring musician for
Everclear from 1998 to 2001. Drummer Brian Parnell was formerly in the band Motherload.
Drumattica
During live shows, Storm has filled in for
Jen Folker on vocals alongside
Rob Wynia (of
Floater) with
Drumattica out of Portland.
San Francisco
Before moving to Portland, she performed in the
San Francisco Bay Area with her former bands Storm Inc., Storm and Her Dirty Mouth, and FlowerSF.
During that time, she tended bar at Rat and Raven in
Noe Valley.
Theatre
Large played
Sally Bowles in a
Portland Center Stage (PCS) production of the
musical Cabaret
.
PCS is also the site of the premiere of her autobiographical musical
Crazy Enough
.
[1]
Television
Rock Star
Large is most widely known for her appearances as a contestant on
Rock Star: Supernova
. She was eliminated on September 6, 2006 (in the last show before the season finale). After elimination, host
Dave Navarro recorded a guitar track for her single
Ladylike
and she was slated to open for the band
Rock Star Supernova on tour in January 2007, though she and fellow contestant
Magni Ásgeirsson were dropped from the billing for financial reasons.
[2] On
October 14,
2006,
Ladylike
debuted at #5 on
Billboard's "Hot Singles Sales" chart.
Other appearances
In addition to being a contestant on Rock Star: Supernova, Large appeared as a guest on
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
on September 11, 2006. She discussed her childhood (and her unique name) with Ellen and performed
Queen's "
We Are the Champions" with Paul Mirkovich from the
Rock Star: Supernova
house band accompanying her on piano.
On September 26, 2006, Large sang
The Star-Spangled Banner on the second season finale of
ESPN reality television show
The Contender
. She performed the national anthem again on November 4, 2006 at the
Portland Trail Blazers' opening home game of their 2006-2007 NBA season. The broadcast appeared on
Fox Sports Northwest, the Seattle and Portland affiliate of Fox Sports Net.
Discography
Studio albums
Album Name
| Release
| Storm's Alias
|
Big Daddy Large
| 1995
| FlowerSF
|
Storm and Her Dirty Mouth
| 1998
| Storm and Her Dirty Mouth
|
The Calm Years
| 2000
| Storm Inc.
|
Hanging With The Balls
| 2003
| The Balls
|
Vasectomy
| 2005
| The Balls
|
Ladylike Side One
| June 5, 2007
| Storm Large
|
Singles
Single Name
| Note
| Release Date
|
Ladylike
| Storm and The Balls
| 2006
|
Ladylike
| Featuring Dave Navarro
| 2006
|
Other album appearances
- "Little Drummer Boy" (as FlowerSF) on Christmas Time in San Francisco
by Various Artists 1995
- "Ego" (as FlowerSF) on She's a Rebel
by Various Artists 1997
- "About You," "Let Go" on Infinite Syndrome
by Bugs 1997
- "I'm not alright", "Lust", "Superman", "Ima Yora", "Geraldine", "Crazy Love" on Storm & her dirty mouth
by Storm & her dirty mouth 1998
- "You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore (Ruff Mix)" on You Are Here
by Insecto 1999
- "Rape Me" (as Storm Inc.) on Nearvana: San Francisco
by Various Artists 2002
- "Down," "Lovetractors 4 Sale" on Planet of the Fish
by Alien Lovestock 2004
- "Valentine's Day," "Closer Closer," "Ruin Everything" on Sessions at East
by Auditory Sculpture 2006
- "Asylum Road" on Dearly Departed
by Various Artists 2008
Personal life
Large was born and raised in rural
Southborough, Massachusetts. Since around age five, Large has been singing and writing songs. She graduated in 1987 from
St. Mark's School, a prestigious private school whose
alumni include Ben Bradlee, Prince Hashim of Jordan, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt III. Her father Henry is a history and religion teacher there, as well as the football team coach.
After high school, she attended the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
[3], where she earned an associates degree in 1989.
Large has lived in Portland since 2002.
She is openly bisexual,
[4] though she dislikes the term and instead calls herself "sexually omnivorous," and has spoken about her early sexual activity and drug use. "I started having sex before the eighth grade, and I was addicted to heroin by the age of 21".
She currently is in a long-term relationship with David Loprinzi, II (AKA Davey Nipples) of the bands
Everclear (c.1998-c.2001) and
Sweaty Nipples (c.1987-199?). He is also the bassist of The Balls.
References
- Storm Large bares it all in her autobiographical musical, 'Crazy Enough'
- More Problems for Rockstar Supernova
- Storm Large: The bare facts
- Storm Goes Large