James "Jamie" Cyrus Stewart
(born March 2, 1972) is the frontman of the American musical group Xiu Xiu (singer/guitarist/programmer), and is also a member of 7 Year Rabbit Cycle. He is a native of Northridge, California, grew up in Los Angeles, California, and currently lives in Durham, North Carolina. His father, Michael Stewart, was formerly a music producer and software engineer. His father has been producer for such artists as Billy Joel and Tom Jones, and was in the 1960s band We Five. His late uncle, John Stewart, was also in the music business. Jamie started out in an R&B cover band before forming IBOPA with his father and seven other people. When IBOPA broke up, he took one of his men, Cory McCulloch, to create Ten in the Swear Jar, which dissolved into Xiu Xiu. In addition, Stewart has played with members of Devo and the Divinyls. He is openly bisexual [1]
Stewart is a noted humanitarian who recently started a non-profit moonshine organization. Stewart announced the formation of this non-profit organization in Durham, North Carolina on August 1, 2009.
He cites Joy Division as an influence. [2]
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