What is St. Vincent's real name and where was she born?
St. Vincent's real name is Anne Erin Clark. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the 28th of September, 1982, and grew up in Dallas, Texas, after moving there at age 7.
Questions about St. Vincent (musician)
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Where does the name St. Vincent come from?
The name comes from a Nick Cave song, "There She Goes, My Beautiful World", which references St. Vincent's Hospital in New York as the place where poet Dylan Thomas died. Clark also shares the name with her great-grandmother, whose middle name was St. Vincent.
How many Grammy Awards has St. Vincent won?
St. Vincent has won six Grammy Awards. Three are for Best Alternative Music Album, for the albums St. Vincent, Daddy's Home, and All Born Screaming, giving her the record for most wins in that category as a female soloist.
Did St. Vincent co-write Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer?
Yes. St. Vincent is credited as a co-writer on "Cruel Summer" along with Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff. The song appeared on Swift's 2019 album Lover and later reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
What guitar does St. Vincent play?
In recent years, St. Vincent has primarily played her signature Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent guitar. The original model, called the St. Vincent HHH, was released in 2016 with three mini-humbuckers and a custom color called Vincent Blue, which Clark personally hand-mixed.
What was St. Vincent's ranking on Rolling Stone's greatest guitarists list?
Rolling Stone named St. Vincent the 26th-greatest guitarist of all time in 2023, one of several publications to list her among the best guitarists of the 21st century.