Jello Biafra Musical artist

Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958) is the former lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys, and is currently a musician and spoken word artist. After he left the Dead Kennedys, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations.Politically, Biafra is a member of the Green Party of the United States and actively supports various political causes. He ran for the party's Presidential nomination in 2000, finishing second to Ralph Nader. He is a staunch believer in a free society, who utilizes shock value and advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics, in the leftist tradition of the Yippies, to highlight issues of civil rights and social justice.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Boucher Eric Reed (birth name) Occupant Count Ringworm Osama McDonald
Birth date	June 17, 1958
Birth place	Boulder Colorado , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1976
associated musical artist	Dead Kennedys Tool (band) D.O.A. (band) 1000 Homo DJs Leftöver Crack Nomeansno Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine Pansy Division Lard (band) Body Count Melvins Sepultura Napalm Death The Offspring Butthole Surfers Ministry (band) Mojo Nixon Revolting Cocks The No WTO Combo Métal Urbain Tumor Circus Brujeria (band) Al Jourgensen Pennywise (band)
Background	Solo singer
genre	Punk rock Spoken word
instrument	Singing
record label	Alternative Tentacles