John Andrew Fredrick (born August 29, 1957, in
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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) is a singer, songwriter, vocalist, and novelist. He is a member of
The Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...
, an indie rock band, and is the author of four works of comic fiction and one book of film criticism. He earned a Ph.D. from
UC Santa Barbara in 1985.
Fredrick has taught Writing About Film and Literature as well as Freshman English at UCSB, the University of Southern California,
Loyola Marymount University, and
Santa Monica College.
He lives in
Angelino Heights, Los Angeles. His abstract paintings of "Great Books" are on display at
Santa Monica College in Drescher Hall.
Bibliography
*''The Knucklehead Chronicles'' Full Court Press (2008)
*''The King of Good Intentions'' Verse Chorus Press (2013)
*''The King of Good Intentions II'' Rare Bird Books, A Barnacle Book (2015)
*''Your Caius Aquilla'' Rare Bird Books, A Barnacle Book (2017)
*''Fucking Innocent: The Early Films of Wes Anderson'' Rare Bird Books (2017)
References
Living people
1957 births
University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
American male singer-songwriters
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