Kurt Preston Brecht (born August 24, 1961) is an American vocalist best known for his work as the singer of

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band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles). He is also in a

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band called Pasadena Napalm Division (P.N.D.).

Career

D.R.I.

Born in

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, Brecht formed D.R.I. in 1982 when he was 21 years old, along with his brother Eric on drums,

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on guitar and Dennis Johnson on bass. After releasing their first album in 1983, D.R.I. experienced its first lineup change, with Eric and Dennis Johnson leaving the band in 1984. Since then, D.R.I. would go through many lineup changes, although Brecht has remained constant as the vocalist alongside guitarist Spike Cassidy who also has been a permanent member. With the release of the highly regarded but commercially unsuccessful 1985 album ''

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'', D.R.I. abandoned the

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style of their first album for a

style, which would continue on their next four albums, ''

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'' (1987), '' 4 of a Kind'' (1988), their breakthrough ''

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'' (1989), and ''

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'' (1992). After weak sales of their last studio album date, '' Full Speed Ahead'' (1995), D.R.I. had decided they would no longer record any new music. Since then, the band has continued touring almost constantly for years, and until 2016's '' But Wait... There's More!'', they had not released any new material.

Other

Other than working with D.R.I., Brecht did guest vocals on "Silent Spring" by

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's side project dubbed

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. Brecht has published four books: ''Notes from the Nest'', ''The 30-Day Diarrhea Diet Plan'', ''See The Loud Feeling'', and ''Whore Stories''.

References

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