Pat Irwin

After earning a degree from Grinnell College in 1977 and a Watson Fellowship that took him to Paris for composition studies with John Cage, he entered New York’s no-wave scene, co-founding 8-Eyed Spy and later the Raybeats. His tenure with the B-52’s from 1989 to 2008 saw him add keyboards and guitar to their tours and hit singles, while his ongoing work with the ambient-country group SUSS has yie… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources