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Gary Wilson

Lisa Wants To Talk To You" A CD on Human Ear Music

About Me

Gary Wilson emerged from New York's DIY movement with 1977's proto-New Wave masterpiece You Think You Really Know Me, an extraordinary record which has been known to suck unprepared new listeners in like a drug and never let go. Shortly after its limited release its creator simply vanished.

In the 25-year wake before he was found again, Gary's small-town opus had spread by word-of-mouth and indie radio to inspire a whole new generation of musicians and producers with his bizarre songs and personal musical vision. His cult following includes Beck, who shouts him out in "Where It's At (Two Turntables And A Microphone)", The Roots, Questlove, Simpsons creator Matt Goening, and of course, Stones Throws Peanut Butter Wolf.

The re-release You Think You Really Know Me in 2002 won him accolades in The New York Times and culminated in sold-out shows in New York and Los Angeles. Gary Wilson has continued making music in the years following his "disappearance." His music continues to chronicle his obsessions and angst that his followers would expect from him. His songs have been compared to everything from Prince to Talking Heads bursting with electro-funk, synth rock, lounge, soul, and avant-garde jazz.

"Combining elements of pop, proto new wave, jazz, avant-garde composition and electronic music, Gary Wilson delivers sincere lyrics, alternately sweet and angst ridden, about the women in his life and his fantasies..." - NY Times

"Gary Wilson - eccentric or just ahead of his time?" - N.Y. Post

"And thus we witness a man in his 50s exorcising demons and fantasies three decades old, surrounded by mannequins and hot, pillow-fighting brunettes on hand to beat his head with handfuls of flour." - Dazed & Confused (UK)

"Hipster enthusiasms for lounge music and outsider art converged with the 2002 re-release of Gary Wilson's cracked, 1977 cult oddity, You Think You Really Know Me..." - TV Guide

"But the heart of Wilson's music is his obsessive girl-centric lyrics." - sfweekly.com

" ... successfully jumped between new wave synth spasms, soundtrack jazz and skronk, James Brown pep, noise collage, pre-Prince strut, and the Jonathan Richman School of Painfully Geeky Lyricism ..." - Pitchfork

"...smooth-yet-quirky ditties with vague tinges of Steely Dan jazziness and a hefty dose of obsessive-compulsive emotional damage ..." - The Village Voice


Check Out Gary Wilson On iTunes
Mary Had Brown Hair
You Think You Really Know Me
Forgotten Lovers
View Gary Wilson's Videos on YouTube

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Member Since: 10/7/2005
Band Website: sixpointfour.com
Band Members: Gary Wilson and The Blind Dates
Record Label: Plexifilm / Human Ear Music / Stones Throw Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Special Day For Karen’s Parents

It has been three days since I last performed with Karen. Karen's mother invited my band to perform for her 30th wedding aniversery. The night of the event, Linda and Mary had a horrible fight in th...
Posted by Gary Wilson on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:51:00 PST

Gary Wilson went on a date with Karen

I waited anxiously for a confirmation from Karen.  She handed a note to Linda and Linda passed it on to me.  Karen accepted my invitation to go to Little Venice for dinner.  I...
Posted by Gary Wilson on Tue, 16 May 2006 05:54:00 PST

Linda and Gary went shopping last night.

Linda and I went shopping last night.  I promised her a Harmon Kardon Citation 12 power amp for "her" birthday.  She was happy.  She had been using a Dynaco 120.&nbs...
Posted by Gary Wilson on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 03:57:00 PST

Gary Wilson has emerged from the "other" room

Just returned from the "other" room.  It seems that I've been in that dark room for a long time.  Mary doesn't want me to go into the "other" room.   She n...
Posted by Gary Wilson on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:00:00 PST