Garbage Profile
Group Name: Garbage
Genre(s):
Rock
Alternative
Techno
Electronica
Members:
Duke Erikson
Shirley Manson
Steve Marker
Butch Vig
From: formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994.
Nationality: American/Scottish
Debut Album: Garbage (1995)
Did You Know:
Butch Vig is the producer of many influential albums including Nirvana's Nevermind and the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream
Group performed the theme song to the James Bond movie "The World Is Not Enough"
Supported many high profile touring acts including Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt, Alanis Morissette, U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Butch Vig learned to play piano as a child and drums as a teenager.
Producing Nirvana's Nevermind catapulted Butch Vig into the big time
Shirley Manson was the lead singer of the band Angelfish before Butch Vig lured her away