Teresa Taylor
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Teresa Taylor also known as Teresa Nervosa, is an American musician
and actor. She is best known as being a drummer
for the American punk
band Butthole Surfers
.
. She began drumming by playing for various high school marching bands in Texas' Fort Worth and Austin
areas. King Coffey
, another Surfers drummer who remains with the group to this day, was one of her fellow performers in high school.
Taylor was one of two Surfers drummers from 1983 through 1989 (the other being Coffey), with the exception of a brief leave of absence from late 1985-1986. In that band, she and Coffey would drum in unison on separate, stand-up drum kits. Her drumming can be heard on a number of key Surfers albums, including Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
, Rembrandt Pussyhorse
, Locust Abortion Technician
, and many others (see "Discography" section).
Shortly after leaving the band for good in 1989, Taylor was diagnosed with an aneurysm
and subsequently underwent brain surgery. She also started to suffer from strobe light
-induced seizures
.
Additionally, Taylor had a small role in director Richard Linklater
's 1991 film, Slacker. She played a woman who was trying to sell a pap smear
from Madonna
. Taylor's character, listed as "Pap smear Pusher," also appeared on the movie's poster
and subsequent home video
media covers.
In 1995, Coffey indicated that Taylor was employed at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
, and was working on a book about her experiences touring with the Butthole Surfers.
In 2008, she returned to the Butthole Surfers—the band's website announced 2009 tour dates including "Teresa Taylor."http://www.buttholesurfers.com/tourdates.html
, author Michael Azerrad
asserts that the two only presented themselves as brother/sister due to their similar appearances, and were not actually related.
.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and actor. She is best known as being a drummer
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
for the American punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second...
.
Biography
Taylor was born in Arlington, TexasArlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
. She began drumming by playing for various high school marching bands in Texas' Fort Worth and Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
areas. King Coffey
King Coffey
King Coffey is an American drummer, best known for being the drummer of the psychedelic/noise rock band the Butthole Surfers. He began drumming in a Fort Worth hardcore punk band called The Hugh Beaumont Experience. Around that same time he published a fanzine called Throbbing Cattle...
, another Surfers drummer who remains with the group to this day, was one of her fellow performers in high school.
Taylor was one of two Surfers drummers from 1983 through 1989 (the other being Coffey), with the exception of a brief leave of absence from late 1985-1986. In that band, she and Coffey would drum in unison on separate, stand-up drum kits. Her drumming can be heard on a number of key Surfers albums, including Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac is the first full-length studio album by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in December 1984 by Touch and Go Records and Fundamental Records. All songs were written and produced by the Butthole Surfers....
, Rembrandt Pussyhorse
Rembrandt Pussyhorse
Rembrandt Pussyhorse is the second full-length studio album by American experimental punk band Butthole Surfers, released in April 1986. All songs were written and produced by the Butthole Surfers, except "American Woman", which was written by Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale, and Garry...
, Locust Abortion Technician
Locust Abortion Technician
Locust Abortion Technician is the third full-length studio album by American experimental punk band the Butthole Surfers, released in March 1987...
, and many others (see "Discography" section).
Shortly after leaving the band for good in 1989, Taylor was diagnosed with an aneurysm
Aneurysm
An aneurysm or aneurism is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms can commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and an aortic aneurysm occurs in the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart...
and subsequently underwent brain surgery. She also started to suffer from strobe light
Strobe light
A strobe light or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe, is a device used to produce regular flashes of light. It is one of a number of devices that can be used as a stroboscope...
-induced seizures
Photosensitive epilepsy
Photosensitive epilepsy is a form of epilepsy in which seizures are triggered by visual stimuli that form patterns in time or space, such as flashing lights, bold, regular patterns, or regular moving patterns.-Symptoms:...
.
Additionally, Taylor had a small role in director Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
-Early life:Linklater was born in Houston, Texas. He studied at Sam Houston State University and left midway through his stint in college to work on an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While working on the rig he read a lot of literature, but on land he developed a love of film through...
's 1991 film, Slacker. She played a woman who was trying to sell a pap smear
Pap smear
The Papanicolaou test is a screening test used in to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the endocervical canal of the female reproductive system. Changes can be treated, thus preventing cervical cancer...
from Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
. Taylor's character, listed as "Pap smear Pusher," also appeared on the movie's poster
Movie poster
A movie poster is a poster used to advertise a film. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature photographs of the main actors. Prior to the 1990s,...
and subsequent home video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
media covers.
In 1995, Coffey indicated that Taylor was employed at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a Texas special public school, in the continuum of statewide placements for students who have a visual impairment. It is considered a statewide resource to parents of these children and professionals who serve them...
, and was working on a book about her experiences touring with the Butthole Surfers.
In 2008, she returned to the Butthole Surfers—the band's website announced 2009 tour dates including "Teresa Taylor."http://www.buttholesurfers.com/tourdates.html
Family Confusion
During her time with the Butthole Surfers, Taylor and Coffey repeatedly referred to themselves, and were referred to, as siblings. However, in his 2001 book on the American punk movement, Our Band Could Be Your LifeOur Band Could Be Your Life
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 is a book by Michael Azerrad. It chronicles the careers of several underground rock bands who, while finding little or no mainstream success, were hugely influential in establishing American alternative and indie...
, author Michael Azerrad
Michael Azerrad
Michael Azerrad is an American author, journalist and musician. He grew up in the New York City area and received his BA degree from Columbia College in 1983...
asserts that the two only presented themselves as brother/sister due to their similar appearances, and were not actually related.
Discography
All albums released by the Butthole SurfersButthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second...
.
- 1984 Live PCPPEPLive PCPPEPLive PCPPEP is a live EP, and first official live album, by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in September 1984. All songs were written by the Butthole Surfers, and recorded live at The Meridian in San Antonio, Texas on March 25, 1984....
- 1984 Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's SacPsychic... Powerless... Another Man's SacPsychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac is the first full-length studio album by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in December 1984 by Touch and Go Records and Fundamental Records. All songs were written and produced by the Butthole Surfers....
- 1985 Cream Corn from the Socket of DavisCream Corn from the Socket of DavisCream Corn from the Socket of Davis is the second studio EP by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in October 1985. All songs were written and produced by the Butthole Surfers....
- 1986 Rembrandt PussyhorseRembrandt PussyhorseRembrandt Pussyhorse is the second full-length studio album by American experimental punk band Butthole Surfers, released in April 1986. All songs were written and produced by the Butthole Surfers, except "American Woman", which was written by Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale, and Garry...
- 1987 Locust Abortion TechnicianLocust Abortion TechnicianLocust Abortion Technician is the third full-length studio album by American experimental punk band the Butthole Surfers, released in March 1987...
- 1988 Hairway to StevenHairway to StevenHairway to Steven is the fourth full-length studio album by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in February 1988. All songs were written by the Butthole Surfers, co-produced by the Surfers and Ric Wallace, and mixed by Wallace...
- 1989 Double Live (Butthole Surfers album)Double Live (Butthole Surfers album)Double Live is a live double album by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released on vinyl and cassette tape in 1989. An expanded CD edition followed in 1990...
- 1995 The Hole Truth... and Nothing ButtThe Hole Truth... and Nothing ButtThe Hole Truth... and Nothing Butt is the first compilation album by American punk band Butthole Surfers, officially released in March 1995. All songs were written by the Butthole Surfers, except for "Come Together" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man"....
- 2002 Humpty Dumpty LSDHumpty Dumpty LSDHumpty Dumpty LSD is the second compilation album by American experimental rock band Butthole Surfers, released in July 2002. All songs were written by the Butthole Surfers, except for "Earthquake," which is a cover version of the 13th Floor Elevators song.The album was released on the band's own...
- 2003 Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEPButthole Surfers/Live PCPPEPButthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP is the third compilation album by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in January 2003. All songs were written by the Butthole Surfers....