Kevin Shields

thumb|right|Shields performing at Coachella Festival in 2009 Kevin Shields Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an Irish-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Their studio albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) established Shields as a pioneering figure in the shoegaze genre. His texturised guitar sound and his experimentation with his guitars' tremolo systems resulted in the creation of the "glide guitar" technique, which became a recognisable aspect of My Bloody Valentine's sound, along with his meticulous production techniques. Quotes about Kevin Shields For an album with a photo of a guitar on its cover, My Bloody Valentine’s signature opus Loveless is what happens when Kevin Shields puts his mind to making that instrument sound like anything but. Thanks to some skillful, ingenious tremolo abuse, the opening siren of “Only Shallow” the moose call of “Touched,” and the woozy haze of “I Only Said” are as dramatic and jarring and alien and deeply influential musical moments as anything to come out of the eventful early ’90s — and it’s telling that Shields has never attempted to top it. Spin (magazine) Spin (May 3, 2012) External links Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:Guitarists from the United States Category:Music producers from the United States Category:People from New York City Category:1963 births Category:Living people