Arto Lindsay

Biography

Arthur Morgan 'Arto' Lindsay (born May 28, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He first achieved recognition as part of New York no wave group DNA in the late 1970s. He has a distinctive soft voice and an often noisy, self-taught guitar style consisting almost entirely of extended techniques, described by Brian Olewnick as "studiedly naïve ... sounding like the bastard child of Derek Bailey". His guitar work is contrasted frequently with gentler, sensuous Brazilian music themes.

Known For

Desperately Seeking Susan

Kiss Daddy Goodnight

Cookie

Downtown '81

Candy Mountain

Kill Your Idols

Dream Generation

Put More Blood Into the Music

All Movies (24)

• Arto Lindsay 4D2019
• Subtle Interferences2016
• No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York2009 · as Self
• X Magazine Benefit2009
• Kill Your Idols: More.2006 · as Self
• Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory2004 · as Self
• Kill Your Idols2004 · as Self
• Dream Generation2003
• Downtown '812001 · as Self
• Marisa Monte: Mais1991 · as Self
• Step Across the Border1990 · as Self
• Cookie1989 · as Court Clerk
• Put More Blood Into the Music1988 · as Himself
• Candy Mountain1988 · as Arto
• Kiss Daddy Goodnight1987 · as Cab Driver
• The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July1986
• Desperately Seeking Susan1985 · as Newspaper Clerk
• Money1985
• OK Today Tomorrow1983
• A Matter of Facts1982
• Ecstatic Stigmatic1980
• Men in Orbit1979 · as Voice
• Letters to Dad1979
• Arto Lindsay, Simply Are...— · as Self