John Doe (musician)
John Nommensen Duchac (born February 25, 1953),[1] known professionally as John Doe, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet,[2] guitarist and bass player. Doe co-founded LA punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical performances and compositions span rock, punk, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell.
For other people named John Doe, see John Doe (disambiguation).
John Doe
John Nommensen Duchac
February 25, 1953
Decatur, Illinois, United States
- Musician
- singer
- songwriter
- actor
- poet
Bass guitar, guitar, vocals
1973–present
In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band the Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by the Flesh Eaters.[3]
Career[edit]
Music[edit]
Doe moved to Los Angeles, California, and in 1976 met guitar player Billy Zoom through an ad in the local free weekly paper, The Recycler.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Doe was born in Decatur, Illinois. He was married to fellow X member Exene Cervenka between 1980 and 1985.[10] He remarried in 1987. He revealed to Adam Carolla in a podcast in September 2011[11] that he resided (at the time) in Fairfax, California.[12] He has three daughters. In early 2017, he announced that he would be moving to Austin, Texas.[13]
