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Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohio and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/60147468.html?dids=60147468:60147468&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+13%2C+1998&author=DAVID+BELCHER&pub=The+Herald&desc=All+on+his+own+and+more's+the+pithy%3B+Boss+Grooves%3A+garb+yourself+in+finely+textured+tunes+cut+from+very+different+cloths&pqatl=google|title=All on his own and more's the pithy...|last=Belcher|first=David|date=February 13, 1998|work=Glasgow Herald|accessdate=August 13, 2011}}</ref> He moved to America in 1979. | Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohio and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/60147468.html?dids=60147468:60147468&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+13%2C+1998&author=DAVID+BELCHER&pub=The+Herald&desc=All+on+his+own+and+more's+the+pithy%3B+Boss+Grooves%3A+garb+yourself+in+finely+textured+tunes+cut+from+very+different+cloths&pqatl=google|title=All on his own and more's the pithy...|last=Belcher|first=David|date=February 13, 1998|work=Glasgow Herald|accessdate=August 13, 2011}}</ref> He moved to America in 1979. | ||
He started making music while he was a teenager in Southampton, England. His first band was a punk band called [[The Cowboys]] when he moved to Columbus, Ohio at 19. They released one single in 1980. His second band was called [[The Naked Skinnies]]<ref name="George-WarrenRomanowski2001">{{cite book|last1=George-Warren|first1=Holly|last2=Romanowski|first2=Patricia|last3=Bashe|first3=Patricia Romanowski|author4=Jon Pareles|title=The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uU9AAQA6kAMC|accessdate=August 13, 2011|date=2001-10-30|publisher=Fireside|isbn=978-0-7432-0120-9|pages=18 | He started making music while he was a teenager in Southampton, England. His first band was a punk band called [[The Cowboys]] when he moved to Columbus, Ohio at 19. They released one single in 1980. His second band was called [[The Naked Skinnies]]<ref name="George-WarrenRomanowski2001">{{cite book|last1=George-Warren|first1=Holly|last2=Romanowski|first2=Patricia|last3=Bashe|first3=Patricia Romanowski|author4=Jon Pareles|title=The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uU9AAQA6kAMC|accessdate=August 13, 2011|date=2001-10-30|publisher=Fireside|isbn=978-0-7432-0120-9|pages=18}}</ref> and they released one single in 1981. He moved to San Francisco with [[The Naked Skinnies]] in 1981 where they disbanded in 1982. Eitzel formed [[American Music Club]] (AMC) in San Francisco in 1982. The band performed and created albums for twelve years. At one point, Eitzel also sang with San Francisco's [[Toiling Midgets]], and often recorded solo work while involved in AMC. | ||
[[American Music Club]] disbanded in 1994, and Eitzel focused on his solo career, releasing ''[[60 Watt Silver Lining]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/music/feature/1997/05/08/eitzel970508|title=Mark Eitzel|last=Eggers|first=Dave|date=May 8, 1997|work=Salon|accessdate=August 13, 2011}}</ref> in 1996. It was a surprisingly smooth, jazz-pop departure. Also in 1996, Eitzel contributed to the AIDS benefit album ''Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip'' produced by the Red Hot Organization. Following this, he released ''[[West]]'' in 1997 co-writing all of the songs with R.E.M. guitarist [[Peter Buck]], with whom he also toured. He followed up with ''[[Caught In A Trap And I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby]]'', assisted by [[Steve Shelley]] of Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo bassist [[James McNew]]. | [[American Music Club]] disbanded in 1994, and Eitzel focused on his solo career, releasing ''[[60 Watt Silver Lining]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/music/feature/1997/05/08/eitzel970508|title=Mark Eitzel|last=Eggers|first=Dave|date=May 8, 1997|work=Salon|accessdate=August 13, 2011}}</ref> in 1996. It was a surprisingly smooth, jazz-pop departure. Also in 1996, Eitzel contributed to the AIDS benefit album ''Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip'' produced by the Red Hot Organization. Following this, he released ''[[West]]'' in 1997 co-writing all of the songs with R.E.M. guitarist [[Peter Buck]], with whom he also toured. He followed up with ''[[Caught In A Trap And I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby]]'', assisted by [[Steve Shelley]] of Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo bassist [[James McNew]]. | ||