Stuffed tomato suggested we look at the original Asian rock star Miki Berenyi, so here she is…
Miki was a founding member of the british alternative rock band Lush. Formed in 1988 with Emma Anderson, drummer Chris Acland and bassist Steve Rippon they were a headlining act by 1990. They released four studio albums but the third, Split (1994), proved a laborious task. Their next studio album Lovelife (1996) was a much better experience and was duly received more positively by the music press, released in March of that year. By October bass player Chris Acland unexpectedly committed suicide, leading the band to take an extended hiatus before eventually announcing their split in 1998.
Miki is of mixed Japanese and Hungarian parentage has gone on to become a magazine editor and raise a family.
Stats
Birth name: Miki Berenyi
Born: 18 March 1967 London, England, United Kingdom
Genres: Alternative rock, shoegazing
Instruments: Vocals, guitar
Years active: 1988–1998
Associated acts: Lush
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Used to have a huge crush on Miki until standing in the very front at a show at Irving Plaza and seeing track marks on her arm. But still listen to Lush on a regular basis.
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ok… Buzz kill
Still even junkie asian rocker chicks are hot -
Likewise I had enormous crush on her in the day. Half-Japanese rocker with killer Brit accent.
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Bit before my time, she seemed pretty ordinary looks wise, I will say however I didn’t hate the music.
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Didn’t know she was into smack. Sad, but she cleaned up I guess at some point. The Ladykillers song is quite funny though, if you listen to it as 2 of the 3 guys mentioned in the song are Anthony Keidis and thecguy from Weezer who wrote El Scorcho (which opens with the line “God damn you half-Japanese girls/ Do it to me every time”).
Yeah, in the mid-90s alt-rock world she was hot. Accent and attitude; it was pretty unbeatable.
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