Jimmy Urine

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Jimmy Urine
Urine performing in December 2013
Urine performing in December 2013
Background information
Birth nameJames Euringer
Born (1969-09-07) September 7, 1969 (age 55)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • programming
Member of
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​

James Euringer (born September 7, 1969), better known as Jimmy Urine, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead singer, programmer, and primary songwriter of the electropunk band Mindless Self Indulgence, which he co-founded in 1997.

Early life

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James Euringer was born in New York City on September 7, 1969. He has a brother named Markus. He graduated from a Catholic school[1] and attended an art school, but dropped out.[2]

Career

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Mindless Self Indulgence

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Urine performing in May 2012

Before starting Mindless Self Indulgence in 1997, Euringer took on the stage name "Jimmy Urine" and worked with his brother, releasing an album titled Mindless Self-Indulgence. The brothers became the founding members of Mindless Self Indulgence and soon found guitarist Steve Montano (Steve, Righ?) and drummer Jennifer Dunn (Kitty). The brothers released a second album, Crappy Little Demo, before Markus left the group and was replaced by bassist Vanessa Y.T.

Other work

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Urine has remixed songs by Serj Tankian, Grimes, Devo, Deep Forest, Korn, KMFDM and Serart. He has been known to completely restructure the songs he remixes as well as add his own vocal parts. He also produced the original version of "Revolution" by Aimee Allen.

Urine and Mindless Self Indulgence guitarist Steve, Righ? have a side project called The Left Rights. They have released a self-titled album and a second album titled Bad Choices Made Easy.

Urine worked as a composer for the 2012 video game Lollipop Chainsaw, in which he also voiced the character Zed.[3] He provided the voice for The Body in M Dot Strange's 2012 animated film Heart String Marionette.[4] He also appeared in Darren Lynn Bousman's 2015 musical horror film Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival.

Urine played a Ravager named Half-Nut in the 2017 Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. He also wrote a song for the film called "Un Deye Gon Hayd (The Unloved Song)", which is heard in the film but does not appear on the soundtrack album.[5] The song was uploaded to YouTube.

Urine released a self-titled solo album under the name Euringer in October 2018.[6] The album features appearances from Tankian, Grimes, Gerard Way, and Chantal Claret.[6]

In 2020, Urine voiced Kid K Beatz in two episodes of the cyberpunk musical web series X-RL7.[7][8] That same year, Urine and Tankian released the collaborative album Fuktronic.

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In 1999, Euringer took out his penis onstage while performing with Mindless Self Indulgence in Michigan, for which he spent a night in jail after being arrested for indecent exposure.[9] In 2020, he recalled, "Of all the people on that tour, I get busted for whipping out my cock and lighting myself on fire. I spent the weekend in jail, actually. They didn't even give me a phone call. And I still had my whole pink outfit and dress on in jail. It was fun."[9]

In August 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Euringer in New York Supreme Court with the charge of sexual battery of a minor.[9] The accuser (whose identity was left anonymous as she was a minor at the time) claimed that she had a sexual relationship with Euringer from January 1997 to June 1999, beginning when she was 15 and he was 27.[9] The suit alleged that Euringer "groomed and manipulated [her] into believing that his sexually assaultive behavior was not criminal and that by engaging in sexual activity with him [she] was actually helping to protect younger girls from sexual assaults".[9] Euringer also allegedly wrote her a letter wishing her a happy fifteenth birthday.[9] The suit added, "During this time, Euringer acted as and treated [her] as though she was his girlfriend and the two were in a consensual relationship."[9][10][11] It is alleged that he took pictures of her naked throughout the relationship and requested that she "act like a small child, suck her thumb, drool, and pee in her pants" during sexual intercourse.[9] He also allegedly bought her a fake ID so she could go to concerts with him and drink alcohol.[9] After she became convinced they were in a relationship, he allegedly tried to hide their relationship by telling her not to act affectionately with him while in public.[9] The lawsuit claimed that she had suffered emotional distress since the relationship started.[9][12] Also named in the lawsuit is Warner Music Group Corp, WMG’s former parent company Warner Communications LLC, Elektra Entertainment Group, and Joseph Galus, the band's manager and producer. The lawsuit claims that Elektra and Galus knew about and enabled Euringer’s behavior and are guilty of negligence and aiding and abetting sexual battery. It also alleges that Elektra assisted Mindless Self Indulgence in developing tour T-shirts featuring a photo of the girl while she was still a minor, and that Galus and an Elektra A&R executive saw Euringer touching and kissing the girl during the band's recording sessions.[13][14] The lawsuit against Elektra and WMG was dismissed in full on March 31, 2023,[15] and Galus was voluntarily dismissed from the lawsuit on April 26, 2023.[16] On March 26, 2024, all charges against Euringer were dismissed with prejudice.[17]

Personal life

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Euringer married singer and musician Chantal Claret on January 18, 2008.[18][19][20] In 2018, they relocated to New Zealand and settled in Wellington.[21] Their identical twin daughters were born in 2019.[22]

Discography

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With Mindless Self Indulgence

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Main article: Mindless Self Indulgence discography

With The Left Rights

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  • The Left Rights (2002)
  • Bad Choices Made Easy (2010)

As Jimmy Urine

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  • The Secret Cinematic Sounds of Jimmy Urine (2017)

As Euringer

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  • Euringer (2018)

Jimmy Urine & Serj Tankian

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  • Fuktronic (2020)

References

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  1. ^ Smyers, Darryl (March 23, 2012). "Jimmy Urine from Mindless Self Indulgence: "People Hear Us and Say, 'Where the Fuck Do They Come From?'"". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  2. ^ Blair, Erid. "Mindless Self Indulgence talks with Eric Blair 2008". YouTube. blairingoutshow. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ Spencer (February 1, 2012). "Lollipop Chainsaw Boss Battle Composer Is Also A Zombie Boss". Siliconera. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Heart String Marionette". IMDb.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - Soundtrack.Net". Soundtrack.net. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam (August 13, 2018). "Grimes Appears on New Song by Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE, PSYCHOSTICK Members Lend Voices to New Animated Music Series X-RL7". metalinjection.net. 31 July 2020.
  8. ^ "X-RL7 - Episode 8 - Feel The Beatz". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Millman, Ethan (2021-08-09). "Mindless Self Indulgence Singer Jimmy Urine Sued for Sexual Assault of Minor". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  10. ^ "Mindless Self Indulgence frontman Jimmy Urine sued for sexual assault of minor". NME. 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Mindless Self Indulgence Singer Jimmy Urine Sued over Alleged Sexual Relationship with 15-Year-Old".
  12. ^ "Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence Sued for Alleged Sexual Battery of a Minor in the Late '90s -". 9 August 2021.
  13. ^ Millman, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Mindless Self Indulgence Singer Jimmy Urine Sued for Sexual Assault of Minor". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence Sued for Alleged Sexual Battery of a Minor in the Late '90s -". August 9, 2021.
  15. ^ "Jane Doe 7015 v. Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. et al, No. 1:2021cv06868 - Document 57 (S.D.N.Y. 2023)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  16. ^ "Jane Doe 7015 v. Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. et al". Justia Dockets & Filings. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  17. ^ Tiwari, Evan (2024-04-26). "'Mindless Self Indulgence' Controversy Explained". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  18. ^ Wilson, Michael; Halbfinger, David M.; Otterman, Sharon (June 2, 2007). "Best Bar Mitzvah Ever!! with Chantal Claret". Eastvillageradio.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
  19. ^ "Mindless Self Indulgence". www.mindlessselfindulgence.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  20. ^ "An interview in which Jimmy mentions drinking his urine". Archived from the original on 2000-08-23. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  21. ^ "mxdwn Interview: Jimmy Urine Discusses Guest Appearances on Euringer, His Adopted Home and the Future of Mindless Self Indulgence". December 28, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  22. ^ Stephenson, Sharon (21 Nov 2020). "James and Chantal Euringer on music, love and parenting twins". Stuff. Ne Zealand: Stuff Limited. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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