James Chance

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James Chance

James Chance AKA James Sigfried

Born: 20-Apr-1953
Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: James Chance and the Contortions

Confrontational saxophonist.

Girlfriend: Lydia Lunch
Girlfriend: Anya Phillips (agent; d. 1981 cancer)

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
The Contortions

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Blank City (15-Feb-2010)
New York Beat Movie (1981)

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