Exene Cervanka is the punk rock legend/founder with John Doe and Billy Zoom of the Los Angeles band X, singer for X and The Knitters. She is a published author and has collaborated with John Roecker and Lydia Lunch. Formerly married to actor Viggo Mortensen
Performing live at the Lhasa Club in 1985 / ©JP Boccara/Lhasa Foundation
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