Comprehensive information and links about D. Boon

D. Boon (April 1, 1958 - December 22, 1985) was the plump guitarist and lead singer of punk rock group The Minutemen.

Born in San Pedro, California, Boon formed the band in January 1980 with childhood friend Mike Watt on bass from the remnants of their previous band, is very distinct; he frequently set the equalization on his amplifier so that only the treble frequencies were heard - the bass and midrange frequencies would be turned off completely.

Boon is responsible for the writing and composition of the Minutemen's most anthemic songs, including .

The Minutemen continued until December 22, 1985, when Boon was killed in a van accident in Tucson, Arizona. Because he had been sick with a fever, Boon was lying down in the rear of the van without a seatbelt when the van ran off the road. Boon was thrown out the back door of the van and died instantly from a broken neck. He was only twenty-seven years old. The band immediately dissolved, though Watt and Hurley would form the band fIREHOSE soon after. The live album Ballot Result was released in 1987, two years after Boon's death.

From the first fIREHOSE album up to the present, Mike Watt has dedicated every record he has worked on - be it fIREHOSE, solo, or otherwise - to D. Boon's memory.

In 2003, former D. Boon roommate Richard Derrick released the CD , a collection of jam session tapes he did with D. Boon, and rare Boon solo performances, as the first release on his Box-O-Plenty Records label. Mike Watt authorized the release and provided technical assistance and liner notes.

Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (USA: Little Brown, 2001).