Died On This Date (January 13, 2011) Alex Kirst / Drummer For The Nymphs & Iggy Pop
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DOB Unknown – January 13, 2011
Alex Kirst was a rock drummer who is best remembered for his time playing in Iggy Pop’s band. Prior to working with Pop, he played in L.A. glam rock band, the Nymphs. After the Nymphs disbanded during the early ’90s, Krist, along with his brother Whitey Kirst, played in a band called the Trolls who backed Pop on his Skull Ring and Beat ’em Up albums. On January 13, 2011 Alex Kirst was alegedely struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking along a road near his home in the deseart outside of Los Angeles. Hew was 47. Sources say a passerby spotted Kirst on the road and contacted the police thinking he was passed out drunk.
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