32. Casey Spooner (Fischerspooner)
Born in Athens, GA Casey Spooner is one half of the electro pop duo Fischerspooner. Aside from leading on vocals, Spooner is a videographer and theater performance artist who met Warren Fischer while attending the Art Institute of Chicago in 1998. Together the two have released three studio albums as Fischerspooner including the successful singles “The Best Revenge” and “Just Let Go.” In January 2010 Spooner released his first solo single “Faye Dunaway” off his album Adult Contemporary. He currently is touring as the opening act for Scissor Sisters’s North American tour. Openly gay, Spooner’s first romantic relationship was withR.E.M. singer Michael Stipe while Spooner was attending the University of Georgia. Spooner relishes in the idea of being a positive role model for the gay community, stating: “If I can be an inspiration to people who are choosing to go down a challenging, nontraditional path–sexually, creatively, however–that is just great.”
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