"Over the past couple of years, I've been doing more scoring for film and
TV and I think some of this has crept into the songs, " says Stan. "Dark
and disturbing characters are very attractive to me, and they allow for a
more dramatic approach with the music. I really enjoy the balance of doing
both songs and film scoring. One side feeds the other. I look at these
songs as small films for the imagination. For me, the atmosphere in a piece
is evrything."

In a career that's seen him sell over a half a million records around the
world,  Ridgway has scored hits with "Camouflage" (an international top
five hit), "The Big Heat," "Drive She Said," "I Wanna Be a Boss," and
"Callin' Out to Carol", at the same time making masterfully complicated
records of  stunning   brilliance.  Then of course, there is the ubiquitous
"Mexican Radio" and other recordings from the ground breaking band he
formed and fronted, Wall of Voodoo.

Ridgway is one of the most unique voices in the American landscape.
Rolling Stone once described Ridgway to seem "as if he were passing street
secrets out the corner of his mouth."  Equal parts writer and composer,
tough and gritty words and images meet complex rhythms and seductive
melodies to create a singular listening experience.

"Stan Ridgway is equal parts Raymond Chandler and John Huston, Rod Serling
and Johnny Cash. Haunted by America's pulp serial past, Ridgway has become
his own wireless theater, with a cast of thousands at his fingertips and a
wealth of tales in his head. A rare and famous talent." - The Face

"Some know him just as the long lost singer with the great Wall of Voodoo,
others as one of the great unsung maverick geniuses of our time."
- Melody Maker