John Moen is a musician and member of The Decemberists, Boston Spaceships, and Perhapst. He sings, plays the drums, banjo, the melodica, occasionally the keyboard, and dances around with a floor tom. Moen has played the drums since he was 15 years old.
Prior to joining The Decemberists, John played with over 20 bands including singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, The Jicks, Cavemanish Boys, The Dharma Bums, The Minus 5 (sometimes) and the Maroons.
He was born in Brainerd, Minnesota and raised in Salem, Oregon. He has been an integral part of the music scene in and around Portland, Oregon since the 1980s. He has one daughter and has expressed interest in gardening and cooking. He is also a big fan of the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team.
Moen's nicknames include Spydur, Hot Dog, Crazy Uncle John, Jack, Banjo, Dusty, Johnny Go Go Go, and Mighty Music Cotton Candy Man.
He is noted for having perfect pitch.
Famous quotes containing the word john:
“Old men who never cheated, never doubted,
Communicated monthly, sit and stare
At the new suburb stretched beyond the run-way
Where a young man lands hatless from the air.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)