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Originally named Dead Lesbian and the Fibrillating Scissor Sisters, the final two words being derived from the lesbian sexual act of tribadism, [1] [2] [6] the band was founded in 2000 after friends Jason "Jake Shears" Sellards and Scott "Babydaddy" Hoffman (who had met in 1999 in Lexington, Kentucky) both moved to New York City, enjoying its open and gay-friendly ethos.
"I had a bit of resentment that we sort of had this extra label," Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears told 'NME'
Jason Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American musician.He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City pop-rock band Scissor Sisters, who achieved considerable chart success in the 2000s before their indefinite hiatus in 2012.
He had previously met Jake Shears—then still known as Jason Sellards—through a childhood friend, and Hoffman asked Shears to provide vocals for his tracks. When Hoffman moved to New York to study writing at Columbia, the duo officially joined forces in 2001 and took stage names to become the first two members of "Scissor Sisters", a lesbian euphemism, whose pop-rock music is deeply ...
Scissor Sisters recently announced a reunion tour, their first since 2012’s Let’s Have a Kiki tour. The band will play dates across the U.K. next spring, albeit without Ana Matronic.
At the upcoming shows, Scissor Sisters will perform the debut album in its entirety for the first time. The project was particularly massive in the U.K., where it spawned five top 20 hits ...
2006 – Scissor Sisters was included in Robert Dimery's book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die [50] 2008 – Out magazine ranked Scissor Sisters number 26 and Ta-Dah number 81 on their "100 Greatest, Gayest Albums" list [5] [6]
"Land of a Thousand Words" is the second single from the American band, the Scissor Sisters' second album, Ta-Dah. It is the fifth track of Ta-Dah, and it was released on 4 December 2006 in the UK and Ireland. The single was released and charted in various European countries including Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, Norway and the Czech Republic.