James George Thirlwell (born January 29 1960), aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is a vocalist, composer and producer. He emerged during (and is sometimes associated with) the No Wave era, however because of his musical diversity (which at times has included passage in the Electronic music genres) he is perhaps more well known for going beyond categorization, by juxtaposing a variety of different styles. Biography Thirlwell was born in Melbourne, Australia. He briefly studied Fine Art at Melbourne State College (now part of the University of Melbourne) before moving to London, England in 1978, where he played with the post-punk band prag VEC and formed the first of his numerous musical projects, Foetus. In the 1980s, under the pseudonyms Clint Ruin and Frank Want, he contributed to various releases by Nurse With Wound, Marc Almond, The The and Nick Cave. He released his first 7" single,