The Resume

(April 22, 1937-August 25, 2000)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Birth name was Bernard Alfred Nitzsche
Pianist/arranger/songwriter
Member of Crazy Horse
Played on records by Phil Spector, the Rolling Stones and Neil Young
Co-wrote the songs 'Needles and Pins' and 'Up Where We Belong'
Composed scores for 'Village of the Giants' (1965), 'Performance' (1970), 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975), 'Hardcore' (1979), 'An Officer and a Gentleman' (1982), '9-1/2 Weeks' (1986), 'Blue Sky' (1994) and 'The Crossing Guard' (1995)
Recorded the single 'The Lonely Surfer' (1963)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a one-hit wonder as a performer
He and Neil Young stopped working together after he castigated Young in a drunken interview (1974).
He was arrested for assaulting Carrie Snodgress (1979).
He was busted on an episode of COPS and was noticeably drunk during the arrest.

Why he might not be annoying:

Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham said of his work with the band, 'If I were to try to define his contribution, I'd say he provided the glue and the inspiration.'
He won an Oscar for Best Song for 'Up Where We Belong.'
He commented, 'When I look at a list of all the stuff I've done, it really does blow my mind. I really did a lot of stuff and nobody knows it.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born on Earth Day [April 22nd] (Ranked: 1937)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 19]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4221937)
• Film Composers
• I Collaborated with Phil Spector
• I Died in 2000 (Ranked: 63)
• I Have Bronchitis
• I Married in 1982
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• Look at My Album Cover
• Oscar for Best Original Song (Ranked: 1982)
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25502)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20000825)
• Wife Beaters and Alleged Domestic Abusers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 36 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying