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Wendy Carlos

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Transsexual

The Resume

    (November 13, 1939- )
    Birth name is Walter Carlos
    Underwent sex-change surgery in 1972
    Recorded 'Switched-On Bach (1968),' 'The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969),' 'Switched-On Bach II (1974),' 'Switched-On Brandenburgs (1979)' and 'Switched-On Bach 2000 (1992)'
    Wrote and arranged music for 'A Clockwork Orange (1971),' 'The Shining (1980)' and 'Tron (1982)'

Why Wendy Carlos might be annoying:

    She records exclusively on electronic instruments such as the loud, primitive Moog synthesizer.
    She has many flighty New Age hobbies, like 'solar-eclipse chasing.'
    Besides classical music, she also records New Age albums with dreadful titles like 'Digital Moonscapes' and 'Sonic Seasonings.'
    Despite going public about her sex change in 1979, she makes no reference to it on her official Website.
    She no longer has much of a sense of humor about her sex change and refuses to discuss it in interviews.
    She likes to recite Monty Python routines.

Why Wendy Carlos might not be annoying:

    She was one of the first celebrities to admit to having a sex change.
    She is not afraid to experiment (with music or anything else).
    She may be the only celebrity to change from male to female and then become a lesbian.
    Despite her weird history and modern approach, she is considered a fine interpreter of Johann Sebastian Bach.
    She is a gifted pioneer in the field of electronic music.
    Her score for Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' is a great film soundtrack.
    She has dealt with people mocking her lifestyle for over thirty years.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 42.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 43 Votes: 81.40% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 130 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 70.89% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 144 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 231 Votes: 64.94% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 214 Votes: 54.67% Annoying