What is David Berman (musician)?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = David Berman | image = David Berman @ Watkins Institute 2008.jpg | caption = Berman at the [[Watkins Institute]] in 2008 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = David Craig Berman | birth_date = {{Birth date|1967|1|4}} | birth_place = [[Williamsburg, Virginia]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|8|7|1967|1|4}} | death_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]] | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[indie rock]] | occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[poet]], [[cartoonist]] | years_active = 1989-2019 | label = [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]], [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]] | associated_acts = [[Silver Jews]], [[Purple Mountains]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], [[Ectoslavia]], [[New Radiant Storm King]] | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090130034735/http://silverjews.net/ www.silverjews.net](bad link) }} '''David Cloud Berman''' (born '''David Craig Berman'''; January 4, 1967 – August 7, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[poet]], [[cartoonist]] and [[singer-songwriter]]. He was best known for his work with [[indie-rock]] band the [[Silver Jews]]. In January 2009, Berman announced his retirement from music in hopes of finding a meaningful way of undoing the damage that his estranged father [[Richard Berman|Richard]] (drug [[lobbyist]]) had done to society. Berman had written and recorded with the Silver Jews, he has also released two books: ''Actual Air'' (1999) and ''The Portable February'' (2009). In early 2019, Berman returned to music under the new band name [[Purple Mountains]], releasing an [[Purple Mountains (album)|eponymous debut album]] in July 2019. Berman lived in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He was found dead at his [[Brooklyn]] apartment on August 7, 2019 at the age of 52.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/news/david-berman-silver-jews-purple-mountains-dead-at-52/ David