David Lynn Thomas is an American writer, singer, songwriter, actor, producer and director within the self-proclaimed genre of the Avant-Garage. Founder of Rocket From The Tombs and Pere Ubu, and a multitude of musical collaborations.
His career began as a writer and columnist for weekly magazine The Scene, in Cleveland, in the early 70s. After years of critiquing, he made the decision to stop writing about music and start making it.