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Artist
Inger Lorre
12+ albums
alternative rockGrungesinger-songwriteralternativeAlt-country
about
Inger Lorre (born Lori Ann Wening in New Jersey in 1963; died 16 October 2024), aka Inger Lorre-Wening, was an American singer remembered for fronting the cult punk/grunge band Nymphs in the early 1990s. Her dark musical style and bleak lyrical approach can be said to combine influences from deathrock bands like 45 Grave, the arty alternative rock of Jane's Addiction, the cathartic punk metal style of the Rollins Band, and hints of grunge and David Bowie-style glam rock. She was also in the band Motel Shootout, in addition to Nymphs, and she recorded a solo album entitled Transcendental Medication. Inger Lorre grew up in and around New Jersey and in interviews she was often vague about anything that occurred in her life before relocating to Los Angeles, California. She told those closest to her that bad scenes and endless distractions marked her childhood. As a teen she hung out with older stoner kids, who fed her acid, cannabis, and beer. This began a long and painful obsession and eventual addiction to drugs and alcohol. At age 14, she was drugged and raped by the older brother of one of those friends. She was kicked out of four high schools for being a troublemaker and proclaimed music as her new religion. After finally graduating high school, Inger did an abbreviated stint studying art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, but ultimately school bored her. After making her rounds in the Jersey music scene, Lorre and guitarist Jet soon headed west to California, as a four
