~Legal Name~ Kristen Marie Pfaff
~Date of Birth~ May 26, 1967
~Birthplace~ Amherst, New York
~Parents~ Middle class ~Mother: Janet ~Father: unknown ~Stepfather: Norman Pfaff
~Siblings~ younger brother Jason
~Schools~ Academy of the Sacred Heart, Boston College, University of Minnesota
~Religion~ Former Catholic
~Former Occupations~ Bassist, Computer programmer for a hospital, D.J., Activist, part of the University of Minnesota's brainstorm team that conceived K Radio
~Former Bands~ Janitor Joe (bassist), Hole (bassist)
~Former Partners~ Eric Erlandson
~Death~ Died of a herion overdose on June 16, 1994
Interesting Facts:
*Became a classically trained musician on the piano when she was young
*As a child, Kristen played cello
*Had pieces and writings published in school chronicles at both the Sacred Academy and the University of Minnesota
*Took solo credit for writing the most excellent "Limited Edition" for Janitor Joe.
*Later donated a part of her writing from "Limited Edition" ("You've made your bed you'll lie in it, You've made your bed you'll cry in it...") to Hole's song, Miss World
*In 1993, Kristen went to Europe with Hole to play in the popular Phoenix Festival. They played a few other gigs there, some of which were documented as bootleg videos and audio cassettes