Editing Michael Gira (section)

==Personal life==
Gira dated pop singer [[Madonna]] before she was famous.<ref>{{cite web | last=Joseph | first=Dan | title=Nick Soulsby's Swans: Sacrifice And Transcendence, The Oral History | website=The Brooklyn Rail | date=4 September 2018 | url=https://brooklynrail.org/2018/09/music/Nick-Soulsbys-Swans-Sacrifice-And-Transcendence-The-Oral-History#:~:text=At%20no%20time%20did%20I,fun%20facts%20and%20notable%20anecdotes | access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sonic Dad|date=October 2004|first=Jon|last=Dolan|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|page=91|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=neDQuF47lxQC&pg=PA91}}</ref> He was married to Gunga Din vocalist Siobhan Duffy from 1999 until their divorce in 2011.<ref name="image">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/JTmKLSZ|title=Photo archive|date=March 3, 2016|website=[[Imgur]]|language=En-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/358331-Siobhan-Duffy|title=Siobhan Duffy|website=[[Discogs]]|language=En-US}}</ref> He has been married to Jennifer Church Gira since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Westberg|first=Jennifer Tull|url=https://jennifertullwestberg.com/artwork/4024173-Michael%20Gira%20%27s%20wedding%20ring..html|title=Made for Michael Gira on the occasion of his marriage to the lovely Jennifer Church Gira. "Good job" is the first thing Jennifer said to Michael when they were introduced by a mutual friend after a particularly awesome Swans show at Music Hall of Williamsburg.|date=2014|website=jennifertullwestberg.com|language=En-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://younggodrecords.com/blogs/press/14183989-pitchfork-interview-with-michael-gira|title=Pitchfork Interview with Michael Gira|date=March 19, 2014|website=[[Young God Records]]|language=En-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5095587-Jennifer-Gira?srsltid=AfmBOopv-v1MaXOxs5a1o9unDr8RgxJpGVU9g0a1J5od-3z290Myg5gw|title=Jennifer Gira|website=[[Discogs]]|language=En-US}}</ref>

Gira lists his favorite albums as ''[[On The Corner]]'' by [[Miles Davis]], ''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by [[Kraftwerk]], ''[[The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars]]'' by [[David Bowie]], ''[[20 Jazz Funk Greats]]'' by [[Throbbing Gristle]], [[The Stooges (album)|the Stooges self-titled debut album]], [[The Doors (album)|the Doors self-titled debut album]] and ''[[Strange Days (The Doors album)|Strange Days]]'', ''[[Freak Out!]]'' by [[the Mothers of Invention]], ''[[Pink Moon]]'' by [[Nick Drake]], ''Symphonie No.2'' by [[Henryk Gorecki]], ''[[Blood On The Tracks]]'' by [[Bob Dylan]], ''Tabula Rasa'' by [[Arvo Part]], ''The Chess Box'' by [[Howlin' Wolf]], and ''[[Ummagumma]]'' by [[Pink Floyd]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Swans' Michael Gira names his favourite albums | website=Far Out Magazine | date=12 December 2022 | url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/swans-michael-gira-favourite-albums/ | access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Bleak Psychedelia: Michael Gira Of Swans' Favourite Albums | website=The Quietus | date=13 November 2012 | url=https://thequietus.com/articles/10654-michael-gira-swans-bakers-dozen-favourite-albums?page=1| access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> Gira has also cited [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] as an influence.<ref>{{cite web | title=SWANS: Where Does a Body End? Unfiltered, Unveiled & Unforgettable, Deluxe Edition, Amplified | website=YouTube | date=9 September 2023 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN2yR8SoTww | access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>

Gira has stated that many of his songs were written by a voice that channels through him named "Joseph", which he says had stayed with him since his youth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-20 |title=Michael Gira on ‘Dangling Off the Edge of a Cliff’ for Swans’ Epic Final Album |url=https://observer.com/2016/07/michael-gira-on-dangling-off-the-edge-of-a-cliff-for-swans-epic-final-album/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=erasing clouds interview: michael gira |url=https://www.erasingclouds.com/wk1906mgira.html |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.erasingclouds.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-17 |title=Swans’ Michael Gira Talks Multidisciplinary Influences, Spiritual Inspiration and ‘Leaving Meaning’ |url=https://entertainmentvoice.com/2019/11/17/swans-michael-gira-talks-multidisciplinary-influences-spiritual-inspiration-and-leaving-meaning/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Entertainment Voice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQoem7EKAI&feature=youtu.be |title=Angels of Light interview - Michael Gira (part 6) |date=2012-07-03 |last=FaceCulture |access-date=2024-12-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Gira has 2 children, one of them being a son named Swan according to ''[[Children of God (Swans album)|Children of God]]'' album cover photographer [[Laura Levine]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Cool Customers « Mystery Spot Vintage | website=Laura Levine| date=31 October 2010 | url=https://www.lauralevine.com/mysteryspotvintage.com/?cat=2&paged=2 | access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-12 |title=Q&A: Swans Leader Michael Gira On Aging, Social Networking, And Life After The Seer |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1285761/swans-leader-michael-gira-on-aging-social-networking-and-life-after-the-seer/interviews/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> and the other being a daughter, born in 2007.<ref name=st/><ref>{{cite web|last=Forson|first=Kofi|url=https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/2009-interview-with-siobhan-duffy/1832|title=Interview with Siobhan Duffy|date=April 2009|website=Whiteshot Magazine|language=En-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Carew|first=Anthony|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/swans-leader-michael-gira-takes-leave-of-wall-of-noise-for-solo-flight-20160223-gn125f.html|title=Swans leader Michael Gira takes leave of wall of noise for solo flight|date=February 25, 2016|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=En-US}}</ref>