Background
She was born in upstate New New York
She was born in upstate New New York
Later, she moved to Manhattan and then Los Angeles to become a successful clothing designer and lead singer of the band Wow! Cougar, an electro-rock band. Her clothing label is named Shawn, which is also her nickname. The label is popular with bands such as Green Day, Number Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and P.J. Harvey.
She is the ex-girlfriend of Anthony Kiedis (front-man of Red Hot Chili Peppers).
They had an on-off relationship ranging from 1998-2003. In the original printings of Anthony Kiedis"s autobiography Scar Tissue, she is referred to by her real name.
However, in reprints she is referred to as "Claire Essex".