# The Ex | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-ex
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 05:17 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-ex
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Ex
- Visible lyric pages: 11

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-ex`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 05:17 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-e8026aa77ad79fcc
- Visible lyric pages: 11
- Pages with stored lyric text: 11
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 8045
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Shoes, Who Pays, Barricades, Blessed Box At The Backseat, Dutch Disease, E.M. Why, Life Live, and Moving Pictures
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Ex formed in Amsterdam in 1979, coming out of the city's punk and post-punk scene. The original lineup included guitarist Terrie Hessels, bassist Luc Boyer, drummer G.W. Sok, and vocalist and saxophonist Jeroen Kleijn. Over time, members have shifted, with Hessels and Boyer remaining alongside drummer Katherina Bornefeld and saxophonist and vocalist Andy Moor. Their music pulls from punk, jazz, improvisation, and various global traditions, avoiding any single genre....

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Shoes — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/shoes
2. Who Pays — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/who-pays
3. Barricades — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/barricades
4. Blessed Box At The Backseat — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/blessed-box-at-the-backseat
5. Dutch Disease — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/dutch-disease
6. E.M. Why — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/em-why
7. Life Live — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/life-live
8. Moving Pictures — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/moving-pictures
9. Six Of One And Half A Dozen Of The Other — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/six-of-one-and-half-a-dozen-of-the-other
10. Strong & Muscled — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/strong-amp-muscled
11. Watch-Dogs — https://lyroverse.com/the-ex/watch-dogs