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Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy (b. October 2, 1970) is a British independent singer/songwriter. He was born Damon Gough in Manchester, England. Gough chose his stage name from a cartoon character that appeared on a TV cartoon show called Jamie and his Magic Torch, which was on TV at a party in Tafford Manchester in 1995. Before he thought of using this name he made some 'business cards', each one unique, with a printed picture of a drawing his newphew had done, and a small collage which Damon did. This was then laminated and given out to friends and people at clubs in Blackburn and Manchester.The Twisted Nerve empire was later spawned after a chance meeting with Andy Votel at Generation X bar in Manchester. His friends Scott Abraham and Damon Hayhurst were having a joint exhibiton of their art work on the night and Votel was djing as part of the bar's first year of opening.The first seven inch single, EP1 was pressing approximatley a year later to critical acclaim, although only 500 copies where made.
In 2002, Q magazine named Badly Drawn Boy in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die", although this was as part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way".
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Albums
His 2000 album The Hour of Bewilderbeast won a prestigious Mercury Prize. He also composed the soundtrack to the movie About A Boy (starring Hugh Grant), based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name. His third album, Have You Fed The Fish?, was released in 2002.
Biography
On January 31, 2001, he bought his own hat at a charity auction, raising £1,500 for a Kosovan children charity. Gough is a self-confessed Bruce Springsteen fan.
Discography
- 2000 - The Hour of Bewilderbeast
- 2002 - About A Boy
- 2002 - Have You Fed the Fish?
- 2004 - One Plus One Is One
External links
- Official Badly Drawn Boy website http://www.badlydrawnboy.co.uk/
- Twisted Nerve Records website http://www.twistednerve.co.uk/