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Badly Drawn Boy

Singer / Songwriter from Dunstable, England

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Badly Drawn Boy

Badly Drawn Boy Biography

Badly Drawn Boy emerges as a self-sustaining musical craftsman, born Damon Gough on October 2, 1969, in the town of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. However, destiny swiftly steered his family back to their roots in Bolton, Lancashire before Gough marked his first year of existence. The genesis of his moniker harks back to a character within the animated series "Sam and His Magic Ball," an encounter he had while attending a soirée in Trafford, Manchester during the year 1995. Antecedent to adopting this epithet, Gough conjured a series of unique 'business cards,' adorned with his nephew's illustrated artwork, complemented by Gough's own skillful collage. These tactile creations, encased in la...

Badly Drawn Boy emerges as a self-sustaining musical craftsman, born Damon Gough on October 2, 1969, in the town of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. However, destiny swiftly steered his family back to their roots in Bolton, Lancashire before Gough marked his first year of existence. The genesis of his moniker harks back to a character within the animated series "Sam and His Magic Ball," an encounter he had while attending a soirée in Trafford, Manchester during the year 1995. Antecedent to adopting this epithet, Gough conjured a series of unique 'business cards,' adorned with his nephew's illustrated artwork, complemented by Gough's own skillful collage. These tactile creations, encased in laminate, became tokens of camaraderie, dispersed amongst acquaintances and revellers within the domains of Blackburn and Manchester's nocturnal scene.

In the year 2000, Gough's magnum opus titled "The Hour of Bewilderbeast" clinched the illustrious Mercury Prize, cementing his musical prowess. His artistic versatility extended to the realm of cinema as he orchestrated the melodic tapestry for the silver screen endeavor "About A Boy," a cinematic adaptation of Nick Hornby's eponymous literary work, prominently featuring Hugh Grant. The year 2002 witnessed the unveiling of his third auditory masterpiece, christened "Have You Fed The Fish?," a testament to his evolving sonic dexterity.

Progressing along his musical odyssey, Gough's fourth opus, "One Plus One Is One," graced the auditory landscape in the year 2004. "Born in the U.K.," his fifth symphonic creation, reverberated on October 16, 2006, paying homage to one of his luminous influences, the venerable Bruce Springsteen.

The dawning of November 2009 ushered forth an exciting proclamation via the Badly Drawn Boy website, intimating Gough's active engagement within a recording sanctum, meticulously finessing a tantalizing new endeavor poised to grace the auditory realms imminently. This sonic creation, unveiled as "Is There Nothing We Could Do?," drew inspiration from and resonated with the motion picture "The Fattest Man in Britain," weaving a harmonious synergy between music and cinema.

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Badly Drawn Boy Discography

  • 1998EPEP3
  • 1999EPIt Came From the Ground
  • 1999EPOnce Around the Block
  • 1999AlbumThe Hour of Bewilderbeast
  • 2000SingleAnother Pearl
  • 2000SingleDisillusion
  • 2001EPPissing in the Wind (CD1)
  • 2002AlbumAbout a Boy (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • 2002AlbumHave You Fed the Fish
  • 2002EPSilent Sigh
  • 2002SingleSomething to Talk About
  • 2002EPYou Were Right
  • 2003SingleAll Possibilities
  • 2003SingleBorn Again
  • 2004AlbumOne Plus One Is One
  • 2004SingleYear of the Rat
  • 2006AlbumBorn In the UK
  • 2006SingleNothing's Gonna Change Your Mind (Radio Edit)
  • 2006SingleNothing's Gonna Change Your Mind
  • 2007SingleA Journey from A to B
  • 2007EPPromises
  • 2007EPUS Session
  • 2008SingleThe Time of Times
  • 2009AlbumIs There Nothing We Could Do ? (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture: The Fattest Man In Britain)
  • 2012AlbumBeing Flynn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • 2014AlbumIt's What I'm Thinking (Part One: Photographing Snowflakes)
  • 2019SingleThe Place I Want to Be
  • 2020AlbumBanana Skin Shoes
  • 2020SingleIs This a Dream?
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