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Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Michael Gough) was born on 2 October, 1969 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, is an English singer-songwriter. Discover Badly Drawn Boy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?

Popular As Damon Michael Gough
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 2 October, 1969
Birthday 2 October
Birthplace Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
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Children Oscar Gough, Edith Gough

Badly Drawn Boy Net Worth

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Source of Income Singer-songwriter

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1969

Damon Michael Gough (born 2 October 1969), known by the stage name Badly Drawn Boy, is an English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

1995

Gough chose his stage name from a character in the show Sam and the Magic Ball, which he saw on TV at a party in Trafford, Greater 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 by his nephew and a small collage by Gough.

A chance meeting with Andy Votel at the Generation X bar in Manchester, where Gough's friends Scott Abraham and Damon Hayhurst were contributing to an exhibition by the Space Monkey Clothing Company and Votel was DJing, led to the foundation of Twisted Nerve Records.

1997

His recording career began in September 1997 with the five track vinyl release "EP1".

This was distributed among friends and family members.

1998

In April 1998, Gough released his second EP, "EP2".

This had one track less than its predecessor but twice as many copies were pressed.

The highlight track, "I Love You All", was later transferred to a music box which was released alongside the EP.

The box plays eleven seconds of the song and is considered much rarer than the record itself due to its limited production.

Gough's third EP, "EP3", was released in November 1998 on both CD and vinyl formats, and was the first release in what became a long-term partnership with XL Recordings.

In the same year he collaborated with Unkle for their first album Psyence Fiction.

"Road Movie" was released as a live recording with the band Doves.

The B-side to the single was another track from the EP, My Friend Cubilas.

Music videos were recorded for both tracks.

1999

It Came from the Ground was the next EP, released in March 1999 on CD and vinyl.

The style of this recording focused on woodland environments, an aspect displayed in both the cover art and the title track's video.

Also released during this period was the single "Whirlpool".

An instrumental was released on vinyl in April 1999.

Gough's last EP, Once Around the Block, was released in August 1999 in two vinyl formats and one CD edition.

The release is almost short enough to be considered a single.

2000

Following the success of his early EPs, Gough's first album, The Hour of Bewilderbeast, was released in June 2000, accompanied by four singles (including a re-release of Once Around the Block).

The album was critically acclaimed and Badly Drawn Boy was successful in winning the 2000 Mercury Music Prize, beating his contemporaries Doves to the £20,000 prize.

The album sold well (300,000 copies) and is widely considered to be his defining work.

The Badly Drawn Boy band throughout this successful period consisted of Matt Wardle (keyboards/vocals), Robin File (guitar), Sean McCann (bass guitar) latterly replaced by the ex-Smiths bass guitarist Andy Rourke, Dave Verner (drums).

After a short break, Gough returned to score the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel About a Boy.

The movie was directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz.

Impressed by his past work, the Weitz brothers asked Gough to score the film, a task which he undertook alone, with the assistance of producer Steve McLaughlin.

2002

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" on account of Gough's tendency to talk and tell stories for extended periods in concert rather than play songs.

Gough, though born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

He cites Bruce Springsteen as his music hero.

Three singles from the album were released during 2002.

His third album, Have You Fed the Fish?, introduced more guitars and an increasingly mainstream pop sound which was not welcomed by all critics.

The album is a play on Gough's minor celebrity status.

Another three singles and a long American tour accompanied the album.

The single "You Were Right" received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 2, became his first UK top ten single and includes lyrical references to music icons such as Madonna and John Lennon.

After his long spell in America, Gough suffered from homesickness and decided to record his next album closer to home.

Recorded at Moolah Rouge studios in Stockport, Greater Manchester, One Plus One Is One was a portrait of his personal life.

2004

Documenting a death of a close friend and the loss of a grandfather in the Battle of Normandy, the album was released in 2004.

It was not a great commercial success, and Gough decided to leave his contract with XL Recordings after only one single was released.