Badly Drawn Boy

Badly Drawn Boy (b. October 2, 1970) is an independent singer/songwriter, born Damon Gough in Manchester, England. Gough chose his stage name from a character that appeared in the cartoon show Jamie and his Magic Torch, which he saw on TV at a party in Trafford, 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. 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 the Generation X bar in Manchester. His friends Scott Abraham and Damon Hayhurst were holding a joint exhibition of their art work and Votel was DJing as part of a celebration of the bar's first year of opening. Their first seven-inch single, EP1, was pressed about a year later to critical acclaim, although only 500 copies were made.

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October 2 - 1970 - Manchester - England - Cartoon show - Jamie and his Magic Torch - Trafford - Business card - Collage - Laminate - Clubs - Blackburn - Andy Votel - Bar - Exhibition - DJ - Single - Critical

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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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2002 - ''Q'' magazine - 50 Bands To See Before You Die

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