David Vanian (born David Lett, 12 October 1956) is an English rock musician, and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned. Formed in 1976 in London, the Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, release an album, have a record hit the UK charts, and tour the United States. With a fluid line-up since their founding, Vanian has been the only ever-present member. Vanian's baritone singing voice, dark lyrics and vampire-themed costumes, were a major influence on the goth subculture.[1]
Vanian sang with MC5 for their 40th anniversary singing "Looking at You", which was released as part of Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5. In 2008, Vanian with the band the Throb, performed on "Let's Get Lost (Sailor Jerry's Story)" for the compilation album, The Original Sailor Jerry Rum – Music To.... Outside of the Damned, Vanian has led the gothabilly band Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords, hosted Dave Vanian's Dark Screen on the UK-based television channel Rockworld TV and composed the soundtrack for the 2009 film, The Perfect Sleep.[4]
Personal lifeedit
Vanian has kept his personal life out of the limelight, opting out of any input into the Damned biography, The Light at the End of the Tunnel, by Carol Clerk. He married his first wife, Laurie, in 1977; they separated in the mid-1990s. He married Patricia Morrison in Las Vegas in 1996, after the Damned had toured Australia. The couple have one child, named Emily, and live in Harrow, Greater London.[5]
david, vanian, born, david, lett, october, 1956, english, rock, musician, lead, singer, punk, rock, band, damned, formed, 1976, london, damned, were, first, british, punk, band, release, single, release, album, have, record, charts, tour, united, states, with,. David Vanian born David Lett 12 October 1956 is an English rock musician and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned Formed in 1976 in London the Damned were the first British punk band to release a single release an album have a record hit the UK charts and tour the United States With a fluid line up since their founding Vanian has been the only ever present member Vanian s baritone singing voice dark lyrics and vampire themed costumes were a major influence on the goth subculture 1 Dave VanianVanian performing live with the Damned in Cleethorpes 2006Background informationBirth nameDavid LettBorn 1956 10 12 12 October 1956 age 67 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear EnglandOriginHemel Hempstead Hertfordshire EnglandGenresPunk rockgothic rockgothabillyOccupation s SingersongwritermusiciangravediggerInstrument s VocalskeyboardsguitartambourineYears active1976 presentLabelsNitroBig BeatRaw PowerMember ofThe DamnedFormerly ofDave Vanian and the Phantom ChordsMasters of the BacksideNaz Nomad and the NightmaresWebsiteofficialdamned com Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksCareer editBorn in Newcastle upon Tyne North East England Vanian moved with his parents to Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire when he was a couple of months old Vanian changed his name from Lett to Vanian in early life after a stint as a gravedigger Vanian being a play on Transylvanian He remains one of the early influencers of gothic fashion wearing dark and otherworldly clothing both on stage and off He is known to be a fan of renaissance art film noir and horror movies all of which manifest in his stage appearance citation needed In November 1976 the British music magazine NME stated that Vanian resembles a runaway from the Addams Family 2 In 1978 he was guest in the song Don t Panic England from the band Doctors of Madness In 2004 he and fellow Damned member Captain Sensible turned on the Christmas lights in Cambridge causing some controversy 3 Vanian sang with MC5 for their 40th anniversary singing Looking at You which was released as part of Revolution A Celebration of the MC5 In 2008 Vanian with the band the Throb performed on Let s Get Lost Sailor Jerry s Story for the compilation album The Original Sailor Jerry Rum Music To Outside of the Damned Vanian has led the gothabilly band Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords hosted Dave Vanian s Dark Screen on the UK based television channel Rockworld TV and composed the soundtrack for the 2009 film The Perfect Sleep 4 Personal life editVanian has kept his personal life out of the limelight opting out of any input into the Damned biography The Light at the End of the Tunnel by Carol Clerk He married his first wife Laurie in 1977 they separated in the mid 1990s He married Patricia Morrison in Las Vegas in 1996 after the Damned had toured Australia The couple have one child named Emily and live in Harrow Greater London 5 Discography editStudio album David Vanian and the Phantom Chords 1995 References edit Thompson Dave 1 November 2000 Alternative Rock Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0 87930 607 6 Tobler John 1992 NME Rock N Roll Years 1st ed London UK Reed International Books Ltd p 294 CN 5585 Church fury at Damned s switch on Bbc co uk accessed 12 September 2015 Profile Theperfectsleep com accessed 12 September 2015 Official Damned com OfficialDamned com Archived from the original on 23 April 2003 Retrieved 16 July 2015 External links editThe Damned official site Dave Vanian section David Vanian at AllMusic David Vanian discography at Discogs nbsp David Vanian at IMDb Interview while touring with the Phantom Chords November 1993 QuickTime Video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Vanian amp oldid 1205844977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
