English musician, singer-songwriter, radio presenter and editor
He came to prominence as the singer with the band Pulp.
He famously protested against Michael Jackson s performance at the Brit awards in 1996, where he was ejected from the stage after he started dancing along with his set.
Married stylist fiancee Camille Bidault-Waddington in northern France on 13 July 2002.
His son, Albert, was born on March 24th 2003.
Todd Haynes wanted him to play the role of Jack Fairy in Velvet Goldmine, but he turned down the part, citing nervous exhaustion.
A fan of the music of Kate Bush.
Played "Myron Wagtail" (vocalist of "The Weird Sisters") in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
[speaking in 2009] A Conservative government is necessary. There is no,credible alternative. You can sense an era passing. In no way am I,supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good,thing, far from it. Rather, what I intended to get across was in the,absence of any real alternative a Conservative government at the moment,unfortunately seems inevitable.
[on Brexit] A horrible word, almost as bad as Britpop.
Although I think at the heart of them, Duran Duran are irredeemably dull,and rubbish, they kind of had their heads screwed on when it came to,videos. Rather than be in some cold warehouse in Dulwich, they always,seemed to have a holiday every time they make a video.
I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.
