This list of red-hot red-heads are all masterful musicians in their field…a wide variation of talents with only one other thing in common; their roots (as in hair!).
ED SHEERAN – This 23 year old musician from England began playing guitar and writing songs at a very young age. His success has been phenomenal due to his incredible songwriting skills and that voice of his. He has written songs for the likes of One Direction and Taylor Swift (who he went on to tour with), which has gained him recognition in the States. He is an excellent musician and since signing with Asylum Records he has won two Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello and been nominated for a few Grammys among many, many others. His albums have earned him critical acclaim all over the world and he continues to rise in stardom while maintaining a very humble and grounded approach to life.
FLORENCE WELCH – Lead singer of Florence and the Machine, Florence Welch has a powerful and haunting voice which first became popular after the release of their first album Lungs. There are some gruesome and morbid themes to her songs apparently influenced by the losses of her grandparents at a young age to strokes and suicides. Welch has an eclectic look about her which is encouraged by her unique vintage style and not forgetting those long auburn locks of hers which add to her individuality. Lungs went to Number One in the UK album charts and stayed there for 28 weeks, the “dark, robust and romantic” sound of Florence and The Machine relate to Renaissance artists (influenced by her mother’s studies of the subject, “We’re dealing with all of the same things they did: love and death, time and pain, heaven and hell”. Welch has suffered depression since her rise to fame and notes that, “sex, violence, love and death, are the topics that I’m constantly wrestling with”. The group’s second studio album, Ceremonials released in October 2011, debuted at number one in the UK and number six in the United States.
KATE NASH – This English singer songwriter hit the big time when she released her first album Made Of Bricks which earned her the Brit Award for Best Female Artist in 2008 and reached Number One in the UK album charts. She has since released two more albums My Best Friend is You and Girl Talk. Nash’s style on her first two albums was quite twee and gentle with an Indie edge. She sang of everyday things and life situations with the accompaniment of her piano. The most recent album displays a total change of attitude and musical genre with a much harder, grungier style. Nash claims that “I’ve been hurt and I’m angry and playing bass and shouting about it makes me feel better. That’s all it is. And if that freaks people out then good.”
DAVE MUSTAINE – Mustaine was the lead guitarist for the heavy metal super band Metallica. Due to a problem with drugs and alcohol the rest of the band eventually ousted Mustaine from the band. He then went on to form the band Megadeth who went from strength to strength and have done countless tours all over the world over the years. They continue to tour to this day and have become one of the main influential and popular heavy metal bands ever. On June 16 for the first time ever “The Big Four” (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) of thrash shared the stage in Warsaw, Poland. The event happened in various other countries like Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Greece, Germany, Sweden and ended at the Yankee Stadium of New York City on September 14, 2011. On August 3, Mustaine released his autobiography in the US, titled Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir. The book covers Mustaine’s life from childhood until the release of the 2009 Megadeth album Endgame. The book was released in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand under the title Mustaine: A Life in Metal.
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AXL ROSE – The frontman and exhibitionist from Guns N’ Roses, Axl Rose, is a household name and has been named one of the greatest singers of all time by NME and Rolling Stone. In 1985, he co-founded Guns N’ Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their first album, Appetite for Destruction (1987), has sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling debut album of all time in the U.S. with 18 million units sold. Their next two albums were just as successful. They completed many tours in the 80’s and 90’s, and became one of the biggest bands in the world. At the end of the nineties Rose decided to take some time out and the band went into hiding for many years. He bought the rights to the name of the band and is currently the last remaining original member of the band. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
NEWTON FAULKNER – The English born singer-songwriter and musician is well known for his unique percussive style of guitar playing. Hand Built by Robots was Faulkner’s first album released in 2007 which went double platinum in the United Kingdom and reached No.1 in the UK Album Chart in August 2007. Faulkner released his second studio album, Rebuilt by Humans in 2009 which made number three UK Albums Chart followed by Sketches in Aril 2012 and finally Write it On Your Skin on July 9th 2012 which got to number one in the UK album chart.
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BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG – Green Day front man covers up his natural locks to maintain a grunge indie punk rock image. He is the songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist for Green Day and has also turned his hand to acting. He recorded his first song aged five and has been an achiever in the music world ever since. He met band member Mike Drint when they were kids and formed the band at the tender age of fifteen. He also has his own record label Adeline Records based in San Diego. Green Day’s rock operas have become a raging success with American Idiot being the first in 2004 selling more than 15 million copies around the world; hit singles included Boulevard of Broken Dreams and American Idiot (the latter also became a hit musical on Broadway starring Armstrong himself for fifty performances). The second rock opera, 21st Century Breakdown, was also a huge worldwide triumph.
DANNY ELFMAN – Formerly the front man and songwriter of rock band Oingo Boingo between 1976 to 1995. Following this he has made his mark writing music for film and TV. He wrote The Simpsons theme song and the 1989 Batman and has developed a long running personal friendship and composing relationship with Tim Burton having written the scores for the majority of his movies. Burton has said of his relationship with Elfman: “We don’t even have to talk about the music. We don’t even have to intellectualize – which is good for both of us, we’re both similar that way. We’re very lucky to connect”. Elfman has been nominated for four Academy Awards, won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and honoured at the BMI Film & TV awards for his significant contributions.
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ART GARFUNKEL – One half of the much celebrated famous duo Simon & Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel is an amazing singer, poet and actor. Together Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame having been a massive success since the early 60’s. Some of their most famous works are Bridge over Troubled Water, Sounds of Silence, Mrs. Robinson, Scarborough Fair, to name but a few. Garfunkel has gained himself six Grammy Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award. During his solo career he released over a hundred successful hit singles and attained a People’s Choice Award. Garfunkel has had bouts of depression during his illustrious career and has dipped in and out of the spotlight on many an occasion, his relationship with Simon also had many ups and downs. More recently he toured in 2009 with four other musicians and his son. On April 2, 2009, the duo announced a tour of Australia, New Zealand, and Japan for summer 2009. In late October, they participated together in the 25th anniversary of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Other artists on the bill included Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, U2, Metallica, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Crosby, Stills, & Nash.
MICK HUCKNALL was the lead singer and songwriter of popular 80’s band Simply Red. The band was a huge worldwide success selling over 50 million albums over a 25 year career. Hucknall is famous for his very distinctive soulful voice and wide vocal range as well as having wild red curly hair! He has been described by critic Trevor J. Leeden as “one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers”.
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