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Tom Smith (born 29 April 1981) is an English musician. He is lead singer, lyricist, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for Birmingham-based indie rock band Editors.
His vocal style has been compared to that of post-punk singers such as Ian Curtis of Joy Division, Paul Banks of Interpol, Robert Smith of The Cure and Michael Stipe of R.E.M.. His guitar of choice is a Gibson ES-335, however he also plays a Fender Telecaster Custom.
When Smith lost his voice during the 2006 SXSW, the band had to cancel the last song of their first gig.
In July 2008, he contributed a cover of "Bonny" (by Prefab Sprout) for the UK edition of the Independents Day charity album.
h is from Stroud, Gloucestershire and attended Woodchester Endowed Primary School, where he learnt to play the guitar under the guidance of Headteacher Mr Holland.
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Tom Smith (born 29 April 1981) is an English musician. He is lead singer, lyricist, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for Birmingham-based indie rock band Editors.
His vocal style has been compared to that of post-punk singers such as Ian Curtis of Joy Division, Paul Banks of Interpol, Robert Smith of The Cure and Michael Stipe of R.E.M.. His guitar of choice is a Gibson ES-335, however he also plays a Fender Telecaster Custom.
When Smith lost his voice during the 2006 SXSW, the band had to cancel the last song of their first gig.
In July 2008, he contributed a cover of "Bonny" (by Prefab Sprout) for the UK edition of the Independents Day charity album.
Background
Smith is from Stroud, Gloucestershire and attended Woodchester Endowed Primary School, where he learnt to play the guitar under the guidance of Headteacher Mr Holland. He later attended Archway School.
As a teenager Smith listened to Britpop bands Oasis' Definitely Maybe and Blur's Parklife albums. "Suddenly, all I wanted to do was to be in a band," Smith has said. "I learned to play the guitar by playing those records."
He later studied music technology at Staffordshire University where he met his fellow Editors band members. He lives in London with his partner, BBC Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman, and they have a baby boy called Rudy Brae Bowman Smith, who was born on the 10 June 2008.
He stated in 2006 that Murmur by R.E.M. was his favourite album of all time. Editors drummer Edward Lay said during an interview in Winter 2005 "Tom’s favourite album is R.E.M.’s Murmur, so they were his favourite band whilst growing up and I think they’ve always maintained a certain cool vibe about everything they’ve released. They haven’t sold out at all, so they’re big influences not just in songwriting, but the way they’ve protected themselves as musicians and as a band."
Smith's Converse All-Stars basketball shoes, worn at 2007's V Festival, went on sale on internet site eBay in a charity auction to raise money for MAG (Mines Advisory Group). They raised £52.
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