Alan Donohoe is the lead singer of British rock band The Rakes. He is from London, a graduate (of either Biology or Physics - reports vary) and a vegan. He is very well read - mentioning in an NME interview his interest in the works of writers such as James Joyce, Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins. The Rakes are a British rock band from London. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ... Stephen Hawking in 2005 Professor Stephen William Hawking, D.Phil. ... Richard Dawkins Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS (born March 26, 1941), known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist and popular science writer. ...