Johnny Borrell
Johnny on guitar
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Edward Borrell
Born	April 4, 1980 (1980-04-04) (age 27)
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar Vocals Bass
Associated acts	Razorlight The Libertines
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson L6-S Custom and Deluxe

Johnny Borrell (born Jonathan Edward Borrell, 4 April 1980, in Muswell Hill, London, England) is an English singer and guitarist, and the frontman of Razorlight. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Razorlight is an Anglo-Swedish band formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ... This article is about the band The Libertines. ... The Gibson L6-S is a 24-fret solid-body electric guitar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... , Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London, mostly in the London Borough of Haringey It is situated 6. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Razorlight is an Anglo-Swedish band formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ...

Life and career

He grew up in and around the city of London, in Muswell Hill, and attended first St. Anthony's School, Hampstead, and then Highgate School, an expensive public school, with John Hassall, former bassist of The Libertines and frontman of Yeti. He currently resides in the Hampstead Heath area. He went on to form Razorlight with Carl Dalemo, Christian Smith Pancorvo (Later replaced by Andy Burrows) and Björn Ågren. After a string of top twenty hits including "Golden Touch", their debut album Up All Night charted at number 3 in the UK, and stop-gap single "Somewhere Else" just missed out on the number 1 spot. Their self-titled follow-up album was released July 17, 2006, and debuted at number 1 in the UK album chart, giving the band their first release to top the chart. Johnny and Razorlight scored their first UK number 1 single with "America" on the 8th of October '06. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... St. ... Highgate School is a British Independent School in London, England. ... John Hassall (born 17 February 1981) was the bassist with punk / garage rock revivalists The Libertines and has his own side-project band, Yeti, which he will be focussing on now The Libertines are on an indefinite hiatus. ... This article is about the band The Libertines. ... Yeti are an English rock band fronted by John Hassall, formerly of The Libertines. ... Carl Dalemo is the bassist of the Anglo/Swedish band Razorlight. ... Christian Pancorvo Smith is a drummer alongside his brother, Ben Fox Smith, in the band Serafin. ... Andy Burrows (born June 30, 1979) is the current drummer for Razorlight, after joining the band in 2004. ... Björn Sten Ã…gren (born 1979) is the guitarist for the Anglo-Swedish band Razorlight. ... Golden Touch is the fourth single released by Razorlight. ... Up All Night can refer to: 2003 single named Up All Night by Unwritten Law 2003 album named Up All Night by The Waifs 2004 album named Up All Night by Razorlight 2004 album named Up All Night by Rob Mills This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... For other uses, see Somewhere Else. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reputation and controversy

Borrell is notorious for his arrogant attitude towards the press and is famous for his proclamations of his own abilities.^[1] However, like many other artists who come across negatively in NME interviews, Borrell and supporters have accused the magazine of misrepresentation and emphasising quotes out of context.^[2] Interviewers have recently alluded to tension between Borrell and the two Swedish members of the band, one of whom claims Borrell spends little time with them. For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ...

Borrell and The Libertines

Borrell is one of "The Dalston Set", a clique of indie notables connected to the early days of the London scene of the early 2000s, along with Dominic Masters of The Others, Pete Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall, and the Queens of Noize. It has been reported that he was briefly a stand-in bassist for The Libertines before they were signed, but in recent interviews he has claimed that this is not true. In Pete Welsh's Kids in the Riot, it is alleged that Borrell was sacked as The Libertines' bassist for unreliable behaviour and not turning up to gigs^[3], but in general there is little animosity between the two bands, and Borrell remains friends with Carl Barât. The Libertines' song "The Boy Looked At Johnny" is reputedly about Borrell, and Razorlight album track "Don't Go Back To Dalston" is reputedly directed at Pete Doherty, telling him to curtail his drug habit. Another Razorlight song talking about curtailing a drug habit is "Up All Night" which is largely misinterpreted as being a love song. However, Borrell's former friend Pete Doherty headbutted him backstage at the Leeds Festival in 2005. Dominic Masters is the front man of London based rock band The Others, Masters keeps in contact with many of his fans by giving out his mobile telephone number on his bands website. ... The Others are an English rock band, signed to Poptones in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album was released on January 31, 2005. ... Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is an English musician, artist and poet. ... Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (born June 6, 1978) is an English musician. ... John Hassall (born 17 February 1981) was the bassist with punk / garage rock revivalists The Libertines and has his own side-project band, Yeti, which he will be focussing on now The Libertines are on an indefinite hiatus. ... Queens of Noize are an indie/disco DJ outfit based in London, England. ... This article is about the band The Libertines. ... Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (born June 6, 1978) is an English musician. ... Up the Bracket is the debut album from The Libertines, released on the 14th of October, 2002, reaching #35 in the UK Albums chart. ... Up All Night is the debut album by British-Swedish band Razorlight, released June 28, 2004. ... Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is an English musician, artist and poet. ... Leeds Festival redirects here. ...

Borrell and The Kooks

In the May 17, 2006 issue of the NME, Borrell became embroiled in a spat with fellow NME favourites The Kooks, as a result of his remarks that their music is 'shit' and the lead singer 'boring'. In an interview with the popular music magazine NME Borrell is quoted as saying "He models his style on me. And that record is the most horrible thing I've ever heard. It sounds like the band are literally rolling over, sticking their arse in the air and begging Radio 1 to fuck them. I heard their single on the radio the other day and it sounds like fucking Avril Lavigne! If he can live with himself after that production, and if he feels like he has to slag people off to keep up, then I'm sure his nights are long and those moments of doubt are really painful. So fuck The Kooks. Fuck 'em!" [3]" implying that The Kooks had "sold out" to the commercial music industry by signing to Virgin Records and adjusting their sound to become more marketable. Ironically, Radio 1 had held a "Razorlight week" recently before that to coincide with and promote the band's second album. Kooks, see Donna Kossy. ... Avril Lavigne Whibley,[7] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: ), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ...

Borrell also said that he believed Razorlight were better than the Arctic Monkeys.^[4] Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ...

Borrell and Keane

In late 2006, Tim Rice-Oxley, pianist and songwriter with Keane, declared their song "The Frog Prince" to be a criticism of Borrell.^{[citation needed]} Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Timothy Tim James Rice-Oxley is the co-founder, pianist and composer of English piano rock and alternative rock band Keane. ... Keane (IPA: /kin/) are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. ... The Frog Prince is a song by British Alternative rock band Keane that will appear on the second Keane album, Under The Iron Sea. ...

Trivia

• In Razorlight's 2004 release Up All Night, Borrell recorded the number of the company Vice into the track "Vice." The number has been quoted as 07761-010-233, though the authenticity of this number has been disputed. In the video for the track, Borrell is seen in a phone box with adverts for prostitutes on the walls, as can be seen across many London phoneboxes. The telephone number for every advert on the wall is also 07761-010-233.

• He supports Chelsea Football Club.

• Borrell is a big fan of cricket and a member of Middlesex County Cricket Club.^[5]

• He has been romantically linked to Uruguayan-born singer Fabiola Gatti^[6] and has dated Kirsten Dunst^[7], who he was seen with at Lord's during a 2007 cricket match between England and the West Indies.^[8].

• He has appeared twice on The Mighty Boosh, once alone as a giant rapist rabbit in the 2006 stage show and once with Razorlight in the episode "The Priest and the Beast".

• Borrell appeared on the front cover of the May 2007 issue of Vogue Magazine, alongside supermodel Natalia Vodianova, in his trademark skinny white jeans. Borrell is one of only seven men who have appeared on the cover of the British Vogue^[9].

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References

1. ^ Harper, A.L.. "Interview: Razorlight Frontman Johnny Borrell Looks Back and Ahead", BC Music, 2006-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. 
2. ^ "'I'm paying some karma'", Guardian Unlimited, 2006-12-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. 
3. ^ Welsh, Pete (2005). Kids in the Riot: High and Low with the Libertines. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-716-X. 
4. ^ "Razorlight - 'We're better than Arctic Monkeys'", NME, 2006-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. 
5. ^ "Famous fan: Johnny Borrell", BBC Sport, 2006-07-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. 
6. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/07/08/bmrazorlight.xml&page=6
7. ^ http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=36813
8. ^ http://www.hollywood.com/news/Dunst_Dating_Razorlight_Rocker_Borrell/3671309
9. ^ http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/2007/04/johnny_razorlig.html

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External links

• Razorlight official site
• Johnny Borrell at the Internet Movie Database