James Kennedy (Musician)
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| Born | 15 March 1980 Cardiff, Wales, U.K. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Konic Records |
| Associated acts | Kyshera |
| Website | jameskennedystuff |
James Kennedy (born 15 March 1980) is a rock solo artist, author and podcaster from South Wales, UK.[1] He was formerly the singer & guitarist in the Alternative Rock band Kyshera[2] until they disbanded in 2018[3] and now fronts the band James Kennedy & The Underdogs.[4] Kennedy has released seven albums since 2010, including three with Kyshera and four solo releases[5] with his latest being 'Make Anger Great Again', released in 2020 by Konic Records.[6] Also in 2020, Kennedy's autobiography 'Noise Damage' was published by Eye Lightning Books[7] which peaked at Number One on Amazon.[8]
In 2022, Kennedy began hosting The James Kennedy Podcast, a weekly podcast where he interviews musicians, activists, politicians and authors.[9] Previous guests include Stella Assange, Frank Turner, Greg Palast, Kevin Brennan, Benji Webbe and Lee Camp among others.
Trivia[edit]
At the age of ten, Kennedy was diagnosed with advanced bilateral cholesteatoma, a destructive expanding growth in both of his middle ears which required 3 major ear operations. As a result of the surgery, Kennedy lost 40% of his hearing in both ears and developed constant white noise Tinnitus in his left ear[10]. Kennedy was included in a poll of the Top 50 Sexiest Men in Wales along with Tom Ellis, Kelly Jones and Jamie Roberts[11]. In 2013 he won a court case against the record label 'Rising Records' over the release of the Kyshera album 'Made in China'[12]. He frequently receives online trolling from people mistaking him for James Kennedy from the US reality show Vanderpump Rules[13]. He was one of several artists who gave evidence at a 2022 hearing at the House of Lords about the difficulties for UK artists to tour in Europe post-Brexit.[14] and in November 2022, he alleges that he was physically assaulted by three plain-clothed police officers whilst sitting in his car, resulting in an ongoing investigation which the South Wales Police have said they are taking "extremely seriously"[15].
Discography[edit]
- With Kyshera
- Paradigm (2010)
- Made in China (2012)
- Circle (2015)
- As James Kennedy
- 9.i.P (2012)
- The National Health Service (2013)
- Home (2017)
- Make Anger Great Again (2020)
- Make Acoustic Great Again (2023)
Bibliography[edit]
- Noise Damage : My Life as a Rock'n'Roll Underdog (2020)
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- ↑ Trendell, Andrew (September 23, 2022). "Brexit: UK government warned musicians and crew "could find themselves unemployed en masse"".
- ↑ Team, Flavourmag (June 22, 2010). "Kyshera – Paradigm review".
- ↑ Roberts, Samuel (February 5, 2021). "James Kennedy on his love/hate relationship with life as an unsigned musician".
- ↑ "Touring and loneliness: Musicians discuss the impacts of a life on the road". www.prsformusic.com.
- ↑ "Konic Records". Discogs.
- ↑ "James Kennedy / 'Make Anger Great Again' is pretty relevant for right now | MetalTalk". September 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Noise Damage by James Kennedy | Eye Books". www.eye-books.com.
- ↑ "JAMES KENNEDY's "Noise Damage: My Life As A Rock 'N' Roll Underdog" Book Now Available In North America". bravewords.com.
- ↑ "#1 - James Kennedy by The James Kennedy Podcast". Anchor.
- ↑ "It's totally not cool - Plugem". plugem.co.uk.
- ↑ "Wales' sexiest men". Western Mail.
- ↑ "The Unbelievable Story Of Threatin: Heavy Metal's Fyre Festival Moment". Kerrang!.
- ↑ "UK Singer James Kennedy Hilariously Begs 'Vanderpump Rules' Fans to Realize He's Not DJ James Kennedy, Doesn't Want His 'Hate Mail'". US Weekly.
- ↑ "Brexit: UK government warned musicians and crew "could find themselves unemployed en masse"". NME.
- ↑ "Singer claims police got into his car in Cardiff and punched him". Wales Online.
