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Didz Hammond Background information Birth name David Jonathan Hammond Born 19 July 1981
Reading, Berkshire, EnglandGenres Post-punk revival, alternative rock Occupations Musician Instruments Bass, vocals Years active 1998–present Associated acts Dirty Pretty Things, The Cooper Temple Clause, Brett Anderson David Jonathan Hammond (born 19 July 1981, Reading, Berkshire), better known as Didz Hammond, is an English bassist. He was the bassist and backing vocalist in The Cooper Temple Clause (while also occasionally playing other instruments), and in Carl Barât's Dirty Pretty Things. The band's second album, Romance At Short Notice, saw Hammond taking on more vocal duties within the band, for example contributing all the vocals on the ballad "The North". He is also the bass player in Brett Anderson's live electric band.
In 2002, Hammond was named "34th coolest person in the world" by NME.[1] He usually plays a yellow and black Fender Precision Bass and a red Burns Bison bass, but also has two semi-acoustic Epiphone basses, one in yellow and black sunburst, and a pink banjo, the other in red and black. He is also fond of acoustic basses, of which he has two - one with a natural finish, the other with a black gloss. Both are Epiphones.
Hammond has a son and two daughters with his girlfriend Anna; Nico (born 2004),[2] Sonny (born 2007) and Sandy Blue, born 19 December 2008.[3]
References
- ^ NME, November 11, 2002
- ^ "Simply Cooper! | News". Nme.Com. 2004-07-21. http://www.nme.com/news/the-cooper-temple-clause/17525. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "Dirty Pretty Things play final show | News". Nme.Com. 2008-12-21. http://www.nme.com/news/dirty-pretty-things/41789. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
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Didz HammondDiscography Albums Extended plays Singles "Way Out West" · "Let's Kill Music" · "Film-Maker // Been Training Dogs" · "Who Needs Enemies?" · "A.I.M." · "Promises, Promises" · "Blind Pilots" · "Damage" · "Homo Sapiens" · "Waiting Game"Albums Singles Related articles Studio Albums Live Albums Singles "Love Is Dead" (2007) · "Back to You" (2007) · "A Different Place" (2008) · "The Hunted" (2009) · "Brittle Heart" (2011)Related articles This article about a British bass guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.