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Paul Claxton

About Me

Solo Artist - Born 8th January 1975 in Liverpool (share birthday with Elvis, Bowie and Dame Shirley Bassey) - moved to Wales at age of 3 & started playing guitar at age of 11.Now based in London.Solo Artist since the millenium and have supported Robert Plant (note strange curly hair similarity!), Ultravox, Miles Hunt, 10cc, Nick Harper, Pete Wylie, Bruce Foxton(The Jam), Fish, Wishbone Ash, Sir Bob Geldof, Midge Ure in Europe and the UK.Try to play UK, Europe and America as much as possible have managed Toronto, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York gigs to date.Hoping to be signed any day soon but in the meantime will keep plugging away on the music scene. You can catch me at Festivals or your local theatre.Thanks for looking, would love to hear your commentsAll the bestPaul Claxton

My Interests

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Member Since: 10/8/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/paulclaxton
Band Members: Just me!! with a 1993 O10 Lowden and a 1978 F-36 Takamine.
Influences: The Beatles, Mega City Four, Led Zeppelin,The Smiths, Grant lee Phillips, Elliott Smith, , Grant Lee Buffalo, Neil Young, Scott Walker, Elvis the King, John Martyn, Stevie Wonder, Subcircus, Tom Waits, Doves, Jeff Lang, The Rolling Stones, Kate Bush, Husker Du, Pixies, Queen, Grand Drive, Simon and Garfunkel, Violent Femmes, Wheat, A, Billy Joel, Alex Chilton, The Beach Boys, Air, Big Star, Arcade Fire, Beck, The Carpenters, The Wonder Stuff, Dead Can Dance, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Adem, Eddie Cochran, The Doors, Bob Mould, Morrissey, Ben Folds Five, Jellyfish, Carole King, Dinosaur Jr, Ed Hardcourt, Cyndi Lauper, Bonnie Prince Billy, Ella Fitzgerald, Fleetwood Mac, Tim Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Iron and Wine, Grouch, Don Mclean, Cud, David Bowie, Buffalo Tom, Frank Sinatra, Gillian Welch, The La's, Longpigs, Motorhead, Nina Simone, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Portishead, Nick Drake, Little Richard, Guster, The Flaming Lips, Elvis Costello, Drive, Buffalo Springfield, Foo Fighters, Johnny Cash, Magnet, PJ Harvey, Sack, T-Rex, 60ft Dolls, U.2, Television, Suede, Rage Against The Machine, Puressence, Neil Diamond, Midlake, Bob Dylan, Mahalia Jackson, Scarfo, Thrum, Tori Amos, Superstar, Roy Orbison, Mercury Rev, The Clash, Mark Kozelek, Neil Finn, Tony Bennett, Les Paul, Peter Frampton, Norman Greenbaum, Boston, Benny Goodman, Marvin Gayne, John Barry, Bobby Hebb, Rainbow, Bing Crosby, The O'Jays, Deep Purple, Ben E King, Santana, Pink Floyd, Sly And The Family Stone, Andy Willams, The Small Faces, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, E.L.O, Peggy Lee, The Platters, The Skids, Vent 414, Radiohead, Blondie, The Knack, Massive Attack, Eddie And The Hot Rods, Sam And Dave, XTC, Danny Kaye, Talking Heads, Louis Armstrong, Manic Street Preachers, Dusty Springfield, Slade, Metallica, This Mortal coil, Kelly Joe Phelps, Nirvana, Bon Iver, Dolly Parton, The Zombies, The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Glenn Miller, All About Eve, Jackie Wilson, The Jam, Pineapple, Sammy Davis Jr, Teenage Fan Club, Super Furry Animals, James, Jeff Buckley, The Stone Roses, Thin Lizzy, Richard Thompson, Joy Division, The Ramones, Ray Charles, Alison Moyet, Baby Bio Hazard.
Sounds Like: Sounds like KONG !!!!!!!!!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Hammersmith Apollo - supporting Ultravox SOLD OUT!!!

Hi....I will be supporting Ultravox on 3 dates of there U.K tour, one of the date will be the Hammersmith Apollo and it is SOLD OUT!! it's only down the road for me now,  just 3 stops on the tube to T...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:02:00 GMT

"The Great Depression" out now!!!!

Hi............... Well the 4th album is out  now  The Great DepressionRecorded over 4 days in my cold, damp cellar in West London..... Ive tried to keep this album as raw and real as possible using...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:12:00 GMT

Maybe its because lm a Londoner...

Hi,   Well I'm now officially a Londoner&. I'm living in South East London in my Dad's camper van ( very Rock'n'Roll ) Just trying to sort out a flat to rent in West London and should be in for...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:26:00 GMT

New York 07

Check out my New York pic's,All the best Paul
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:00:00 GMT