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John Grant
Having failed to find superstardom after 10 years with US indie rockers The
Czars, John Grant -- born July 25, 1968 in Buchanan, Michigan -- hit rock
bottom. Haunted by alcohol and cocaine addiction, he had given up on the music
industry and was waiting tables until folk rockers Midlake invited him to stay
with them and record. These sessions resulted in his debut solo album, 2010’s
Queen Of Denmark, a cathartic, dreamy, vanquishing of his grief that came filled
with twisted piano ballads full of dark wit and hair-raising tales. The record
received critical acclaim and was named...
