Who is Damien Rice

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The Luck of the Irish

Damien Rice is a singer-songwriter from County Kildare, Ireland. In March 1999 Damien moved to Tuscany, then travelled around Europe, busking the streets. He arrived back in Dublin a year later, with a clear head and full of ideas. He approached his music with a new found freshness and decided to put some songs down on record. His grandmother told him he had a distant cousin in London in the music business. Borrowing money from those that would lend it, he recorded his demo and sent it off to his cousin, renowned producer and film composer, David Arnold (Björk, James Bond). Arnold liked what he heard and provided enough money for Damien to buy his own mobile studio.

Damien Rice formerly sang with Lisa Hannigan and released his debut solo album, O, in Ireland in early 2002. In July 2002 O was released in the UK and it received widespread critical acclaim. In June 2003 O was released in the USA and Europe, with Rice appearing on The Letterman Show and receiving more acclaim from publications such as Rolling Stone, Newsweek and The Boston Globe.

He gained further popularity after some of his most famous songs were included in the media. An example of this is "9 Crimes" used in the soundtrack of the summer blockbuster Shrek Three and "The Blower's Daughter" was featured in the movie Closer. (read more)

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Leave me out with the waste
This is not what I do
It's the wrong kind of place
To be thinking of you
It's the wrong time
For somebody new
It's a small crime
And I've got no excuse

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Damien Rice - Hallelujah

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Damien Rice - Volcano

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Damien Rice - Delicate

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Top Albums 

Live At Fingerprints Warts & All

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Live From the Union Chapel

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Goldfish Memory

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Live From Abbey Road: The Best of Season 1 (2 disc set)

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Live From the Union Chapel

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Here are a few of the best places where Damien Rice fans can find more information about their favorite musician.
Official website
Official site with message board, sound samples, tour dates, news.
Damien Rice at Wikipedia
A series of articles on the songwriter's career and notable albums and songs.
Damien Rice at MySpace
MySpace music profile for Damien Rice with tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band information, downloads and more.
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Damien Rice
Paperplane ku Koyak-Rabak: Damien Rice
then this is definitely for you..I give you Damien Rice.. (This guy is sooo deep..So I intro pun kena jadi deep. Took me a while to compose those words muahaha just to get you in the right mood for Damien Rice) ...
Pokealoozatopia™: Damien Rice - Hallelujah
Who need's Kris Allen anyway? :D Damien Rice is always for the win. Poked by Black Jeopardy at 3:20 AM. 0 comments allez-vous?: Post a Comment. Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Shaken, not Swirled. ...
love love love: Be. The. Song.
I love this song... where Damien Rice carefully paints a certain yearning into a beautiful acoustic canvas... and it gets me every single time... It's like it's screaming but you can't hear it. It's like it's reaching but it can't touch ...
kari-shma: Damien Rice | Volcano Man, I absolutely love Damien...
kari-shma: Damien Rice | Volcano. Man, I absolutely love Damien Rice. I had really been missing him.

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