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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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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- 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.
- Eskimo Friends - A Damien Rice Fan Site
- Damien Rice Fan Site, Leading online resource for Damien Rice news, lyrics, tabs, photos, mp3s, interviews etc. The best place to meet other Damien Rice fans.
Blog Posts
- Music Review: Damien Rice - O - Blogcritics Music
- Damien Rice challenges audiences to connect with their emotions in his solo debut album O. Each of his songs more heartfelt and honest than the previous, allowing listeners not only to understand his music, but to experience it as well. ...
- it_is_written: Glen Hansard and Damien Rice Busking for Oxfam!
- Glen Hansard and Damien Rice Busking for Oxfam! This is fun... and important. It's so great when folks use their star power to bring more people into the green movement... Posted by Jeremy at 12:15 AM. 0 comments: Post a Comment ...
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