Bono was born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland on May 10, 1960, to Iris (Rankin) and Brendan Robert Hewson. He has been the lead singer of the rock band U2 since 1976. U2 has won 22 Grammy Awards to date, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Lauded by fans and critics as an outstanding performer and songwriter, Bono has also been praised by world leaders as an accomplished activist due to his powers of persuasion and knowledge of the issues. He travels extensively to give speeches and lobby politicians. Bono's career as a socially conscious musician has been shaped by childhood experiences in Ireland as well as volunteer work in Africa and South America. He married his childhood sweetheart Ali Hewson in 1982, and actress Eve Hewson is among their children. An accomplished activist in her own right, Ali Hewson once declined an invitation to run for President of Ireland because her husband "would not move to a smaller house". They live in Dublin with their four children: Jordan, Memphis Eve, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q and John Abraham.
Eric Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, on March 30, 1945. His real father was a Canadian pilot but he didn't find that out until he was 53. When he was 2 his mother felt she was unable to look after him, so Eric then went to live with his grandparents. When he was 14 he took up the guitar, having been influenced by blues artists such as B.B King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. In 1963, after he was chucked out of art college, he joined Paul Samwell-Smith, as he was in art school with Keith Relf.
艾伦·金斯堡(1926-1997),美国诗人,“垮掉的一代”的代表人物之一,大力反对军国主义,唯物论和性压抑。
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix,1942年11月27日-1970年9月18日)是一位著名的美国吉他演奏家,歌手,和作曲人,被公认为是流行音乐史中最重要的电吉他演奏者。
“滚石”主唱米克·贾格尔是一位成功的教育家的儿子,在1963年组建乐队之前还一直在伦敦金融学院读书。出身富庶家庭的他似乎更能摸透社会下层青年对中产阶级的诅咒和愤恨,因此从一开始,就引导乐队坚决的与中产阶级划清界限,与公关经理安...
Janis Joplin(贾尼斯•乔普林)1943年1月19日生于美国得克萨斯州的Port Arthur,小时候广泛接触布鲁斯、福音歌和乡村音乐。 “我是全美国最伟大的歌者,也是全世界最伟大的歌者” ——Janis Joplin 21世纪的我们,不晓得是否记得Janis Joplin(贾尼斯...
吉姆·莫里森(Jim Morrison),20岁时进入洛杉矶加州大学电影学院研究生班学习,与科波拉是同班同学。毕业后与同学雷·曼扎里克(Ray Manzarek)等一共4人组成乐队“大门”(The Doors)。1966年,他们与埃利克特拉(Elektra)唱片公司签约,发行专辑《The Doors》,其中一首歌曲《Light My Fire》获排...
Legendary Rock 'n' Roll wildman and substance abuser. Recorded a series of classic rock albums with The Stooges and later as a solo artist. Worked extensively with David Bowie.
英国音乐家,作曲家,滚石乐队吉他手,2003年被滚石杂志评为最伟大的吉他手第十位,2004与Mick Jagger合作的14首歌曲入选“最伟大的500首歌曲”,2010年10月26日出版个人自传 Life。
提到民谣摇滚艺人,尼尔·杨(Neil Young)这个名字恐怕是无人不晓。毋庸置疑,发誓要将自己的一生都献给摇滚乐的加拿大民谣老将Neil Young是摇滚乐诞生以来最有影响力的艺术家之一,也是近年来为数不多的仍保持着旺盛创作精力的老牌艺人之一。