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First Name

Ian

Last Name

Astbury

Date of Birth

14 May 1962

Height

70.5

Build

Average

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

Heswall, Merseyside, England

Star Sign

Taurus

Ethnicity

White

Claim to Fame

The Cult

Gender

Male

Nationality

British

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Wikipedia Text

Ian Astbury (born Ian Robert Astbury, 14 May 1962, Heswall, Merseyside) is an English rock musician, known for his role as vocalist for the rock band The Cult.

Role ID

Composer, Soundtrack

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Couple Profile

Ian Robert Astbury (born May 14, 1962, in Heswall, Cheshire) is an English rock singer and lyricist. Ian Astbury`s career began in 1981, with the gothic rock band Southern Death Cult. At that time, he was going by the name Ian Lindsay. Southern Death Cult gigged to support its "Moya" single, and secured a slot as an opening act for Bauhaus in 1983. Shortly after that tour, the band split up. Along with guitarist Billy Duffy bassist Jamie Stewart and drummer Ray Mondo, Ian (now going by the surname "Astbury"), formed a new band, Death Cult, released the Death Cult (EP) and later dropped Death from the name. Born in Heswall, in Cheshire England. He was named after his father Robert Astbury, who was a merchant seaman, and kept the family moving while Ian was young. Grew up in Merseyside England, then Liverpool, then Glasgow, Scotland. He immigrated to Canada in 1973. He moved to Belfast in Northern Ireland in 1979, then Brixton, England, and then eventually ended up in Bradford England, in autumn of 1981. His mother died of cancer on his 17th birthday - his father also died of cancer when Ian was 29 years old. In 1996 when he toured with his side band "The Holy Barbarians", he read poetry by Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac aloud to the audience during concerts.

Couple Profile Source

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Astbury

Official Websites

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Astbury, www.us.imdb.com/name/nm1039312/bio

Full Name at Birth

Ivan Robert Astbury

Age

Occupation Text

Singer, Songwriter

Father

Robert Astbury

Brother