Howard Jones
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1. Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones on February 23, 1955) is an English singer and songwriter.
He is the eldest of three boys. His birthplace is Southampton, England, and he spent his early years in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and attended the Royal Grammar School. He now lives with his family in Somerset, England.
When he was young, he used to give piano lessons. One of his clients was a girl named Jan Smith, who he later married. Whilst working with her, a vehicle crashed into their van, injuring Jan. She claimed compensation and used the money to buy Howard a synthesiser, Moog Prodigy. The shop delivered two by mistake, and Howard liked the combination of the two so much that he paid for the extra one.
He hit the charts in 1983 with a song called “New Song,” which made it into the UK top ten. Speaking with Songfacts, Jones explained the song is his manifesto, and why he wanted to get in the music business and write songs to begin with. Said Jones: “I was working in the factory at the time - I was doing the gigs at night and I was working in the factory. And I wanted to say to people, ‘You can. It is possible to do what you really want to do if you’ve got enough guts and determination. You can do what you’re really good at in this life if you set your mind to it.’ And so really that’s what that song’s about. It’s about letting go of fear and seeing both sides of an argument and throwing off the things that hold you back mentally.”
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Human's Lib
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Dream into Action
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Best Of
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The Best of Howard Jones
18,212 listeners18 tracks
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Andy Bell performing Erasure Hits with Special Guest Howard JonesTuesday 20 August 2013Howard Jones and 1 other
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GreySkyline
And I still feel the same way!
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GreySkyline
Oh, Howard. You are way too amazing for words.
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Allie_Cartman
"What is love" is kinda the best song of all times...
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tripodthunder
Everlasting Love was always my fav in the 80's!
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adams92
The Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage is more enjoyable for me. Just sayin [2]
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Lonely-Traveler
Услышал его в Симс 2))
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misterpockets
He is on tour right now and it is a smashing show! He is playing his 1st two albums! Go check it out!
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iPowers
The Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage is more enjoyable for me. Just sayin
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cHikaMeJicana
no one is to blame ;)
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juanjosejc
lo mas cool de los 80
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dAniel_brit
New Song <3
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kenet87
Does anyone else think this could of also been sung by Tears for Fears?
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maemi
HOWARD JONES APRIL 2012 UK TOUR: O2 Academy Bristol – Wed April 11 O2 Academy Sheffield – Thurs April 12 O2 Academy Liverpool – Fri April 13 O2 Academy Birmingham – Sat April 14 O2 Academy Newcastle – Tues April 17 O2 Academy Glasgow – Wed April 18 O2 Academy Bournemouth – Fri April 20 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London – Sat April 21 http://tapetotape.co.uk/t2t/2011/11/29/howard-jones-announces-2012-tour-dates/
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www-belsole-it
He is just great because when he plays and sings live he sounds even better! That means that the voice on the records is actually his real voice!
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tronsuser
Jones is Surrealist in synthesisers.
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DJSMusicfactory
Everlasting LOVE!!!! The 80's GROOVES!!! Love it!!! :-)
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TheBlackRaven87
Human's Lib and Dream Into Action both contain great songs like Automaton, Assault And Battery, Hunt The Self, Pearl In The Shell and...of course...What Is Love. I'm positively surprised by both albums, it's not simple radio-stuff, the songs "live" and don't get boring after a few listens like other mainstream artists of the 80s.
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MarcoDj89
what is love? <3
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guilhermecu
love "Things Can Only Get Better" just perfect :D
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future-dreamer
I loved your consert at indigo O2 in London. Your voice sounds better than younger days.
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