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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artgriswald Things can only get better, No one is to blame, are my two favorite songs by him...
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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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- Jul 13 Howard Jones Live (100%) Performing "Human's Live" and "Dream Into Action" in their entireties (75%) Canyon Club, Agoura Hills CA, United States
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Howard Jones performing 'Human’s Lib' & 'Dream Into Action' in Their Entireties
Mezzanine, San Francisco CA, United States
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Howard Jones
The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, Austin, United States
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