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Win Butler (born April 14, 1980) is the California-born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire. His wife Régine Chassagne and his brother William Butler are both members of the band.
Born Edwin Farnham Butler III and raised in The Woodlands, Texas with a conservative Mormon upbringing. Butler is the grandson of jazz guitarist Alvino Rey, a pioneer band leader whose career spanned eight decades. His grandmother, Luise, was a member of the King Sisters, who starred in a weekly variety program on ABC called The King Family Show. His mother, Liza, plays harp and sings.
At the age of 15, Butler started attending the Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school in New Hampshire. There he played varsity basketball and club softball, and performed with several student bands, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He also worked with the administration to establish “Winter Thaw,” in which students got a long weekend’s worth of rest in the middle of typically cold, grueling New England winters. Butler was “popular”; a special section was allotted to him in Exeter’s yearbook, which he filled with a poem about Exeter and a photograph of him clasping the hand of Principal Tyler C. Tingley. After graduation he studied photography and creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College, but he left after a year.
Born Edwin Farnham Butler III and raised in The Woodlands, Texas with a conservative Mormon upbringing. Butler is the grandson of jazz guitarist Alvino Rey, a pioneer band leader whose career spanned eight decades. His grandmother, Luise, was a member of the King Sisters, who starred in a weekly variety program on ABC called The King Family Show. His mother, Liza, plays harp and sings.
At the age of 15, Butler started attending the Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school in New Hampshire. There he played varsity basketball and club softball, and performed with several student bands, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He also worked with the administration to establish “Winter Thaw,” in which students got a long weekend’s worth of rest in the middle of typically cold, grueling New England winters. Butler was “popular”; a special section was allotted to him in Exeter’s yearbook, which he filled with a poem about Exeter and a photograph of him clasping the hand of Principal Tyler C. Tingley. After graduation he studied photography and creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College, but he left after a year.
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devstones wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vroH85FxkHs
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CRUXES wrote:
Finally God has a lastfm profile.
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occupieddog wrote:
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Kowaqqatzi wrote:
"He's so great, i mean he winned a Grammy... Is one of the most different voices that i've ever heard" you're a fucking idiot
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Marysff wrote:
He's so great, i mean he winned a Grammy... Is one of the most different voices that i've ever heard
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ReptilianC0mplx wrote:
Because he never released any solo work. Lol
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jakerz6 wrote:
It's interesting how this guy only has like 10 listeners, and his band was in the top 3 of 2010.
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darkvaliumsky wrote:
Sooooo obscure
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KingkroolXxX wrote:
Hey woodlands! play summerfest please!
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corloo wrote:
best name ever
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crumb_y wrote:
Win is a winner! :D
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CoffeeAndTv93 wrote:
Such a great name.
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Scrumpel wrote:
Massive Win for Win! Fail for anyone who thinks otherwise.
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r0b0t1 wrote:
Win for the win![3]
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theanzie wrote:
win is great, and you should also check out Kalle Mattson
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pedrovalenca wrote:
Win for the win![2]
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whatstheplan wrote:
Probably my favorite musician right now.
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Don_Diego wrote:
Win for the Win.
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