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Didz Hammond | |
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 Hammond (right) andCarl Barât withDirty Pretty Things in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Jonathan Hammond |
| Born | (1981-07-19)19 July 1981 (age 43) Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Genres | Post-punk revival,alternative rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass |
| Years active | 1998–present |
David Jonathan Hammond (born 19 July 1981), better known asDidz Hammond, is anEnglishbassist. He was the bassist andbacking vocalist inThe Cooper Temple Clause (while also occasionally playing other instruments), and inCarl Barât'sDirty Pretty Things. The band's second album,Romance At Short Notice, saw Hammond taking on more vocal duties within the band, for example contributing all the vocals on the ballad "The North". He is also the bass player inBrett Anderson's live electric band. Before music, Didz made his trade as a stand up comedian in Reading.[citation needed]
In 2002, Hammond was named "34th coolest person in the world" byNME.[1] He usually plays a yellow and blackFender Precision Bass and a redBurns Bison bass, but also has two semi-acousticEpiphone basses, one in yellow and black sunburst, and a pinkbanjo, the other in red and black. He is also fond of acoustic basses, of which he has two - one with a natural finish, the other with a black gloss. Both are Epiphones.[citation needed]
Hammond currently live in North London with his wife, Gemma, and son Jack (born 2015). He has an elder son and two daughters by his former partner Anna; Nico (born 2004),[2] Sonny (born 2007) and Sandie Blue, born 19 December 2008.[3] He co-manages the UK band Suede with Ian Grenfell, on behalf of the Quietus Management.[4]
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