Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps on 30 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf plays many instruments including harp, clavinet, harpsichord, guitar, piano, autoharp, organ, mountain dulcimer, clavichord, harmonium, accordion, theremin, ukulele, spoons, harmonica, mandolin, viola, and violin.
Biography
Patrick Wolf was born in Ireland into a creative household but moved to London as a child. He started his musical education with violin lessons and church choirs and made his first theremin at age eleven, and first began recording songs with his violin, voice, and car boot sale organs on a four-track tape recorder at age twelve. At fourteen, he joined and performed with pop art collective Minty. Two years later, he dropped his A-Levels and left home. During this period, Wolf earned money from busking in a string quartet and formed a group called Maison Crimineaux, a noisy trio built on destructive ethics around white noise and pop music. He also continued to write and record his own material. A Maison Crimineaux gig in Paris was attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka Capitol K), who would then go on to release Wolf's debut album Lycanthropy.
Sexuality
On 27 February 2007, in an interview with thelondonpaper, Wolf raised questions about his sexuality: "In the same way I don’t know if my sixth album is going to be a death-metal record or children's pop, I don’t know whether I’m destined to live my life with a horse, a woman or a man. It makes life easier." In a 5 July 2007 interview with the Sydney Star Observer, he confirmed his sexuality: "My sexuality is kind of liberal. I fall in love with men and women. I guess you would call me bisexual. I like to have sex and fall in love I don't like giving terminology for my sexuality." As of August 2007, he is involved in a long-term same sex relationship with an undisclosed partner. In September 2008, Wolf claimed that he was beaten up by security guards for kissing his boyfriend at a Madonna concert.
Discography
Albums
* 2003: Lycanthropy (Faith and Industry / Tomlab)
* 2005: Wind in the Wires (Tomlab)
* 2007: The Magic Position (Loog Records)
* 2009: The Bachelor (Bloody Chamber Music)
* 2010: The Conqueror (Bloody Chamber Music)
Music videos
* 2003 - To the Lighthouse
* 2005 - The Libertine
* 2005 - Wind in the Wires
* 2005 - Tristan
* 2006 - Accident & Emergency
* 2007 - Bluebells
* 2007 - The Magic Position
* 2009 - Vulture
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