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American singer-songwriter and folk-rock singer (born 1971)

Person · Open Library

Born
1816
Died
1882
Works
174

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1859-05-22
Active to
1930-07-07
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
555,121
Total plays
7,175,893

Tags

singer-songwriterindiefolkalternativeindie rock

Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American contemporary singer-songwriter from Akron, Ohio. He is known for his melodic compositions combined with swirling choruses. He was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s and signed to Gabriel's Real World label in 1996. Arthur's first album, Big City Secrets, was released in 1997 to critical acclaim. In 2006, Arthur's song "In the Sun" was covered by Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.) and Coldplay singer Chris Martin. <a href="https://www.last.f

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Quotes

  • I need the saint of laughter, I need the saint of tears, I need the saint detective who can find my stolen years
  • I need the saint of needing, I need the saint of loss -- the one who gave up wanting his heart to trash to toss
  • The saint of killers too afraid to kill

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