Badly Drawn Boy

Badly Drawn Boy is an independent musician, born Damon Gough October 2, 1969 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, although the family returned to Bolton, Lancashire before Gough reached the age of one. Gough chose his stage name from a character that appeared in the cartoon show "Sam and His Magic Ball" which he saw on TV at a party in Trafford, Manchester in 1995. Before he thought of using this name he made some ‘business cards’, each one unique, with a printed picture of a drawing by his nephew, and a small collage by Gough. This was then laminated and given out to friends and people at clubs in Blackburn and Manchester.

His 2000 album The Hour of Bewilderbeast won a prestigious Mercury Prize. He also composed the soundtrack to the movie About a Boy (starring Hugh Grant), based on the Nick Hornby’s book of the same name. His third album, Have You Fed the Fish?, was released in 2002. One Plus One Is One, his fourth album, was released in 2004.

Born in the U.K., his fifth album, was released on October 16, 2006. It is a nod to one of his major influences, Bruce Springsteen.

In November 2009 it was announced on the Badly Drawn Boy website that "Damon is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches to a very exciting new project which will be reaching your eardrums in the very near future". [3] This album was soon revealed to be titled "Is There Nothing We Could Do?" featuring ‘music taken from and inspired by the motion picture The Fattest Man in Britain.

The fattest man in Britain featured on ITV prime time, and the fil heavily used BDB’s soundtrack. Also the soundtrack used samples from the movie with its score, notable mentions for "the letter", and " all the trimmings"

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Badly Drawn Boy Albums

0.0 0.0 A Journey From A To B Badly Drawn Boy
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February 26, 2007 Read More →

0.0 0.0 About a Boy Badly Drawn Boy
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April 23, 2002 Read More →

0.0 0.0 About A Boy Soundtrack Badly Drawn Boy
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0.0 0.0 Acoustic 2 Badly Drawn Boy
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0.0 0.0 All Possibilities Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
April 21, 2003 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Another Pearl Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
June 5, 2000 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Being Flynn Badly Drawn Boy
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0.0 0.0 Born Again Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
January 13, 2003 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Born In The U.K Badly Drawn Boy
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0.0 0.0 Born in the U.K. Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
October 16, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Born In The UK Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
October 16, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Disillusion Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
February 27, 2001 Read More →


0.0 0.0 EP1 Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
August 31, 1997 Read More →

0.0 0.0 EP2 Badly Drawn Boy
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March 31, 1998 Read More →

0.0 0.0 EP3 Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
October 31, 1998 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Guardian Sampler Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
November 2, 2002 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Have You Fed The Fish Badly Drawn Boy
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0.0 0.0 Have You Fed the Fish? Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
November 9, 2004 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Hour of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy
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0.0 0.0 How Did I Get Here? Badly Drawn Boy
Released on
March 13, 2001 Read More →




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