When was keaton henson born

Henson suffers from serious stage fright and, as a result, he rarely plays concerts. He has also released a wordless graphic novel called "Gloaming", published by Pocko, which is "essentially a field guide to a spirit world beyond our reality". Keaton Henson was born in in London, England. He is the son of actor Nicky Henson and ballet dancer Marguerite Porter. Originally Henson was an illustrator.

He designed the artwork for various albums including Dananananaykroyd's Hey Everyone! Henson recorded songs in his apartment in London, initially purely for his own consumption. He gave a recording of one of the songs as a gift for his best friend, and was encouraged to put music online. In November his debut album Dear was released on Motive Sounds Recordings, in a limited edition which he made by hand himself. In he released a single, "Metaphors", on Porchlight Records. He also recorded "Don't Be Afraid" for the Tormented soundtrack.

You hear a guitar's golden echoes, creating a cocoon you can't leave. You hear the voice of a year-old man whose songs, artwork and poetry are known by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Yet Keaton Henson is a virtual stranger, whose anonymity is no accident.

He has never toured, posted on social networks, and rarely leaves his hometown or his bedroom. The voice in the room, Keaton Henson was born in the dying days of the s. As a boy Keaton was hidden from the dark side of life — which only made him long for it more. At school, he was that weird kid drawing strange pictures in a notebook in the corner of the playground, and listening to hardcore bands on the bus. His heroes then were artists and illustrators like Edward Gorey; his heroes now are songwriters like Randy Newman and Loudon Wainwright.

All three reveal the kind of artist Keaton strives to be: someone who understands the power of honesty, even when it is heartless, and how only that can make one's art truly heartfelt. Then the music came. Shortly after leaving school Keaton fell in love hard, was betrayed, and got his heart smashed to pieces.

He became even more of a hermit in his solitary world, writing hundreds of songs out of nowhere. Keaton didn't even leave home to work - instead, he started selling art online, doing illustrations for t-shirts and celebrated sleeve art for bands. And then other people started listening — and talking. Artists Keaton Henson. Keaton Henson. As a musician Henson usually sings and… Full Bio.

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