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Biography
BLP sources|date=January 2009Infobox person|image =|imagesize =| name = Tim Booth| birth_date = 4 February 1960| birth_place = Bradford , Yorkshire , England Timothy John Booth (born 4 February 1960) is an England|English singer , dancer , and actor best known as the lead singer from the band (music)|band James (band)|James .
Career
1980s
BLP unsourced section|date=August 2010Booth was born in Bradford , West Yorkshire , England cn|date=October 2011 and attended Shrewsbury School .Citation needed|date=March 2010 Whilst a student at Manchester University studying drama , Booth encountered Jim Glennie , Paul Gilbertson and Gavan Whelan in 1981 in the cellar bar of the University's student union. Impressed by Booth's distinctive dancing style, Gilbertson invited Booth to join their band as a dancer. Booth accepted the offer, and was soon promoted to lead singer and lyricist of James. (Maconie, 2000)
1990s
After a struggle for success and recognition throughout the 1980s, James finally achieved commercial success in the early 1990s with the rise of the Madchester music scene, and their single " Sit Down " reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart .
During 1995, Booth took a break from James and sound recording and reproduction|recorded an album with film composer Angelo Badalamenti , entitled Booth and the Bad Angel . He then returned to James to complete the recording of the album Whiplash (album)|Whiplash , and stayed with the band until 2001 when he announced his departure to concentrate on other projects.
2000s
After leaving James, Booth spent time concentrating on teaching the dance practice known as the 5Rhythms , a movement meditation practice. In 2004, together with record producer Lee Muddy Baker and songwriter KK (Kevin Kerrigan) , he released his first solo album, Bone , to general critical acclaim, though he referred to it as a collaborative effort and preferred to credit the album to 'Tim Booth & the Individuals' as opposed to taking sole credit. He also began taking acting lessons during this time, and appeared in a small role as Zsasz|Mr. Zsasz in the 2005 film Batman Begins , having previously starred in a production at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton|Bolton Octagon . Zsasz is a longtime Batman villain in the comic books and the role was expanded in the Batman Begins (video game)|video game adaptation of the film, for which Booth also provided his voice.
On 14 April 2006, Good Friday , he appeared as Judas Iscariot|Judas in the Manchester Passion & ndash; a musical style show in the middle of Manchester , using music from the region to tell the story of Easter . Booth sang a version of The Smiths 's " Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now ", and although the James song " Sit Down " was used, it was not sung by Booth himself (he did, however, sing it in an encore after the cameras had stopped rolling).Citation needed|date=January 2008 Booth has also contributed to MTV 's search for the greatest song lyrics in April 2006 as a music journalism|critic .
In January 2007, it was announced that Booth would be rejoining James. The band played an eight date tour in April 2007 and made appearances at several music festival s throughout 2007. This was followed by a new James album, Hey Ma in April 2008 which coincided with a UK tour.
He has also stated that, despite the reunion of James, he still plans to release further solo material. http://www.oneofthethree.co.uk/timinterview0408.htm Oneofthethree.co.uk
On 17 April 2010, Booth appeared on Soccer AM and is a fan of Leeds United .
2010s
In 2010, Booth continued his acting career with a role in the independent movie Poor Wee Me , the debut feature from Salford film director Simon Powell , in which he played the role of Gabriel De Souza, the shady boss of a debt collection agency. http://poorweeme.com/cast-list/tim-booth/
Booth released a new solo album, Love Life , in April 2011; again with Lee 'Muddy' Baker producing, co-writing and playing guitar. The release of the album was accompanied by a tour of the UK and then Europe, with Tim's backing band featuring Baker as well as Saul Davies , violinist with James.
Discography
Albums
Booth and the Bad Angel (1996)- as Booth and the Bad Angel
Bone (2004)
Love Life (2011)
References
Reflist
Stuart Maconie : Folklore, Virgin Books, 2000 (ISBN 0-7535-0494-4).
External links
http://www.timbooth.co.uk/ Tim Booth's website
http://www.wearejames.com/ James' Official website
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