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- Francis_Dunnery abstract "Francis "Frank" Dunnery (born 25 December 1962) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner. Originally the frontman for British prog-pop band It Bites (between 1982 and 1990, during which he co-wrote and sang their #6 UK hit single, "Calling All the Heroes"), Dunnery has worked as a solo performer since 1990. He was one of the candidates invited to audition as a lead singer and frontman for Genesis following Phil Collins' departure in 1996 (although the position ultimately went to Ray Wilson) and also worked as a member of the reformed 1960s beat/prog band The Syn between 2008 and mid-2009. He owns and runs his own Aquarian Nation record label.Dunnery has also worked as a sideman and musical contributor for artists as diverse as Robert Plant, Ian Brown, Lauryn Hill, Santana and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. As producer and/or collaborator, he has worked with David Sancious, Chris Difford (of Squeeze), James Sonefeld (Hootie and the Blowfish), Erin Moran, Steven Harris (ex-The Cult, Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction), and Ashley Reaks (Younger Younger 28s).".
- Francis_Dunnery activeYearsStartYear "1984".
- Francis_Dunnery associatedBand Chris_Difford.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedBand David_Sancious.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedBand Ian_Brown.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedBand It_Bites.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedBand Jim_Sonefeld.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedBand Robert_Plant.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedBand The_Syn.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedMusicalArtist Chris_Difford.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedMusicalArtist David_Sancious.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedMusicalArtist Ian_Brown.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedMusicalArtist It_Bites.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedMusicalArtist Jim_Sonefeld.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedMusicalArtist Robert_Plant.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedMusicalArtist The_Syn.
- Francis_Dunnery background "solo_singer".
- Francis_Dunnery birthDate "1962-12-25".
- Francis_Dunnery birthPlace Cumbria.
- Francis_Dunnery birthPlace Egremont.
- Francis_Dunnery birthPlace England.
- Francis_Dunnery birthYear "1962".
- Francis_Dunnery genre Acoustic_music.
- Francis_Dunnery genre Progressive_rock.
- Francis_Dunnery genre Rock_music.
- Francis_Dunnery genre Soft_rock.
- Francis_Dunnery hometown Egremont,_Cumbria.
- Francis_Dunnery hometown England.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Drum_kit.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Guitar.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Keyboard_instrument.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Singing.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Tapboard.
- Francis_Dunnery occupation Musician.
- Francis_Dunnery occupation Record_producer.
- Francis_Dunnery recordLabel Aquarian_Nation.
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- Francis_Dunnery wikiPageExternalLink www.aquariannation.com.
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- Francis_Dunnery associatedActs Chris_Difford.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedActs David_Sancious.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedActs Ian_Brown.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedActs It_Bites.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedActs Jim_Sonefeld.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedActs Robert_Plant.
- Francis_Dunnery associatedActs The_Syn.
- Francis_Dunnery background "solo_singer".
- Francis_Dunnery birthDate "1962-12-25".
- Francis_Dunnery dateOfBirth "1962-12-25".
- Francis_Dunnery genre Acoustic_music.
- Francis_Dunnery genre Progressive_rock.
- Francis_Dunnery genre Rock_music.
- Francis_Dunnery genre Soft_rock.
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- Francis_Dunnery instrument Drum_kit.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Guitar.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Keyboard_instrument.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Singing.
- Francis_Dunnery instrument Tapboard.
- Francis_Dunnery label Aquarian_Nation.
- Francis_Dunnery name "Dunnery, Francis".
- Francis_Dunnery name "Francis "Frank" Dunnery".
- Francis_Dunnery occupation Musician.
- Francis_Dunnery occupation Record_producer.
- Francis_Dunnery origin "Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK".
- Francis_Dunnery placeOfBirth "Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK".
- Francis_Dunnery quote ""I could lie and say it was incredible to be playing on the same stage as great artists etcetera, but in reality it was pretty uneventful; sandwiches, driving and half an hour onstage being ignored by two-thirds of the audience. Elvis (Costello), Jools (Holland) and Chris (Rea) are all very cool people but I only spent five minutes a day with them, talking about football and dolphins’ vulvas."".
- Francis_Dunnery quote ""I try everything and the number of times I fail is unreal, but I never ever let it beat me and I try something else. People might look at me and say that I am successful, but that is just because I try so many different things. Someone once said to me that Americans are not Americans because they are born there, being an American is a state of mind. It is the need to expand and grow, to explore, basically a pioneering spirit ... I think I have that, the American mindset.”".
- Francis_Dunnery quote ""If rap stars can go on about the drug dealer on 73rd Street in Compton then why can’t I sing about Gulley Flatts or Thornhill? That is my history, I am as valid as they are. I love Cumbria, that is where my roots are. I sing about Wasdale and Murphy's pies, because that is part of my history."".
- Francis_Dunnery quote ""The last night I drank I had a gun put to my head and I was smoking crack on Hollywood Boulevard, out of my brains on whiskey, crack and crystal meth. It scared the living shit out of me. That was the moment in my life where I went, 'Something's gotta change.' Up until then, I was so sick and didn't even know I was sick... I realized that the alcohol and the drugs were just a symptom. The symptom became a problem, absolutely, but it was still just a symptom. I had to get rid of the symptom to get to the real stuff, which is really a spiritual sickness. They call alcohol 'soul murder,' and that's what it is. I've learned some incredible things, and I've been walking forward ever since."".
- Francis_Dunnery quote ""The only thing that was ever permanent in my life was my Genesis collection. When things got weird at home and the alcohol cycle was in full rotation, I could return to that little piece of upper class England where Peter Gabriel and his boys were playing croquet on the lawn, eating cucumber sandwiches and deciding which one of their country cottages they would visit next. Still to this day, old Peter can soothe my anxiety faster than Eckhart Tolle ... My Genesis albums were my security. In my ever changing world I could always rely on them being there, they were always the same, they never once let me down. In a car or on a cheap Alba stereo they always sounded the same. On a cassette or on vinyl they sounded the same, they were always there waiting for me.....they were my security. Those albums could sooth my troubles away and when times were hard they could nurture that young boy that I was and still am."".
- Francis_Dunnery quote ""You aren’t supposed to have all the answers when you’re 15 – that’s not what life is like. Life, to me, is about growth, it’s about where we begin and who we become, and to that end I think my music is very true to me, and to the mood that I am in when I am writing it. I’m not the most popular artist in the world, but I sing about real things, about issues that people, quite understandably, don’t want to deal with. People want to sing “We Are the Champions” or “I’m the Leader of the Gang I Am” – I certainly did when I was younger. But I think that is why I keep my fans without doing lots of publicity and promotion, because I sing about things that, if you get it, make a connection. People draw meaning from what I sing about, and that is powerful. It is a reflection of my soul, which I know isn’t to everyone’s taste but those that like it really like it.”".
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- Francis_Dunnery quote "“I'm not an easy artist to like because I don't play the rock star role. People love their idols and I don't play that role, so it's a bit confusing for people to love my music and then find out I'm a horse trainer or whatever. It's a big mistake to limit yourself to one thing in life. I don't feel fulfilled by just doing music; I have other sides of my nature that I need to express. It's very damaging not to express yourself, so I like to keep my life full and diverse.”".
- Francis_Dunnery shortDescription "English musician".
- Francis_Dunnery source "Francis Dunnery on early musical influences,".
- Francis_Dunnery source "Francis Dunnery on letting his Cumbrian roots feed into his songwriting".
- Francis_Dunnery source "Francis Dunnery on playing house concerts".
- Francis_Dunnery source "Francis Dunnery on quitting alcohol and drug abuse".
- Francis_Dunnery source "Francis Dunnery on the early inspiration and salvation which he found in the music of Genesis".
- Francis_Dunnery source "Francis Dunnery on the glamour of touring with the stars".
- Francis_Dunnery source "Francis Dunnery".
- Francis_Dunnery website www.francisdunnery.com.
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- Francis_Dunnery yearsActive "1984".
- Francis_Dunnery description "English musician".
- Francis_Dunnery description "English musician".
- Francis_Dunnery subject Category:1962_births.
- Francis_Dunnery subject Category:English_drummers.
