出生时间 :1983年6月30日生于圣托马斯儿童医院(St Thomas’s Hospital )
国籍 :Ireland爱尔兰
音乐风格: Indie Rock 独立摇滚
厂牌: Tomlab
Patrick Wolf装备了每一种乐器,在11岁时就开始了声音的实验。他将古代和现代的吟游诗人的乐器融合为一体,锻造出令人惊奇的独特的音乐语言。歌词则是狄更斯风格和现代风格的碰撞,充满牧歌般的田园与杂乱无章的城市之间的冲突。 Patrick Wolf六岁时从故乡爱尔兰前往英国学习小提琴,幼年便跟随交响乐团到欧洲巡回演出,十一岁时开始写歌,后来因为偷了学校一台四轨录音机器,逃出学校,当街头艺人,从此走上了另一条音乐之路。十六岁时回到伦敦,十七岁时组了一个叫做Maison Crimineaux的乐团。乐团到巴黎表演,于是他遇到Capitol K,他们合作,后来他还在Capitol K自创厂牌Faith and Industry下发表了LYCANTHROPY。 少年时代,他就是那种彻夜在睡房里用小提琴、人声、二手电子琴在四轨录音机上进行DIY创作导致翌日要逃学的乐痴孩子……他的作品能糅合Folk、Laptop Electronica与Neo-Classical等各种音乐成分,既古朴幽情、也摩登现代。乡村风情的民歌,古典优雅的弦乐钢琴,以及电气的Mircobeat肌理在他的作品里总可以如此丝丝入扣,和谐共处。你可以体验到原音与电音、乡间与城市、正统与街头之双重性格。他自幼学习正统音乐,却爱上进行DIY睡房电子音乐之实验;他深受Joni Mitchell的民歌影响却对Laptop电音制作平台趋之若鹜;早年他曾加入弦乐四重奏乐团演出以维持生计却又同时成立了Maison Crimineaux这支又嘈又颠的Gabba-Punk组合。 在Patrick身上你可以把本是风马牛不相及的东西混为一谈……
I was born in South London (St Thomas’s Hospital, just by Waterloo Station). My Mom is a painter (an Irish family). My dad is a jazz musician... I grew up with them. At 6, I’ve started learning the violin. I joined orchestras and choirs, playing around the world. Then puberty set it. My voice dropped so I tucked my violin and started playing with synthesizers, 4-tracks and started making noises. At 12, I used to write fanzines and I got into contact with a group called Minty. As I played the theremin [Legend says he actually built his own theremin] they asked me to join for a couple of shows. We developed a good friendship. I was really badly bullied at school and it was like having a family to look after me you know, something a bit showbiz. At 14-15, I left London to go to school in the countryside , worked up in farm and stuff. When the lambs were born, we would take the placenta and make a soup with it. Typical English stuff. A very liberating experience. A little city boy in the middle of the countryside. That’s when I really worked out where I was coming from
I came back to London, left home [a mutual decision between him and his parents]. We didn’t speak to each other for one year and a half. Big falling out. [...] In London I worked full time as Patrick Wolf, working on my music, recording every day, practising...
Patrick Wolf : interview in English






