Robin Pecknold
| Robin Pecknold | |
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 In Amsterdam, 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robin Noel Pecknold |
| Born | March 30, 1986 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington |
| Genres | indie, indie folk |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | Early 2000s - present |
| Labels | Sub Pop (US) Bella Union (UK) |
| Associated acts | Fleet Foxes, White Antelope, Dolour |
Robin Noel Pecknold (born March 30, 1986) is an American singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for the band Fleet Foxes.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Robin Pecknold was born in Seattle in 1986. He is said to have written his first song at the age of 14. The song is called Sarah Jane and treats of a runaway who turns to prostitution[2]. Later, the music of Bob Dylan would become Pecknold's primary influence.
Pecknold formed Fleet Foxes in 2006 with Skye Skjelset and Joshua Tillman on drums. He knew Skjelset from school, where they already played original music together. He reportedly ran up considerable debt setting up the band.
Besides his work with Fleet Foxes, Pecknold goes under the moniker White Antelope for solo output. Also, he has started a band with sister Aja, called Rainbow Fang, and has worked with Past Lives' Morgan Henderson on "film score-type music".[3]
[edit] Personal life
He has an older brother, Sean, and an older sister, Aja. His brother is a director and the founder of grandchildren.tv. He has directed five music videos for Fleet Foxes. His grandfather, Bob Valaas, is Norwegian. Pecknold comes from a musical background; his father played in the Seattle-based soul band The Fathoms in the 1960s and his elder sister, Aja, was a rock critic for magazine Seattle Weekly and is the band's manager.[4]
He has said he experiences social anxiety and in 2008 said: "I don't really hang out with anyone. I'll hang out with my band, because I love them, but I don't have any friends aside from that."[5]
In 2009, he stated that he discovered virtually all of the music he listened to by using online file-sharing program Napster. He also spoke of his support for online file-sharing and the positive effect he believes it to have on music, both as an art form and as an industry.[6][7] Pecknold is a vegan.[8]
[edit] Guitars
Pecknold plays a Martin D-18 6 string guitar for most Fleet Foxes work. He also uses a Martin D12-20 12 string and a Gibson J-45 6 String. Both of these guitars probably date back to the early 1970s.[citation needed] He has also been known to use a recent Epiphone Casino electric guitar, and a Fylde Oberon acoustic guitar.
[edit] References
- ^ On the hunt for meaning with Seattle band Fleet Foxes - The Independent
- ^ http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/robin-pecknold/
- ^ Fleet Foxes' recording "pretty boring" second album - The Guardian
- ^ Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold: Show Tunes, DMB, and, Finally, Radiohead - Seattle Weekly, published on 2 October 2007
- ^ Fleet Foxes' Perfect Harmony - Rolling Stone magazine
- ^ Bands 'better because of piracy' - BBC News Online, 12 June 2009
- ^ Band puts success down to piracy - Pocket-lint
- ^ http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/robin-pecknold/
