Simon Taylor-Davis

Simon Taylor-Davies [ [http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2007/10/qa_with_simon_taylordavies_of.php Backbeat Online Q&A] ] (born Simon Lee Campbell TaylorFact|date=September 2007 on June 18, 1982 in Warwick, England; also credited as Simon Taylor) is lead guitarist and backing vocalist of London based 'nu-rave' band Klaxons.

Biography

Simon grew up in Stratford-Upon-Avon with fellow band member James Righton. They were in the band Hollywood Is A Verb together in 2004, alongside members of Pull Tiger Tail, before forming Klaxons with Jamie Reynolds. Simon attended Stratford-upon-Avon High School, where he was head boy, before moving on to study [http://www.ntu.ac.uk/art/courses/undergraduate/fine_art/index.html Fine Art] at Nottingham Trent University, where he met Jamie through a flatmate. [TheSun.co.uk: "Klaxons are horn stars" ( [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007410551,00.html link] )]

Klaxons

In Klaxons he can be recognised by playing unorthodox riffs and for using a lot of pedals to give a synth-sound to the guitar. The band also have nicknames for Simon such as "Captain Strobe", "Data Re-entry" and "Biscuits" as displayed on their [http://www.myspace.com/klaxons myspace page] . In one edition of NME, Simon was voted 'Most Likely to become Prime Minister' out of a list of several band members. He uses a Fender Mustang and a Rickenbacker 300 series for live shows. His Fender Mustang was featured in the "Atlantis to interzone" video. He plays left handed versions of the guitars.

Personal life

On September 21 2007, it was revealed that Lovefoxxx from CSS and Simon were engaged to be married. [ [http://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/31294 NME.com:"Klaxons' Simon Taylor and CSS' Lovefoxxx are engaged] ] In April 2007 during Klaxons North American tour in Seattle, Washington Simon got the name "Lovefoxxx" tattooed on his left hip, his first and only tattoo. Later in June 2007, during the CSS tour of North America Lovefoxxx had Simon's name tattooed on her right hip (also in Seattle, WA) [ [http://grizzly-bear.net/blog/?p=209 Grizzly Bear Blog:"Lovefoxxx and Simon from Klaxons with their his-and-hers tats] ] .

References

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* [http://www.myspace.com/simontaylordavisstd MySpace]

Links

* [http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/klaxons_0906.htm Interview with Simon Taylor-Davis at musicOMH.com]