Jamie Hince
James William Hince[1] (born 18 December 1968) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the indie rock duo The Kills.[2] He started his musical career in bands called Fiji, Scarfo, and Blyth Power. He co-founded The Kills with American singer Alison Mosshart in 2000. In The Kills, Hince is known as "Hotel" and Mosshart is known as "VV".[3]
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Birth name | James William Hince |
Also known as | Hotel |
Born | Buckinghamshire, England | 19 December 1968
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Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, photographer |
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In the early 2010s, Hince lost the use of one finger on his left hand following an accident of his hand being shut in a car door. He had to relearn how to play the guitar without it.[4] In 2018, he was featured on Azealia Banks' song "Lorelei" from her second studio album, Fantasea II: The Second Wave.
Personal life
Hince grew up in Woolton Hill, Hampshire, England[5] together with an older sister, Sarah. He attended Goldsmiths where he studied playwriting.[3]
Hince was married to model Kate Moss. In 2008, The Sun reported that Hince and Moss became engaged during a trip to Amsterdam. Hince proposed to her in bed with a vintage 1920s ring worth more than £10,000. They married on 1 July 2011 at St Peter's Church, Southrop in Gloucestershire,[6] and separated in July 2015. They divorced in 2016.
Discography
With Blyth Power
- The Barman and Other Stories (1988)
- Up From the Country (1988)
- Goodbye to All That (1988)
- Alnwick and Tyne (1990)
- Better to Bat (1990
With Scarfo
- Scarfo (November 1995)
- Luxury Plane Crash (July 1997)
With Fiji
- Cattlecount (CD Single) (August 1999)
- Glue Hotel Tapes (Mini Album) (1999)
- Pillshop (7" Single)
Studio albums with The Kills
- Keep on Your Mean Side (2003)
- No Wow (2005)
- Midnight Boom (2008)
- Blood Pressures (2011)
- Ash & Ice (2016)
References
- "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- Britton, Amy (2011-11-17). Revolution Rock: The Albums Which Defined Two Ages. AuthorHouse. pp. 327–. ISBN 9781467887106. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- "An Interview With Jamie Hince of the Kills". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- Alex Heigl. "Jamie Hince of The Kills Talks Photography, Dogs and His New Album". Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Perry, Kevin. "GQ&A: The Kills' Jamie Hince". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- "Kate Moss: Kiss Me, Kate — Vogue". Vogue.com. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-27.