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2 unusual facts about David Vanian


David Vanian

He remains one of the early influencers of gothic fashion, wearing dark and otherworldly clothing both on stage and off.

I, Superbiker

The film score was written & recorded by David Vanian David Vanian, the frontman of the punk & alternative rock band The Damned.


Corpse paint

The earliest rock groups to don makeup similar to corpse paint included Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Arthur Brown in the 1960s, Secos & Molhados, Alice Cooper and Kiss in the 1970s and, later that decade, punk rockers like The Misfits and singer David Vanian of The Damned.

The Rider's Digest

The letters pages are a detailed discussion forum, and the Rider’s Lives column has featured Many 'Celebrities' including Scottish novelist Iain Banks, motorcycle & truck racer Steve Parrish, Prince of Darkness - Damned frontman David Vanian, BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs and motorcycling MP’s Lembit Öpik and Stephen Ladyman alongside dozens of other riders.


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