Felt
Lawrence Hayward was born on August 12, 1961. He grew up in Water Orton, a suburban town in England’s midlands better known for its proximity to several major roads than its cultural exports. Lawrence is a strange sort, to put it lightly. The label-happy English music press invented the term “new puritan” to describe his not-very-rock abstinence from alcohol, pathological cleanliness and natty dress sense. Indeed, the curious and oft-repeated anecdotes about him did get Lawrence (asking them to not use his surname beginning in 1980) into the pages of the UK’s music papers but Felt never achieved more than cult status during their existence. However, with famous fans like Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch continuously dropping... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Post Punk, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Water Orton, England
- Formed Date:
- 1979