Billy London (US)
Just now the band is me -- looking for bass and drums for recording and live work. I am based in Bucharest, Romania.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Billy London
Evolution of a Pop Musician
Billy London was created in London, England in 1978, when the American-born musician Billy Barth emigrated to Britain to embrace its pop-music culture. He recorded a single for RSO/Polydor in 1981, signed to the label by Ashley Newton, song : "Woman" produced by Nigel Gray. Video producer: Clive Richardson.
His songwriting has sources in his personal, political, and cultural life as an American and as an ex-pat living in Europe.
He became a citizen of the Hellenic Republic in 1996 and thus holds full European citizenship. Greek music is a great love and an important influence on his style.
Re-locating to Paris, France in l987, he has in recent years began to sing and compose in French, too, and has performed at several venues in France.
Yet his original music continues to be defined within the framework of "Brit-pop" and even as the personality of "Billy London enlarges to encompass ever-widening artistic influences, the spirit of the songs remains fixed to its rock and punk-rock roots."
Billy Londo
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I live in Bucharest, Romania and Paris, France Paris is beautiful, but Romania has the most beautiful girls anywhere, even more so than French girls, and they are excellent.
Your musical influences
Beatles,The Cure, the Doors, britpop, ramones, Kurt Kobain,
What equipment do you use?
casio keyboard, Squire Strat, Sigma acoustic, Hohner harmonica
Anything else?
www.billybarth.com is my site for my artwork, photography, sculpture, poetry and family album.
SEE ME IN "YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH", DIRECTOR FRANCIS FORD COPPOLLA'S NEXT RELEASE WITH STARRING TIM ROTH AND MATT DAMON. (I'm the guy behind Matt shooting a pic of Tim Roth...)
