Royston William Langdon (born 1 May 1972) is an English musician who is the lead singer and bassist of the English-American

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band

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Life and career

Langdon was born on 1 May 1972 in

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. When he was young, he and his older brother Antony joined the

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choir; the two of them would later found Spacehog in 1994, with Antony playing rhythm guitar in the band. Langdon wanted to become a photographer and artist and dreamed of attending

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. At 16, he was expelled from school. Shortly after Spacehog was formed, Langdon moved to New York City, where he met Bryce Goggin. The two became friends, and Goggin would produce Spacehog's best known song, " In the Meantime". Langdon was among candidates to front

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after the band split from singer

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. "We've played with Royston from Spacehog," said

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, "and he was probably 95 per cent there, but you can't put a finger on what was missing."

Personal life

From 25 March 2003 to April 2008 he was married to American actress

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, with whom he has a son, Milo William Langdon (born 14 December 2004).

References

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