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John grant born july 25, 1968 is an american singersongwriter and former member of the denverbased alternative rock band the czars. He has suffered homophobic abuse, parental rejection, agoraphobia, depression, drug addiction and. His debut solo album queen of denmark was named in 2010 the best album of the year by mojo. Find john grant discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Sep 23, 2008 genius is a term we tend to use all too liberally. Jan 02, 2017 for john grant, theres power in the personal grant, who is hiv positive and a recovering addict, finds courage in writing intensely honest music. May 18, 20 john grant s tortured love affair is still inspiring superb lyrics, now matched by fierce icelandic electronica, writes kitty empire. If 98 percent of aeronautical engineers, he writes, said a plane wast flightworthy, would you fly in that plane.
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