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Joel Laslett Pott (born 20 January 1979 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire) is an English musician. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie band Athlete and an award-winning songwriter. ==Biography== While a child, he was bought some drums by his parents. These ultimately "didn't work out" and he was then given a nylon string guitar at the age of six. In his teenage years, he listened to British bands such as Blur, Radiohead and Oasis. He has cited Blur guitarist Graham Coxon as an influence on his own playing of the instrument.〔(Fender Frontline Online ) - A cuppa and a chat with Athlete〕 Pott went to Trinity school in Stalybridge Greater Manchester and then to Hillcrest School in Bellingham, near Catford in London, later studying graphic design, photography and English for his A levels at the Brit School of Performing Arts and Technology.〔(The Independent ) - Interview: Athlete lead singer Joel Pott〕 He considered attending the University of Edinburgh, but decided to move to Deptford, London, where he formed Athlete with childhood friends Carey Willetts, Steve Roberts and Tim Wanstall in 1999. Pott appeared on the BBC panel gameshow ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' on 15 November 2007. Joel Pott; and his band Athlete have to date released four studio albums. These are ''Vehicles and Animals'' in 2003, which was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize award, ''Tourist'' in 2005, which reached number one in the UK Album Charts in its first week and included the band's highest charting song "Wires" at number four, ''Beyond the Neighbourhood'' in 2007 and ''Black Swan'' in 2009. The band also have released three EPs which are titled ''Athlete'', ''The Outsiders EP'' and ''The Getaway''. The band have also released two live albums which includes a live recording from the band's show at Union Chapel performing their main hits stripped back to acoustic and more mellow titled Live at Union Chapel. The band's other live release was a ten-year anniversary live version of their debut album Vehicles and Animals Live recorded during a tour across the country. The band continue to play occasional dates and small festivals whilst Joel has also been working with artists including George Ezra and London Grammar in writing songs. Athlete have stated that at this moment they do not intend to create a new album but have not ruled it out in the future. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joel Pott」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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