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Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello


Background information
Origin New York, New York, United States
Genre(s) Gypsy Punk
Years active 1999—present
Label(s) Columbia Records
SideOneDummy Records
Rubric Records
Associated acts Balkan Beat Box
Website Website
Members
Eugene Hütz
Sergey Ryabtsev
Yuri Lemeshev
Thomas Gobena
Oren Kaplan
Oliver Charles
Pamela Racine
Elizabeth Sun
Pedro Erazo
Former members
Eliot Ferguson
Karl Alvarez
Rea Mochiach
Sasha Kazatchkoff
Vlad Solovar
Ori Kaplan
Susan Donaldson



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Kele Okereke Admits Bloc Party Songs Are Autobiographical

July 19, 2010
Kele Okereke Admits Bloc Party Songs Are AutobiographicalKele Okereke has admitted that Bloc Party's songs were autobiographical, despite previously denying that the lyrics were about him.

Okereke has often maintained that the songs he wrote for the group weren't written from his point of view.

But, in an interview with The Sun, the singer admitted that he had come to use song writing as a form of therapy.

"I've always lied and said the songs aren't about me, but they are,” he said.

“Writing is my therapy. Being creative in itself is a form of therapy.

The singer added: "I was thinking about Michael Jackson recently and how he was an other-worldly performer, the whole package, but his personal life was in ruins.

"Performing must have been his therapy."

Okereke is currently touring in support of his debut solo album, 'The Boxer'.

(by Jason Gregory)



See also:

 Bloc Party To Reunite? (25.03.2011)



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