Tom Clarke (musician)
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- Musician
- songwriter
- multi-instrumentalist
- Vocals
- guitar
- piano
- strings
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| Born | 11 March 1986 Birmingham, England |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | www |
Tom Clarke (born 11 March 1986) is an English multi-instrumentalist known as the lead vocalist of the British indie rock band The Enemy.
Clarke has performed on all of the band's albums, playing guitar, piano, and strings on We'll Live and Die in These Towns. He appeared as a guest on Noel Fielding's team on the first episode of series 23 of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
In January 2010, Gigwise reported that Clarke had acquired a "ridiculous farm" and was taking a short break from music to decorate. Clarke stated that the band was rehearsing and writing new Enemy material prolifically.[1]
In October 2016, he finished his last Enemy gig by proposing to his unsuspecting girlfriend and tour DJ Kate Frost.[2][3]
Gumball Rally
In 2009, Clarke participated in the Gumball 3000 Rally. Monster Energy, one of the rally sponsors, awarded Clarke and his co-driver and fellow band member Tom Boddy the 2009 Monster Energy Award for Bad Behaviour.[why?][4]
Race for Heroes
On 27 February 2010, Clarke participated in the "Race for Heroes"[5] alongside stars of British motorsport and British soldiers to support the Help for Heroes organization. The six-hour endurance race aimed to raise money and awareness for the charity.[6]
XFM controversy
In September 2007, Alex Zane, presenter of the XFM Breakfast show, broadcast a statement declaring that the band would no longer be played on his show. After playing their single "You're Not Alone" for seven seconds, he explained that altercations between himself and the band (notably Tom Clarke) over a television interview had led him to make this decision.[7][8] He claimed that Clarke had said "disgusting, offensive, hateful things." However, during the XFM Review of 2008, presenters Sunta Templeton and Matt Dyson mentioned that the band and Zane had reconciled, just after playing their record "Away from Here."