John Hegley

Born Oct 1, 1953 in the Islington part of London, Britain, John Hegley experienced a small number of different careers before finding his phoning like a poet, performer, musician, and writer. Both a clerk and a nurse before embracing the infinitely even more exciting globe of ‘literate pop celebrity,’ Hegley initiated his profession at the Humor Store back 1980. Following that, he became a member of up with satirist group the Popticians, who have scored a tiny coup by obtaining a slot in the John Peel off present in 1984. The group released a set of singles, the 1984 dual A-side “Extra Pear”/”Mobile House,” and 1986’s “I Noticed My Supper On Television,” and Hegley released his initial reserve of prose, poems, drawings, and observations entitled Visions from the Bone tissue Idol (Poems About Canines and Eyeglasses). For another twenty-plus years, Hegley continued to create another twelve books, including 2006’s Uncut Confetti. Following the demise from the Popticians, Hegley continuing to make a direct effect in the documenting arts world, launching Saint and Blurry in 1993, Hearing With Hegley (A discharge coinciding along with his BBC Radio group of the same name.) in 1996, and Family members Favourites in 2006. Hegley also produced a name for himself along with his well-liked and well-received stage present, including poetry, music, and viewers participation.