Justin Hawkins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Justin Hawkins
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Mar 17, 1975(1975-03-17)
Age	49
Birthplace	Chertsey
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Justin Hawkins Biography

Justin Hawkins is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on March 17, 1975 in Chertsey, England, United Kingdom. The lead guitarist and singer of The Darkness, a glam rock group. The Darkness. He’s also played alongside Hot Leg, British Whale as well as Band Aid.

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Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of the Darkness. Heavily influenced by classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s (particularly Queen, Aerosmith, Def Leppard and AC/DC), Hawkins is noted for his falsetto singing voice and on-stage persona. He was also the lead singer and guitarist for the band Hot Leg, formed in 2008, and now on hiatus.

Hawkins began playing clubs and pubs with the Darkness until they were signed by record label Atlantic Records. Their debut album, Permission to Land, went straight to number two in the UK charts upon its release on 7 July 2003, before going to number one and staying there for four weeks, eventually going on to sell 1.5 million copies in the UK. 3.5m copies over all. The Darkness took inspiration for some of their work from the local north Suffolk area, including “Black Shuck” which mentions the nearby village of Blythburgh. The success of this album led to heavy touring for the band, including European portions of Metallica’s Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003. They then went on to headline the Carling Festival in 2004. The band won three BRIT Awards in 2004 in response to the album, Best Group, Best Rock Group and Best Album. They also won two Kerrang! awards in 2004 for Best Live Act and Best British Band. The third single from the album, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”, was a substantial hit in the UK as was their tilt at the Christmas 2003 number 1, “Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)”, which only just fell short, both singles reaching No.2 in 2003. The band also appeared in the video “Band Aid 20” with Justin singing a number of lines.

He was once married to Sue Whitehouse, the manager of The Darkness.

Justin Hawkins Net Worth

Justin Hawkins is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Justin Hawkins 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of a group known as Vital Signs, which covered songs written from Queen or Marillion.

Even though the labels initially were skeptical of The Darkness’ potential, The Darkness’ debut album was #2 on the charts right following its launch.

Hawkins used Mesa Boogie dual and triple rectifier amplifiers rather than Marshall Amplification when performing with the Darkness. The stacks he was using had custom-made speaker cabs coated in red leather. During his time in Hot Leg he was exclusively seen using Cornford MK50H II’s in white vinyl with two Cornford, 16-ohm, 4×12 cabinets loaded with Celestion “Vintage 30s”. Since the Darkness reformation he has been seen using multiple modified Marshall 1959 MKII Plexi Reissue guitar amps with a boosted gain stage run through Marshall 1960B cabinets. Since 2016, Hawkins uses EVH and Wizard amplifiers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Justin Hawkins height 5 ft 11 in Justin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Justin Hawkins Dating?

According to our records, Justin Hawkins is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Justin Hawkins’s is not dating anyone.

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In October 2005, a month before the album One Way Ticket to Hell… And Back was to be officially released, Hawkins won an eBay auction for a copy of One Way Ticket to Hell… and Back for £350 under the username ‘turbogunhawk’. He claimed he did this so that he could track down whoever sold the digitally- marked advance copy of the album and try to prevent it from happening again.

Facts & Trivia

Justin Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Justin Hawkins celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.

In October 2006, Hawkins left the Darkness. Although drug and alcohol problems were initially cited as the main reason, later on national television, Hawkins would claim that he had grown tired of the constant routine of the band, recording and promoting an album, going on tours for months, back in the studio, etc. which he considered “monotonous and boring” and “could not understand how bands like the Rolling Stones could sustain it”. For his time with the Darkness, Hawkins placed at number 35 on Spin’s list of the greatest frontmen of all time.

What happened to Justin Hawkins?

He resides in Switzerland near his ex-wife and daughter. Hawkins has spoken on his YouTube channel of still living nearby despite his separation to be near his daughter.

How rich is Justin Hawkins?

Net Worth: $8 Million
Date of Birth:| Mar 17, 1975 (47 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 5 ft 11 in (1.816 m)

What happened to the lead singer of The Darkness?

Justin Hawkins, the lead singer and guitarist for The Darkness, was rushed to the hospital after an accident that left him with melted shorts and chemical burns. Hawkins got into the accident while trying to fix the swimming pool at his home in Switzerland.

Is Justin Hawkins still married?

Justin has revealed that he is married and has a daughter. He now lives with his family in Switzerland, telling Metro last year: ‘I have a wife and a child there, and it’s important to spend time in the same country as your family.

Why did Emily leave The Darkness?

Drummer in The Darkness Emily Dolan Davies has left the band, after only joining earlier this year. Emily made her live debut on 6 March but is departing to pursue “new projects”. The group said in a statement: “We part ways with fond farewells.