- Born
- Birth nameIan Robert Astbury
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Ian Astbury was born on May 14, 1962 in Heswall, Cheshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Layer Cake (2004), Repo Men (2010) and Small Soldiers (1998). He has been married to Aimee Nash since March 26, 2012. He was previously married to Heatherlyn Campbell.
- SpousesAimee Nash(March 26, 2012 - present)Heatherlyn Campbell(1991 - 1997) (divorced, 2 children)
- Oliver Stone's first choice to portray Jim Morrison in "The Doors" (1991).
- During a four year hiatus from The Cult from 1995 to 1999, traveled extensively to Japan, China, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, Cuba, New York, London and Los Angeles.
- Worked as a member of U2's road crew in 1980.
- His mother died of cancer on his 17th birthday - his father also died of cancer when Ian was 29 years old
- Lead singer of rock band The Cult
- Talking about The Cult's 1999 reunion tour: "Our tour will be a gathering place for desperate souls. People who have been recently disappointed by watered-down, commercialized, mediocre rock music. A lot of rock bands are like little kids playing with big-boy toys - we're playing by big-boy rules. This tour is for people who need meat in their sandwich."
- We never had fans - we have addicts. You either need it or you don't. You either get it or you won't. There is nothing casual about The Cult. We attract pure votaries.
- Albums are dead, the format is dead. iTunes has destroyed the whole idea of an album. It was a crucial part of the music industry between the 1970s and the 1990s, but it's been over for years now. It's simply an old format, it's just not up to date - and that's that.
- All lives matter!
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