Kyle Falconer
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kyle Francis Falconer |
| Born |
6 June 1987 Dundee, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, harmonica, drums |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Associated acts | The View, Mark Ronson & The Business Intl |
Kyle Francis Falconer (born 6 June 1987) is a Scottish musician, best known as the lead vocalist of The View. Along with the other band members, Falconer hails from the Dryburgh district of Dundee. He shares songwriting responsibilities with bass guitarist Kieren Webster.
In 2007, Falconer was convicted of possessing cocaine, resulting in the cancellation of The View's US tour. He was taken to hospital in Japan in May 2007 suffering from suspected blood poisoning, but was released after four days. The band was in Japan promoting their album Hats Off to the Buskers and played some gigs without him before he recovered to continue the tour.
Falconer has been living in Dundee with his fiancée Laura Wilde as of May 2016. They celebrated the birth of their first child, Wylde Elizabeth Falconer, on April 10th 2017. The 'Superstar Tradesman' frontman shared the news on social media, citing the birth as 'The Stuff dreams are made of'. He had a long term girlfriend, Katie Gwyther to whom the track "Gem of a Bird" was dedicated. Gwyther also contributed vocals to the song, which appears on The View's second album. Of the duet Falconer notes, "There were no plans for her to actually sing on it, because I'm not saying anything good! It's just saying how my bird is always telling me how to spell stuff and everything. But I know better than her. And so forth, man. It does what it says on the tin." " In February 2009, it was reported that Falconer and Katie are no longer a couple, reportedly due to his excessive alcohol consumption. Justifying the split, Falconer explained, "Am I a good drunk? No, that's why I split up from my girlfriend, she said I'm a psychopath, schizophrenic, I don't know why, I just talk rubbish, but don't we all?"
In interviews Falconer frequently cites Oasis, The Beatles, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac and Squeeze as influences. Although all members of The View are said to be fans of The Beatles, Falconer is deemed to be the most infatuated. In 2008 he claimed that the band were the first thing he thought about in the morning. The following year, he admitted that when he met Paul McCartney he was so overwhelmed that he "had to run to the toilet and just burst into tears". He further added, "I love The Beatles. I wanted to ask him to collaborate with us."
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