1. Christopher Henry Difford was born on 4 November 1954 and is an English musician.
11 Facts About Chris Difford
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Chris Difford is a founding member and songwriter of the rock group Squeeze.
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Chris Difford has written lyrics for over 50 years, most notably in partnership with Glenn Tilbrook.
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Chris Difford has written lyrics for music by Jools Holland, Elton John, Wet Wet Wet, Marti Pellow and others.
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Chris Difford was involved with Tilbrook and John Turner in the creation of a musical, Labelled with Love, which was created using the songs of Squeeze.
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Chris Difford left the group in 1999 launching a solo career in 2003 with his album I Didn't Get Where I Am.
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Squeeze reunited again in 2007, and Chris Difford maintained a concurrent solo career alongside his work with the band.
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In March 2010, Chris Difford curated Songs in the Key of London, an evening of music dedicated to the capital at the Barbican Centre, London.
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In 2017, Chris Difford published his autobiography, Some Fantastic Place: My Life In and Out of Squeeze.
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Chris Difford lived in New York with his first wife and their two children.
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Chris Difford then lived in Rye, Sussex, with the mother of his two youngest children.