1. Daniel Cavanagh was born on 6 October 1972 and is an English guitarist and singer who formed the British band Anathema in 1990 with his brother Vincent Cavanagh.
18 Facts About Daniel Cavanagh
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Daniel Cavanagh is the band's principal songwriter, a role he had previously shared with bassist Duncan Patterson until Patterson's departure in 1998.
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Daniel Cavanagh played guitar on the album In the Mushroom with Lid.
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Daniel Cavanagh provided vocals on an album by French post rockers Spherical Minds and was a guest on the album Pure Air by Agua de Annique, providing vocals and guitar on "The Blowers Daughter".
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Daniel Cavanagh was raised in Anfield, Liverpool, in a working-class family.
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Daniel Cavanagh has mentioned that Dire Straits and in particular Mark Knopfler were his first musical influences, and along with Queen were responsible for leading the young Cavanagh towards learning guitar.
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Daniel Cavanagh has been praised for his ability to combine these left field influences gracefully into his own sound without alienating his core fanbase.
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In early 2002, Daniel Cavanagh announced his departure from the band to reunite full-time with former bandmate Duncan Patterson on his Antimatter project.
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The resulting album was almost entirely composed by Daniel Cavanagh marking the end of a traumatic episode in his personal life.
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Daniel Cavanagh began to preview some new Anathema material during his solo shows, which led the band to record and release demo versions of future album songs for free on their official site.
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In 2022, Daniel Cavanagh announced his return to music in the side-project "Weather Systems", consisting of himself and John Douglas.
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Around 2002, Daniel Cavanagh began to play solo shows throughout Europe, with himself on guitar and piano.
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Daniel Cavanagh successfully partnered for these shows with former The Gathering vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen.
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In 2004, Daniel Cavanagh released 'A Place to Be' on Strangelight Records which featured him covering a collection of Nick Drake songs.
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In getting permission for the sample Daniel Cavanagh had been put in touch with Geraci and discovered that he had since amassed a large amount of writing based on the event, an event that Daniel Cavanagh had become quite touched by since learning of it.
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In 2005, Daniel Cavanagh decided to quit alcohol and drugs, and pursue a more spiritual approach in his day-to-day life.
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Daniel Cavanagh has touched upon the subject in interviews, stating that he is far happier now.
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In 2020, Anathema and Daniel Cavanagh got in some serious financial trouble.