18 Facts About Johnny Borrell

Johnny Borrell's father, New Zealand-born John Borrell, was a war correspondent; his mother was a primary school teacher in Tottenham.

Johnny Borrell moved to Camden School for Girls for sixth form.

Johnny Borrell was involved in music and the Camden scene while still at school.

In late 2007 Johnny Borrell secluded himself on a remote Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides to begin writing for the band's third album.

Johnny Borrell has sometimes been regarded as having a very arrogant attitude towards the press and is famous for his proclamations of his own abilities such as claiming he thinks he's the greatest songwriter in the world on MTV's Gonzo hosted by Zane Lowe.

Razorlight were deemed to be one of the highlights of 2 July 2005 Live 8 charity concert in Hyde Park and continued to support Johnny Borrell's global warming concerns by taking part on 7 July 2007 Live Earth event at Wembley Stadium.

Johnny Borrell is one of few amongst his contemporary generation of stars to have appeared on the cover of a national UK newspaper because of his political views.

Johnny Borrell worked with environmentally friendly charity Global Cool on their 2007 green campaigns.

Johnny Borrell played charity shows for Nordoff Robbins, and Save The Children in the latter part of 2009 and in September duetted on 'Je Suis Venue Te Dire Que Je M'en Vais' with legendary singer Jane Birkin as part of a fundraiser for Kenyan children's charity Anno's Africa.

Johnny Borrell is one of "The Dalston Set", a clique of indie notables connected to the early days of The Libertines, along with Dominic Masters of The Others, Pete Doherty, Carl Barat, John Hassall, and the Queens of Noize.

In general though there is little animosity between the two bands, and Johnny Borrell remains friends with Carl Barat.

Johnny Borrell has appeared twice on The Mighty Boosh, once alone as a giant rapist rabbit in the 2006 stage show and once with Razorlight in the episode "The Priest and the Beast".

Johnny Borrell appeared on the front cover of the May 2007 issue of Vogue magazine, alongside supermodel Natalia Vodianova, in his trademark skinny white jeans and topless.

Johnny Borrell is one of only seven men who have appeared on the cover of the UK version of Vogue.

Late in 2007, Johnny Borrell played keyboards in a band he helped put together for Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine.

Johnny Borrell went on to co-write and produced two songs with Welch, "The Hanging Song" and "Building Bricks" although these did not end up on Florence's debut album.

Johnny Borrell appeared on Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 2013, where host Jack Whitehall teased him about how Johnny Borrell used to date Whitehall's sister.

In July 2022, Johnny Borrell performed at Standon Calling festival in Hertfordshire alongside Jack Flanagan of Mystery Jets under the name Jealous Nostril.