1. Matthew Helders was born on 7 May 1986 and is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, who is the drummer and occasional singer of the rock band Arctic Monkeys.
13 Facts About Matt Helders
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Matt Helders has released a studio album and collaborated with artists such as Dean Fertita, Josh Homme and Iggy Pop.
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Matt Helders released his own clothing line, consisting of a jacket, a zip hood and three T-shirts.
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The garments went on sale in May 2007 with sales accompanied by a CD featuring an Arctic Monkeys remix by Matt Helders and Supremebeing designer Skuff.
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Matt Helders played a few TV shows with We Are Scientists in the UK as well as remixing their second single "Chick Lit" as a B-side for the vinyl release.
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Matt Helders is featured on Toddla T's album Skanky Skanky.
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The set, entitled Late Night Tales: Matt Helders, was released on 27 October 2008 and included a spoken work track performed and written by bandmate Alex Turner.
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Matt Helders recorded the drum tracks on Post Pop Depression, written by Iggy Pop and Josh Homme, which was released on 18 March 2016.
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Matt Helders played on American singer Lady Gaga's 2016 album Joanne.
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In 2018, Matt Helders produced for Milburn frontman Joe Carnall on his new project, released under the moniker Good Cop Bad Cop, with an eponymous album being released on 29 March 2019, and a tour following, although Matt Helders himself was not present at any of the gigs.
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Matt Helders started dating model Breana McDow in 2011, after they met on the set of the music video for Arctic Monkeys' single Suck It and See, and became engaged in 2013.
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In October 2015, the couple had a daughter, Amelia Darling Matt Helders, resulting in their wedding being pushed for a year.
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Matt Helders became interested in photography as a child, but did not start taking pictures seriously until he began touring with the band.