19 Facts About Paul Roland

Paul Roland was born on 6 September 1959 and is an English singer-songwriter, author and music journalist.

Paul Roland has explored genres including gothic rock, psychedelic pop, folk and baroque.

Paul Roland was born on 6 September 1959 in Kent, England.

Paul Roland's father was a writer of short stories and TV comedy scripts and his mother an actress.

Paul Roland was "pretty much fixated" with rock musician Marc Bolan from the age of 14, and later became an adherent of composer Michael Nyman, whose work introduced him to classical musicians such as Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel.

Paul Roland's work is generally rooted in psychedelic pop and gothic rock, with influences from folk, jazz, blues, baroque, and 1950s rock and roll.

Paul Roland has written about non-specific characters including supernatural visitors, pirates, and villainous judges.

Paul Roland was managed by David Enthoven and June Bolan during the early 1980s, but was unable to secure a satisfactory record contract.

Paul Roland continued to write and record until 1997, when he halted his music career for seven years.

Paul Roland often signed to labels that soon went out of business, rendering his musical output only partially available; several of his works have been revised and republished during the 21st century.

Paul Roland is recognised as an "underground" artist within the psychedelic sphere; Music Week dubbed him a "psychedelic cult celebrity".

Paul Roland has gathered a stronger fanbase in mainland Europe than in his native UK, which Abrahams called "a peculiar situation when you hear his quintessentially eccentric Englishness".

Paul Roland has been credited with inventing steampunk music; Cory Gross of SteamPunk Magazine wrote that bands like Abney Park and Vernian Process manifested the genre while "following in the footsteps" of Paul Roland and others.

Paul Roland was one of the inspirations I had in starting my project.

Paul Roland was writing songs about the first attempt at manned flight, and an Edwardian airship raid in the mid-80s long before almost anyone else.

Paul Roland's work has been generally well-received by critics throughout his career.

Paul Roland has authored five books on musician Marc Bolan, and was a key contributor to the BBC documentary film Marc Bolan: The Final Word.

Paul Roland lived in Margate, Kent during the 1980s and 1990s.

Paul Roland later returned to the UK and lives in Cambridgeshire with his wife and two sons.