1. Timothy James Arthur Wheeler was born on 4 January 1977 and is an Irish singer, songwriter and musician from Northern Ireland.
17 Facts About Tim Wheeler
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Tim Wheeler is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Ash.
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Tim Wheeler is a great-great-grandson of Rev George Bomfforde Wheeler, who was editor of The Irish Times from 1859 to 1877.
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Tim Wheeler attended Down High School with his fellow band members Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray.
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Tim Wheeler won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Pop Song in 2001 for "Shining Light".
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In 1999, Tim Wheeler contributed guitar and backing vocals on The Rentals' album Seven More Minutes.
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Tim Wheeler has been involved with film and TV soundtrack work, most notably Ashes, Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond and the Shaun the Sheep Movie.
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In September 2014, Tim Wheeler announced the release of his first solo album, Lost Domain, a heartfelt and emotional response to the loss of his father George to dementia.
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Tim Wheeler is perhaps most recognised for using a Gibson Flying V, which he has frequently used live since 1998 onwards.
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Tim Wheeler's Flying V has a 1950s Zebra Coil PAF pickup, and has been modified in the past for pyrotechnics; the Flaming Flying V acts as a flamethrower, firing from between the V part of the guitar body.
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Tim Wheeler plays a Gibson SG and Gretsch Silver Jet, which was frequently used both live and in the studio since Ash's album Twilight of the Innocents.
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For heavier tracks such as "The Dead Disciples", Tim Wheeler has used a Fender Telecaster.
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Tim Wheeler uses a Gibson Custom Inspired By Kiefer Sutherland Semi-Hollow KS-336 guitar on a number of tracks live, including songs such as "Walking Barefoot".
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Tim Wheeler uses numerous effects pedals which are housed in a rack and controlled via MIDI.
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The Flying V guitar that Tim Wheeler set on fire on the Ash Meltdown tour is on display at the Oh Yeah centre in Belfast.
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Tim Wheeler is an Arsenal FC fan, which began during his nine-year stint living in Highbury.
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Tim Wheeler has been dating French model and art director Julia Restoin Roitfeld since 2018.