Ben Lee

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Ben Lee (born on September 11, 1978) is an Australian musician. He began as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band, Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up, around when he turned 18. He is also an actor, having starred in the 2003 Australian film The Rage In Placid Lake. For many years he was dating Claire Danes but their relationship ended in 2003.

Ben Lee’s musical career began in 1993 with the band Noise Addict who came together after Ben was inspired to “do it himself” after seeing a Nirvana concert. Noise Addict were signed to Steve Pavlovic’s independent label Fellaheen Records, on the strength of a self-produced and distributed four-track demo recorded in Lee’s bedroom. Pavlovic’s connections brought the band to the attention of Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Beastie Boys’ Mike D, both of whom released the band’s material in the US. The group put out several releases, including its one and only album in 1995, but broke up not long after its releases. He was also briefly a member of the alternative act Gerling.

Lee’s solo career started at the age of 16, while he was still in Noise Addict, when he began recording his first solo album, Grandpaw Would, in both Sydney and Chicago with producer Brad Wood. This was followed by the 1997 album, Something To Remember Me By, also produced by Wood.

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Top Tracks

1	Catch My Disease full track	1,608
2	Gamble Everything for Love full track	684
3	Begin full track	608
4	Into the Dark full track	584
5	Ache for You full track	437
6	Whatever It Is full track	400
7	Apple Candy full track	398
8	We're All in This Together full track	388
9	Love Me Like The World Is Ending full track	384
10	No Right Angles full track	361
11	Get Gotten full track	283
12	The Debt Collectors full track	276
13	Cigarettes Will Kill You	263
14	Close I've Come full track	233
15	Ripe full track	230

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pinkrandomness wrote:
Sunday evening

what a hair. oh, sorry. i ment HAIR.

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affray wrote:
last week

JOIN Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club!

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azzad10 wrote:
last week

ah ben what would the world be without your joyful approach to life and music?

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ChudleyCannons wrote:
last week

lets ignore the fact that ben lee has been in music a lot longer than james blunt.

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passingluck wrote:
last week

You all should give fellow The Bens member Ben Folds' new album a listen - "Way to Normal" is pretty awesome.

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Pinkfloydbeck wrote:
last month

Saw him at the Knox yesterday. HORRIBLE. A James Blunt ripoff! And he's even worse than James Blunt!!!

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euamopastel wrote:
last month

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Brasiiiil polkploplkploplkpolpklpolpkloplkpolpk

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Ucitekett wrote:
last month

BIRTHDAY tuhmorrow. dont ferget ta celebrate. and watch the RAGE in Placid Lake, please.

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lizziedarko wrote:
August 2008

he should come to the sunshine coast in aus also :)

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nastradamus84 wrote:
July 2008

he should move his ass to europe... he forgot to come on the last tour... :/

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Skuzzie wrote:
July 2008

I lol'd!

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creeeaature wrote:
July 2008

I've read about a guy who knows a guy who ate with him in San Francisco...

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imasupergenius wrote:
July 2008

I know a guy who ate dinner with him in San Francisco...

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donnas650 wrote:
July 2008

Ben lives in the US(Cali). He is heading back to Australia next month to tour(2 dates), but will be back over in America not long after.

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ElectricMelody wrote:
July 2008

Pfft. He needs to come to the USA again. Missed him when he opened for Ben Folds, much to my disappointment.

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TrePsycho wrote:
July 2008

Even better? Umm...they could still be awful if that's the case!

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carb0npop wrote:
June 2008

Just saw him at a concert, and his songs are even better live!

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blondelle wrote:
June 2008

hooray birthday twin :D

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Jewce wrote:
May 2008

This music put me in such a great mood, and the lyrics have great meaning. I have too many favorites to name!

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teamsquid wrote:
May 2008

i never took much notice of him before, but i saw him playing live on tv last night which made me change my mind. he's really lovely; down to earth and an honest performer. love the sweet and simple sound.

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