This article will focus on Oliver Sykes, a well-known musician and founder of the fashion line.
Childhood
Oliver Sykes was born on November 20, 1986. As a child, he moved to Australia with his parents, Ian and Carol Sykes. The family traveled continuously between Adelaide and Perth for more than six years. Subsequently, when the future musician was 8 years old, she returned back to the UK - to Stockbridge in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. As a teenager, Oliver Sykes studied at Stocksbridge High School, which at one time was attended by many famous musicians. He said that in high school he liked subjects such as English and drawing, while he was indifferent to mathematics and other exact sciences.
Youth
In 2003, while studying at school, Oliver Sykes began cutting CDs with short tracks (Quakebeat). He also played in various bands, in particular, in the hip-hop parody group Womb 2 Da Tomb, along with his future colleague, Matt Nichols, and brother Tom. He also appeared in the Purple Curto metal band as a drummer and vocalist. There he performed with his school friend Neil Whiteley under the pseudonym Olisaurus. Subsequently, Oliver Sykes began to use it for his solo releases.
Bring Me The Horizon Team
The metal band was created in 2003. It included members of various disintegrated teams from the area. The name of the group was a modified phrase of the character of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" Jack Sparrow. The team released several successful albums. She also became famous thanks to regular scandals.
Clothing line
A very interesting person is Oliver Sykes. His biography says that, in addition to creative activity in Bring Me the Horizon, the musician also founded the line of alternative clothing Drop Dead. In November 2013, it was announced that this brand would work with renowned video game developer Sega to create The Drop Dead Mega Drive Collection, which will include designer items with Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Ax and Streets of Rage prints. In December, a limited number of items of clothing went on sale.
Graphic novel
Not only thanks to his music and clothing line, Oliver Sykes is famous. His biography is more multifaceted. In February 2013, he applied for the Kickstarter project to receive money for a graphic novel (Raised By Raptors), which was created in collaboration with Drop Dead artist Ben Ashton Bell. Oliver was prompted by the design of the latter's T-shirts, depicting a Meso-American girl with a dinosaur skull on her head. Oliver decided to write a whole story about her. The project started off a week after filing, having a starting £ 15,000 in assets. Over time, the amount increased to 39.223 pounds. On August 26, 2013, the official website of the novel was launched, where it was possible to order its first edition along with other promotional materials. On Facebook on November 5, 2013, there was information that Gerardo Sandoval, who will be involved in graphic drawing, had joined here on Ashton Bell, there would be coloring, and Sykes would have left the writing work.
Some facts
Oliver still recalls how, at the age of twelve, he suffered from nightmares. In a dream, a terrible old woman came to him and frightened him. The musician’s mother once said that he trained his original screams during casual sexual intercourse right at home. This extreme vocals in its pure form, fans watched before the album Sempiternal. Before his release, rumors spread that Sykes allegedly took vocal lessons from Melissa Cross, a well-known tutor who specializes mainly in rough vocals, such as screaming. In 2003, after watching a film about animal abuse, Oliver became a vegetarian. The tape really hit him. So much so that he became an active advocate for animal rights. During a performance at the Reading Festival in 2013, the musician shared that he had been using drugs for some time and was very dependent on them. Talking with the crowd, he said: “We receive many wonderful letters from you. Many people say that we saved their lives. I don’t know if I am really involved in this, but I must say that it was you who saved my life. A couple of years ago, I was a jerk on a needle and was about to die. And if not for you, I would be dead. "
Relationship with Hannah Snowdon
Tattoos by Oliver Sykes, or rather, their number (more than 50) make the musician one of the leaders in this regard among the entire rock establishment. He chose a girl to match himself. Information constantly appears on the network that Hannah Snowdon and Oliver Sykes are dating. In the photos, this couple looks very impressive. The chosen one of the musician is a recognized tattoo artist. Hannah Snowdon and Oliver Sykes do not flaunt their relationship too much.
Some scandals
During a 2007 UK tour, Sykes was accused of allegedly urinating on a fan. Subsequently, she filed a lawsuit against the bully, but Oliver was acquitted due to lack of evidence. The online music magazine Drowned in Sound said that from now on the band's performances at Nottingham Rock City were banned, but the group denied this statement, speaking there again. In 2008, a video of the fight between Sykes and Sam Carter (Architects frontman) appeared on the network, which later turned out to be a fake. Moreover, the video was shot by the musicians themselves for fun.