Birth name George Barnett Years active 2005–present Genres Art rock Name George Barnett | Occupation(s) Musician, model Role Model Instruments Drums, percussion Partner Pixie Geldof (2013–) | |
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Born 9 August 1988 (age 36)
United Kingdom ( 1988-08-09 ) Origin Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom Music group These New Puritans (Since 2006) Similar People Pixie Geldof, Nick Grimshaw, Mathias Lauridsen, Ash Stymest, Vincent LaCrocq | ||
George Barnett (born 9 August 1988) is the drummer for the band These New Puritans. He is also a model, having shot for Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci and Burberry.
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Career
At 18, he worked for designer and photographer Hedi Slimane at Dior Homme in Paris from 2006–2007, after a chance meeting. He went on to both walk and co-write the soundtrack for the A/W 2007 show, both the show and music received good reviews one stating "..band du jour, These New Puritans, provided a sound track that left one wanting more, their drummer George Barnett made for an appealing muse...".
When Hedi Slimane left Dior Homme George moved to London and recorded These New Puritans debut Album "Beat Pyramid", released in 2008 with his twin brother Jack Barnett. It received many reviews one by NME Magazine stating they demonstrated a "span of ideas and singularity of vision that simply shouldn't happen to 20-year olds. They've created their own imperfect world."
Whilst touring the "Beat Pyramid" album he signed a modelling contract with the Bananas Models in Paris and Models 1 Agency where he shot the following fashion campaigns for Lanvin, Levi's, Alfred Dunhill, Aquascutum and COS. He has walked as a Catwalk model for Dior Homme, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Dries van Noten amongst other brands.
In his modelling career he has worked with fashion photographers Willy Vandereperre, Hedi Slimane, David Sims, Nick Knight and Alasdair McLellan. He has also appeared in many fashion magazines including British Vogue, i-D Magazine, LOVE Magazine, Arena Homme+, AnotherMan, and Dazed and Confused Magazine.
In 2010, George Barnett's second album Hidden with band These New Puritans won NME Magazines 'Album of the Year 2010'. In late 2010, a series of full live performances of Hidden, entitled 'Hidden Live', took place at venues such as the Barbican Centre (featuring the Britten Sinfonia) and the Pompidou Centre.
Personal life
As of February 2013, Barnett lives in Clapton with Pixie Geldof, who is a model and singer. They married in 2017.