Birth name Honor Titus Name Honor Titus Years active 2009 - present | Genres Punk Rock Origin Brooklyn, NY | |
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Born 18 July 1989 (age 35) ( 1989-07-18 ) Occupation(s) SingerSongwriterPoetModelActor Associated acts Cerebral BallzyEyeshadow | ||
A series of poems by honor titus cerebral ballzy 405tv session
Honor Titus (born July 18, 1989) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of Brooklyn-based punk rock band Cerebral Ballzy. The New York Times has described Titus as "the right man for this job: you can’t pin anything on him...He knows how to lose control perpetually and yet sing rhythmically against the backbeat. He sounds like a chaos orchestrator — the sound of his voice alone can get people moving in the wrong direction." Titus appeared at number three in the 2011 NME Cool List and outlined his guide to being a punk in 2014 for The Guardian, stating that “a modern punk seeks out the best in music or art or cool means of expression.” He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Contents
- A series of poems by honor titus cerebral ballzy 405tv session
- Honor Titus of Cerebral Ballzy Call Your Mom
- Cerebral Ballzy
- Solo Work
- Influences
- Poetry
- Acting
- Modeling
- Personal life
- References
Honor Titus of Cerebral Ballzy - Call Your Mom
Cerebral Ballzy
Cerebral Ballzy formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2009 and is best known for their love of 80s punk, along with a keen interest in drinking, girls, pizza and skateboarding Fronted by Titus, the band also consists of Mel Honor (bass), Jason Bannon (guitar) and Tom Kogut (drums). Cerebral Ballzy have released two full-length records. Their first self-titled full-length record received international acclaim, including favorable write-ups in top UK music magazine Mojo and on BBC Music. Their second full-length record, Jaded & Faded, was produced by Dave Sitek and released on Julian Casablancas' Cult Records on June 16, 2015. The record received strong reviews, most notably from NME, where Titus and Casablancas shared a cover for their Heroes issue in March 2014. Since forming, the band has toured extensively, sharing the stage with top artists including The Strokes, Black Flag, Black Lips and OFF! They also headlined the Monster NME Radar Tour in 2013. Honor has been caught a number of times stealing books from independent booksellers.
Solo Work
In 2014, Titus debuted his solo project, Eyeshadow, in Berlin at artist Christian Rosa’s exhibition after party.
Influences
Honor is said to be influenced by the likes of Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, Beat generation writers, romantic French literature such as Genet, Céline and Rimbaud. He credits Siouxsie Sioux, early-eighties Robert Smith, Johnny Marr, Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders, Tom Verlaine, and Lou Reed as personal style icons.
Poetry
Titus has performed original poetry throughout small clubs in New York, as well as on BBC Radio 1. The 405 exclusively premiered a video featuring Honor reading a selection of his poetry on June 2, 2014.
Acting
In 2014, Honor began work on Condemned, a horror film set in New York's Lower East Side. In the film, Titus plays Loki, a musician living in a condemned squat, who ends up having to use his collection of vintage bass guitars to fight off attackers after an infection spreads throughout the building's residents, causing them to 'go crazy.' The film co-stars Lydia Hearst and Dylan Penn and is written and directed by Eli Morgan Gesner.
Modeling
In 2014, Titus was photographed by Ryan McGinley and featured prominently throughout his corresponding Yearbook exhibition. He has also done work with Rag & Bone and Metropolis Vintage. Additionally, he has been featured in spreads in Nylon and Black Magazine, as well as being one of four musicians profiled for the New York Times T Style magazine in 2014.
Personal life
Titus's father is Dres from Brooklyn-based hip-hop duo Black Sheep.