Birth name William Roy Francis Spouse Lindsey Francis Years active 2003–present | Name Wil Francis Children Phineas Francis Role Musician TV shows Warped Hall of Fame | |
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Born January 8, 1982 (age 42) ( 1982-01-08 ) Origin Seattle, Washington, United States Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, producer Instruments Vocals, bass, piano, guitar Albums | ||
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William Roy "wiL" Francis (born January 8, 1982 in Seattle, Washington) is an American rock musician, record producer, author and artist. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the horror punk band Aiden. He has also released four albums (Hate Culture, Noir, Silentium Amoris, and The Neuromancer) under the name William Control, featuring a synthesizer driven darkwave, synthpop style, as well as 2 live albums (Live In London Town and Babylon, 2 acoustic albums (Skeleton Strings and Skeleton Strings 2), an EP (Novus Ordo Seclorum), and a remix album (Remix). The fifth album, Revelations, has been split into 4 EPs: The Pale EP (October 2016), The Black EP (February 2017), and The Red EP (July 2014) and The White EP (date TBA). Francis also acts as producer to bands such as Fearless Vampire Killers, A Midnight Tragedy and Ashestoangels, as well as producing his own William Control and Aiden music, and now has his own record label, Control Records.
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- Lost boys the tribe exclusive aiden s wil francis interview
- Wil francis talks about emo
- Aiden
- Studio Albums
- EPs
- Acoustic Albums
- Live Albums
- Remix Albums
- Other Songs
- Collaborations
- References
Francis joined the original lineup of Aiden in 2003 as their bassist and replaced Steve Clemens as lead vocalist later that year. He became the creative force behind Aiden and, for the 2015 final album and tours, was the only member of the original lineup still in the band. During Aiden's hiatus from 2012 to 2015, Francis' primary musical output was William Control, and he has returned to this project full-time now. He has released two books of poetry (Flowers & Filth (with Lisa Johnson) (2009) and Prose + Poems (2011)), and three novels (Revelator Book One: The Neuromancer (2013), Revelator Book Two: The Hate Culture (2014), and Revelator Book Three: The Hell Of Heaven (2016)). The latter two make up part of a trilogy. In spring 2016 it was revealed that a trilogy of films was to be made from the Revelator books. More news is awaited on this project.
As a teenager Francis was addicted to drugs and alcohol, but got clean on September 9, 1999 and has been sober ever since. He is married to Lindsey, and they have one son, Phineas.
In May 2009, Kerrang! called Francis "one of the most enigmatic and talismanic frontmen in rock music today."
Wil francis talks about emo
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