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Paul Roland (born 6 September 1959 in Kent, England), is a singer-songwriter, author, journalist and paranormal researcher. Since the release of his first (shared) single ''Oscar Automobile'' in 1979 Roland has been spinning his tales against a backdrop of gothic rock, psych-pop, folk and, occasionally, baroque strings. His character creations include a Regency magistrate, various 19th Century murderers, a retired executioner, an opium addict, and an entire court of medieval grotesques. Paul has been called 'the male Kate Bush' by one-time label mate Robyn Hitchcock, and 'The Lord Byron of Rock' by influential French music magazine ''Les Inrockuptibles''. “Paul Roland has remained a cherished figure on the gothic rock and Psych pop periphery for 30 years…a treasury of detail and eloquence…Roland's impeccable narratives (and) formal, baroque instrumentation…creates the antiquated yet timeless ambience his songs deserve" (Marco Rossi, ''Record Collector'', May 2010). Joshua Pfeiffer (of Vernian Process) is quoted as saying "As for Paul Roland, if anyone deserves credit for spearheading steampunk music, it is him. He was one of the inspirations I had in starting my project. He was writing songs about the first attempt at manned flight, and an Edwardian airship raid in the mid-80s long before almost anyone else…."〔Joshua Pfeiffer (of Vernian Process) on the Steampunk Bible website (Steampunk Bible )〕 “Paul Roland writes nice melodies and has a very particular personality but he is too intellectual for me!" (Frank Zappa, 1988). ==Background and personal life== Paul Roland was born in England in 1959. Roland's father was a writer of short stories and TV comedy scripts and his mother an actress.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=autobiography on Paul Roland Homepage )〕 In 2006 Roland left England to live in Germany.〔(【引用サイトリンク】language=German )〕 He returned to the UK in 2010 and now lives in Cambridgshire with a wife and two sons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Roland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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