John Borrell
John Borrell – Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist, and Composer
A British singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer, john borrell is known for his contributions to the music industry. He has formed the band Razorlight and has received a lot of recognition.
He is also known for his book The White Lake. It is a great story that revolves around his mid-life crisis.
Early Life and Education
John Borrell grew up in the Hampstead area of London, England. He attended St Anthony’s Preparatory School before moving to Paris and studying at the Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel.
After returning to England he attended Highgate School with former bassist of The Libertines and frontman of Yeti John Hassall. He completed his A Levels in English, French and Philosophy at Fine Arts College in Belsize Park.
In 2000, he invented Razorlight, an experimental band that combined two of his patented innovations – music and drainpipe jeans. The band’s first single “America” reached number one on the UK charts in 2006.
Professional Career
He’s a former Socialist minister who headed Spain’s foreign affairs portfolio and he’s now the European Union’s high representative for foreign policy. His job is to lead a European diplomatic corps with 4,000 officials, travel constantly to summits and take part in meetings at the European Council when foreign policy issues are discussed.
Despite his relatively modest political pedigree, Borrell’s experience and network are what make him the perfect choice for the role. He’ll need all that if he hopes to deliver what EU leaders have set as one of their top four priorities: uniting and asserting the bloc on the world stage.
In July, the European Council tapped Borrell to be the new EU’s top diplomat. He was appointed to replace Federica Mogherini and will start in November.
Achievements and Honors
Borrell began his career in London playing in acoustic folk bands around smaller venues. He and his band, Razorlight, were soon touring the UK.
But they were only a success for a short time. They fell out of favour as the music industry grew more and more commercial, but they are still a popular live act.
They are now based in London, and they continue to play live as a duo. They also tour abroad occasionally, including shows in South Africa and Australia.
Borrell is a big fan of golf, and was Pitman High School’s first teaching professional. The annual John Borrell Memorial Golf Tournament, a shotgun scramble, will be held this fall at Pitman to benefit junior golf.
Personal Life
Borrell was born in New Zealand, and had a long career as a foreign correspondent. He travelled throughout Africa, Middle East and Latin America.
In 1993, Borrell decided to move from his journalism to the countryside and live in Kaszubia, a small town in northeast Poland. He had a Polish wife, bought an exquisite piece of land beside a lake and built Kania Lodge.
He also established Wine Express, the country’s first mail order wine shop, and has since become involved in many projects to support Poland and its people. In his memoir Flickers of Sunshine, he describes his time in Kaszubia and reflects on a career that has taken him around the world, including a period as Time’s bureau chief for Eastern Europe.
Net Worth
Johnny Borrell is a guitarist and singer who serves as the frontman of an English rock band called Razorlight. He has been in the music business for over twenty years and amassed a decent income throughout his career. Despite negative renditions in the media, he is quite popular among the fans.
He was born on April 4, 1980, in Sutton, London under the birth sign of Aries. His father was a war correspondent, and his mother was a primary school teacher in Tottenham. He began playing guitar at age seventeen and joined a band named Violet.