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My Take
Devendra Banhart is exactly the kind of artist I gravitate toward, someone hard to pin down. Born in Texas, raised partly in Venezuela and California, then dropping out of the San Francisco Art Institute to chase music, he's got a restless, self-directed streak I admire. He became a central figure in the so-called freak-folk wave of the late 2000s with albums like Cripple Crow, but the fact that he's also a visual artist tells me music was never the whole story for him. I find his refusal to stay in one lane the most interesting thing about him, and it's why his work still feels personal rather than packaged.
Overview
Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. He was born in Texas and grew up in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco to pursue a musical career. In 2002, Banhart released his debut album and he is best known for his albums in the late 2000s such as Cripple Crow and Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Devendra Banhart
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴェンドラ・バンハート
- Reading
- でゔぇんどら・ばんはーと
- Born
- May 30, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / musician / singer / guitarist / draftsperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Malibu High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.