Howard Devoto

Howard Devoto is one of those figures I find more interesting for his restlessness than for any single hit. Born Howard Trafford in Scunthorpe in 1952, he fronted Buzzcocks during punk's first wave, then walked away to form Magazine, helping shape what became post-punk before most people had a word for it. I respect that kind of move; leaving a band you helped launch right as it catches fire takes conviction. Later founding Luxuria shows the same instinct to keep pushing into new sounds. To me, he reads as an artist who valued reinvention over comfort, and that's exactly the sort of legacy I find worth remembering.

Howard Devoto (born Howard Andrew Trafford, 15 March 1952) is an English singer and songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for punk rock band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, an early post-punk band. After Magazine, he went solo and later formed indie band Luxuria.

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Name (English)

Howard Devoto

Name (Japanese)

ハワード・ディヴォート

Reading

はわーど・でぃゔぉーと

Born

March 15, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

Origin

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer / guitarist / songwriter / singer-songwriter / composer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Greater Manchester

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

Tags

• singer
• guitarist
• songwriter

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.