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My Take
Jeff Lynne might be the most quietly influential man in rock history. As the engine of Electric Light Orchestra he wrote melodies, Mr. Blue Sky above all, that feel less composed than discovered, and as a producer his fingerprints are on records by half the legends of the twentieth century. What I love is the contrast: an OBE and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, yet he still carries himself like a shy Birmingham craftsman hiding behind sunglasses. He chased a sound in his head for fifty years and actually caught it. For me, he is proof that studio obsession can be its own kind of genius.
Overview
Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is the co-founder and only consistent member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. He has written all of the band's music since 1972, including hits such as "Evil Woman", "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Mr. Blue Sky", "Don't Bring Me Down", and "Hold On Tight".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeff Lynne
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフ・リン
- Reading
- じぇふ・りん
- Born
- December 30, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Shard End, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / guitarist / composer / pianist / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.jefflynneselo.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jefflynneselo/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.