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Tim Hodgkinson was born on May 1, 1949 in Salisbury, United Kingdom and is credited as a composer, clarinetist and guitarist. Tim Hodgkinson is 77 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Trinity College.
My Take
Hodgkinson is the kind of artist I instinctively root for. Co-founding Henry Cow with Fred Frith in 1968 and then spending decades on reeds, lap steel and keyboards in experimental music tells me he never once chased the easy commercial lane. A Trinity College education could have made him academic and stiff, but everything I read suggests the opposite: a restless curiosity that keeps reinventing the sound. I respect people who treat music as inquiry rather than product, and at 70-plus he still seems to be asking questions. That refusal to settle is, to me, the whole point of an avant-garde life.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tim Hodgkinson
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・ホジキンソン
- Reading
- てぃむ・ほじきんそん
- Born
- May 1, 1949 (age 77)
- Origin
- Salisbury, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- composer / clarinetist / guitarist / musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Trinity College
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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When was Tim Hodgkinson born?
Born May 1, 1949 (age 77).
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Tim Hodgkinson is from Salisbury, United Kingdom.
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Tim Hodgkinson works as composer, clarinetist, guitarist, musician.
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