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My Take
Tricky is one of those artists I keep coming back to precisely because he refuses to be pinned down. Born Adrian Thaws in Bristol, he emerged from the same underground scene as Massive Attack and helped shape trip hop into something dark, intimate and unmistakably his own. His murmured, half-spoken vocals and fog-thick production pull you somewhere uneasy and strangely beautiful. He's worked as producer, vocalist and even actor, never chasing a trend but instead turning his own shadows into sound. That's why, decades on, nobody really sounds like him. He's a genuine original, and I respect how stubbornly he's stayed that way.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tricky
- Name (Japanese)
- トリッキー
- Reading
- とりっきー
- Born
- January 27, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- record producer / actor / film actor / singer / songwriter
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.trickysite.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/trickyofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/Knowlewestboy
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC
Frequently asked questions
When was Tricky born?
Born January 27, 1968 (age 58).
Where is Tricky from?
Tricky is from Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom.
What does Tricky do?
Tricky works as record producer, actor, film actor, singer, songwriter.
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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 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.