David Jonathan Hammond (born 19 July 1981), better known as Didz Hammond, is an

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. He was the bassist and

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(while also occasionally playing other instruments), and in

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's Dirty Pretty Things. The band's second album, '' Romance At Short Notice'', saw Hammond taking on more vocal duties within the band, for example contributing all the vocals on the ballad "The North". He is also the bass player in

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's live electric band. Before music, Didz made his trade as a stand up comedian in Reading. In 2002, Hammond was named "34th coolest person in the world" by ''

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''. He usually plays a yellow and black

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and a red Burns Bison bass, but also has two semi-acoustic

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basses, one in yellow and black sunburst, and a pink

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, the other in red and black. He is also fond of acoustic basses, of which he has two - one with a natural finish, the other with a black gloss. Both are Epiphones. Hammond currently live in North London with his wife, Gemma, and son Jack (born 2015). He has an elder son and two daughters by his former partner Anna; Nico (born 2004), Sonny (born 2007) and Sandie Blue, born 19 December 2008. He co-manages the UK band Suede with Ian Grenfell, on behalf of the Quietus Management.

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1981 births Living people English male guitarists Male bass guitarists People from Reading, Berkshire Dirty Pretty Things (band) members The Cooper Temple Clause members 21st-century English bass guitarists 21st-century British male musicians The Chavs members {{UK-bass-guitarist-stub