James William Hince is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the

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duo

The Kills The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', '' No Wow'', ''Mid ...

. He started his musical career in the bands Fiji,

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, and

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. He co-founded The Kills with American singer

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in 2000. In The Kills, Hince is known as "Hotel". In the early 2010s, Hince lost the use of one finger on his left hand following an accident of his hand being shut in a car door. He had to relearn how to play the guitar without it. In 2018, he was featured on

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' song "Lorelei" from her second studio album, '' Fantasea II: The Second Wave''.

Personal life

Hince grew up in Woolton Hill,

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, England together with an older sister, Sarah. He attended

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where he studied playwriting. Hince was married to model Kate Moss. In 2008, ''The Sun'' reported that Hince and Moss became engaged during a trip to Amsterdam. Hince proposed to her in bed with a vintage 1920s ring worth more than £10,000. They married on 1 July 2011 at

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in Gloucestershire, and separated in July 2015. They divorced in 2016.

Discography

With Blyth Power

*''The Barman and Other Stories'' (1988) *''Up From the Country'' (1988) *''Goodbye to All That'' (1988) *''Alnwick and Tyne'' (1990) *''Better to Bat'' (1990)

With Scarfo

*''Scarfo'' (November 1995) *''Luxury Plane Crash'' (July 1997)

With Fiji

*"Cattlecount" (CD single) (August 1999) *''Glue Hotel Tapes'' (mini album) (1999) *"Pillshop" (7" single)

Studio albums with The Kills

* '' Keep on Your Mean Side'' (2003) * ''

No Wow ''No Wow'' is the second studio album by indie rock band The Kills. It was released February 21, 2005, on Domino Recording Company, Domino Records. ''No Wow'' showcases definite blues and post-punk influences. "Love is a Deserter" was released a ...

'' (2005) * ''

Midnight Boom ''Midnight Boom'' is the third album by indie rock band The Kills, released on March 10, 2008, through Domino Records (March 17, 2008, in the United States). It was recorded at the Key Club Recording Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The titl ...

'' (2008) * ''

Blood Pressures ''Blood Pressures'' is the fourth studio album by indie rock band the Kills. It was released on April 1, 2011 in Australia, on April 4, 2011 in Europe, and on April 5, 2011 in the United States and Canada. The album was recorded at Key Club studi ...

'' (2011) * ''

Ash & Ice ''Ash & Ice'' is the fifth studio album by indie rock band the Kills, released on June 3, 2016, through Domino. The album was recorded in a rented house in Los Angeles and at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. It was produced by Jamie Hinc ...

'' (2016)

References

1968 births English male singer-songwriters English rock musicians British male guitarists Living people Musicians from Buckinghamshire People from East Woodhay {{UK-guitarist-stub