Newton Faulkner

Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. In 2007, his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots, was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Fellow British singer-songwriter Andy Fowler has expressed admiration for Faulkner, naming the musician to be one of his inspirations; he referred to Newton, Max Milner, Andreas Moe, and JP Cooper as "a guy and a guitar, who wrote their music". He added, "you can hear their different inflections, and personalities, and tones, and colours coming through"."Interview with Andy Fowler from RoadTrip". WCBG. 24 April 2020. Known songs he covered include "Ageing Superhero", "Dream Catch Me", "Feels Like Home" (guitar cover), and "Lullaby"; all from the Hand Built record. Notably, he performs the former record frequently over livestreams, and has once named it to be his favourite all-time song.
== Background ==
On 5 September 2012, as part of his set, Fovvs performed "Dream Catch Me" at the Manchester Roadhouse.
In 2014, he got his first tattoo around his right ankle ('The ageing superhero in me is tired'), a lyric from Faulkner's song "Ageing Superhero". He named it to be his favourite song, as it helped him cope in a dark period of his life.
On 16 February 2018, coinciding with his 24th birthday, Faulkner wished him a happy birthday."RoadTrip (@RoadTripTV)". Twitter. 16 February 2018. Fovvs also posted a picture with Faulkner, which included the caption: "from teacher to apprentice"."RoadTrip (@RoadTripTV)". Twitter. 16 February 2018. 
In a 2020 interview to WCBG, he stated, "Hand Built by Robots by Newton Faulkner is probably my favourite album of all time. [...] I love that album so much".
== Gallery ==
File:RoadTrip - February 16 2018.jpg|@RoadTripTV: "from teacher to apprentice:"
File:Overload - August 25 2014.jpg|@overloadgen: "here we go "the ageing superhero in me is tired" - Andy"
== References ==
Category:English people
Category:Musicians
Category:People
Category:Singers
Category:Songwriters