Will Hodgkinson, 2000
Writers · January 1, 2000
Will Hodgkinson
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Will Hodgkinson is 26 years old, born January 1, 2000 in United Kingdom · Capricorn.
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About
Will Hodgkinson is a British journalist and author born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 2000-01-01. He serves as chief rock and pop critic for The Times and contributes to Mojo magazine, while presenting Sky Arts' Songbook, a show featuring interviews with contemporary songwriters. His memoir The House Is Full Of Yogis (2014) recounts his father's spiritual awakening with the Brahma Kumaris and his mother's feminist activism. As a Capricorn, Hodgkinson channels disciplined storytelling into narrative non-fiction projects like Guitar Man and Song Man, where he learned music from legends including Johnny Marr and Keith Richards.
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Biography
Will Hodgkinson is a British journalist, author, and broadcaster from London. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 2000-01-01, he works as chief rock and pop critic for The Times newspaper and contributes regularly to Mojo magazine, alongside writing for The Guardian, The Independent, and Vogue. He presents Sky Arts' Songbook, an interview series centred on contemporary songwriters.
Hodgkinson's published work spans memoir and narrative non-fiction. His 2014 memoir The House Is Full Of Yogis explores his father's entry into the Brahma Kumaris spiritual community and his mother's feminist advocacy, documented in her book Sex Is Not Compulsory. The Ballad Of Britain (2009) is a travelogue in which Hodgkinson travelled through Britain recording field audio to capture regional character and stories. Guitar Man (2006) and Song Man (2007), both published by Bloomsbury and later Da Capo in the US, chronicle his late-start musical education: at 34, he took up guitar with lessons from Scottish folk guitarist Bert Jansch, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, PJ Harvey, and Davey Graham, performing a concert six months later; for Song Man, he learned songwriting at Toe-Rag Studios in London under tuition from Keith Richards, Andy Partridge of XTC, Shirley Collins, and Bridget St John. In 2007, he co-founded the independent record label Big Bertha with The Guardian, signing acts including Cornish folk band Thistletown and Pete Molinari. His 2024 book on singer Lawrence was released in September.
As a Capricorn born at the turn of the millennium, Hodgkinson's work reflects the disciplined curiosity and narrative precision typical of his sign. Writers typically combine research, observation, and craft to document and interpret culture, roles Hodgkinson has inhabited across journalism, book authorship, and broadcast media. Hodgkinson is the brother of Tom Hodgkinson, editor of The Idler; their father is science writer Neville Hodgkinson and their mother is non-fiction writer and journalist Liz Hodgkinson. He is married with two children.
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Before Fame
Hodgkinson grew up in a household shaped by counterculture influences: his father joined the celibate Brahma Kumaris spiritual movement, while his mother published feminist critique of marriage. His early drug experimentation occurred at 17, when he and a friend tried LSD on a Richmond Park hilltop in 1988, an experience he later described as "magical" in a 2015 Times article.
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Trivia
- Hodgkinson took up guitar for the first time at age 34 and performed a full concert six months later, with mentorship from Johnny Marr and Bert Jansch.
- He learned songwriting specifically to record a single at London's Toe-Rag Studios, receiving guidance from Keith Richards and Shirley Collins.
- His 2007 independent record label Big Bertha, co-founded with The Guardian, signed Cornish folk band Thistletown and singer Pete Molinari.
- His brother Tom Hodgkinson edits The Idler magazine, and both are children of a science writer and a feminist journalist.
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Numerology
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Disciplined and structured. Will Hodgkinson succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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- Will Hodgkinson is 26 years old (born January 1, 2000).
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- Will Hodgkinson is a Capricorn, born January 1, 2000.
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- Will Hodgkinson was born in 2000, the year of the Metal Dragon.
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- Will Hodgkinson is from United Kingdom.
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- Will Hodgkinson is a writer.
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