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Eddie Argos is the 27 year-old lead singer of the British band Art Brut , and originally the frontman of The Art Goblins (with whom he still performs occasionally). Born in Weymouth , England , moved to Poole , Dorset as a young child. He is an ex- Goth , ex- Mental Health key worker and former Traffic Warden .

He is notorious for his zany stage show, where he has played the vacuum, jumped rope with his microphone wire escaped from a sack, danced with the audience and stopped songs halfway through to tell them his thoughts on various topics, such as never listening to people in bands. Argos is also known for his humorous, frank lyrics which talk mostly about how he has embarrassed himself or his past love interests. His moustache was another notable feature, but he shaved it off recently as "people kept thinking I was 40"[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41849-eddie-argos-talks-art-brut-lp-details-missing-mustache . According to an interview with Artrocker magazine and the lyrics of 'I Found This Song In The Road'[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858636544], he usually writes them (often on his phone) whilst going for a long walk and/or drunk.

He is obsessed with Vincent Van Gogh , Jonathan Richman and appearing on Top Of The Pops .

Eddie sporadically updates a livejournal blog and has a myspace[http://myspace.com/eddieargos .