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Birth name | James William Hince |
Also known as | Hotel |
Born | Buckinghamshire, England | 19 December 1968
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Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
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James William Hince [1] (born 19 December 1968) [2] is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the indie rock duo The Kills. [3] He started his musical career in the bands Fiji, Scarfo, and Blyth Power. He co-founded The Kills with American singer Alison Mosshart in 2000. In The Kills, Hince is known as "Hotel". [4]
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. [5] In 2018, he was featured on Azealia Banks' song "Lorelei" from her second studio album, Fantasea II: The Second Wave .[ citation needed ]
Hince grew up in Woolton Hill, Hampshire, England [6] together with an older sister, Sarah. His parents are Carole and William Hince, the latter having been a pipeline construction manager. He attended Goldsmiths where he studied playwriting. [4]
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 St Peter's Church, Southrop in Gloucestershire, [7] and separated in July 2015. They divorced in 2016.