Danny Jones Discography

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  Radio:Active
  (2008)
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  Radio:Active (The Mail on Sunday Edition)
  (2008)
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  All The Greatest Hits Deluxe Fan Edition
  (2007)
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  Greatest Hits
  (2007)
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  Motion In The Ocean - Tour Edition
  (2007)
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  Motion In The Ocean
  (2006)
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  Just My Luck
  (2006)
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  Wonderland
  (2005)
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  Room On The Third Floor
  (2004)

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Jones grew up in Bolton with mother Kathy, dad Alan and sister Vicky. The family also kept two police dogs as pets.[2] During his teens he attended the Thornleigh Salesian College alongside older sister Vicky, however, because of his unique influences and dress-sense, was bullied (later going on to write the song Not Alone, on the bands first album, about his ordeal).[citation needed]

His earliest claim-to-fame as a teenager was when he was in a band with sister Vicky called Y2K, who appeared on CBBC talent show "Steps to the Stars" in 2000 singing a cover of Alanis Morissette`s Thank U. The band made it into the final, coming through at 2nd place.[citation needed] Shortly after turning 15, Jones entered two separate competitions - an open-mic singing competition, where he sang an Oasis number, and a songwriting competition a year later (versions of this song, Silence Of the City, a song written by Jones and his mother to commemorate 9/11, can be found on the internet) winning both competitions.[citation needed] Jones claims that he also spent a lot of his later years of school playing clubs and bars for money - this decision was supported by his parents.


[edit] McFly

Jones performing at iTunes Live.McFly rose to fame in 2004, this was heavily influenced by their association with former band Busted who helped launch them by offering them the position of support act in their tour, A Present For Everyone.[3] Jones met Tom Fletcher when he auditioned for the boyband V (whom he had mistaken as being a more Bustedesque band), Fletcher, who was filming the auditions for Island Records, later approached Jones. The two conversed and found they had common interests and so Fletcher invited Jones to write with him and James Bourne.[4] When writing projects for Busted had ended, the two began writing for their own (as of yet, unnanmed) band, eventually moving, temporarily, into the InterContinental Hotel, in London.[5] Drummer (Harry Judd) and bassist (Dougie Poynter) were subsequently recruited via an advert placed by the duo in the NME magazine.

Jones has co-written all four of McFly`s studio albums along with his fellow band members. He also penned three of his own, solo, tracks, on the first three McFly albums.[6][7][8] Jones also often takes the role of lead guitarist in most performances, with Fletcher acting as rhythm guitar, and can be seen performing solos in songs such as That Girl. Jones is left-handed but plays his guitar right-handed.[citation needed]


[edit] Personal life
Jones currently resides in his London apartment; situated on the top floor of a three-storey apartment block; bandmate Dougie Poynter lives on the bottom floor, with the band`s personal studio situated in the middle. Other bandmates Judd and Fletcher also live in the same gated community, commonly known as McFly Village. During 2007 Jones also bought himself a beagle puppy whom he named Brucie (in honour of his idol Bruce Springsteen).

Jones has two tattoos - a large music tribute, complete with music notes and song lyrics from Bruce Springsteen`s `If I Should Fall Behind`, star and part of a guitar, covering the calf of his right leg, and the words "Good ef" across the top of his foot (meaning Good Effort; the other McFly members have similar tattoos.)


[edit] Television and film appearances
Jones has appeared alongside his McFly bandmates in many TV shows. In January 2005, they guest-starred in an ep

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