Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who gained international fame as a member of Uriah Heep.
He learned to play his first instrument, a guitar, at age 12 using a Bert Weedon manual.
He co-wrote Look at Yourself, Lady in Black, Stealin’, Free Me, and Easy Livin’, all hit singles.
He grew up with three sisters and one brother in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
He performed and recorded with guitarist Mick Box in the 1970s as members of Uriah Heep.
Ken Hensley Age
How old is Ken Hensley? He was born in 1945, he was 79 years old at the time of his death.
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Ken Hensley Wiki
Famous as | Rock Singer |
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Age | 79 years old |
Birthday | August 24, 1945 |
Birthplace | England |
Date of Death | November 4, 2020 |
Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
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Quotes by Ken Hensley
THE GODS was my first professional band and I learned a lot during that time. It was very cool playing with so many great musicians as it helped me to learn.
— Ken Hensley
I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I am completely unable to play like them because I never learned classical music, I just developed my own crazy style!
— Ken Hensley
It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.
— Ken Hensley
When I left HEEP I didn’t know what I wanted! It took me a long time to adjust to life away from the band and the only thing I knew was that I didn’t want to repeat my mistakes!
— Ken Hensley
I didn’t know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord, and I learned to play slide with a normal tuning. I think it’s a little more melodic that way and doesn’t sound so bluesy. Of course, if I could play like David Lindley or Ry Cooder, I’d be a happy man!
— Ken Hensley