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‘I like people who aren’t too concerned about what others think about them’ – musician, Dan Fitzpatrick

The Dublin-based musician on ambition, influences and loving an old leather jacket that belonged to his dad

Dan Fitzpatrick, musician: ‘I regret not being quicker to try new things when I was younger out of fear of getting things wrong.’ Picture: Bryan Meade

Badhands is a musical project by Dan Fitzpatrick. A songwriter whose 2018 album Predictable Boy drew comparisons to Tom Waits and Nick Cave, Dan lives in Dublin. “I've been playing music pretty obsessively since I was around 11, so really as far back as I can remember, it's all I’ve wanted to do,” he says. “I studied history in college but have never really put that to much practical use.” Here he shares his favourite ...