The Resume

(August 18, 1971- )
Raised in Truro, Cornwall, England
Sole member of Aphex Twin
Released 'Analogue Bubblebath,' 'I Care Because You Do,' 'Richard D. James Album,' '26 Mixes for Cash,' 'Selected Ambient Works 1985-1992,' 'Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2,' 'On' and 'Drukqs'
Released the singles 'Come to Daddy' and 'Windowlicker' as Aphex Twin
Released 'Surfing on Sine Waves' as Polygon Window

Why he might be annoying:

He will put his grinning mug on anything, including teddy bears and bikini-clad women.
His music is odd, quirky and sometimes disturbing.
He lives in an old, converted bank.
He owns a submarine.
He drives an armored scout car (or at first sight, a tank) instead of a regular car.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is a very influential electronic musician.
His 1999 Aphex Twin single 'Windowlicker' poked fun at the sexism in R&B videos.
He experimented with electronic equipment as a teenager.
His brother died before he was born.
He grew up poor in a ghetto.
He is good at chess.

Credit: Nerzhul

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8181971)
• Dicks and Johnsons
• GQ's 100 Best Dressed British Males [2005] (Ranked: 57)
• GQ's 50 Best Dressed British Males [2008] (Ranked: 24)
• I Have Synesthesia
• I Sampled Lyn Collins' 'Think (About It)'
• I Sing About My Parents
• Joker Faces/Huge Grins
• One Man Bands
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 143)
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Pitchfork Media's Top 100 Albums of the 1990's (Ranked: 100)
• Profiles 8001-8250 (Ranked: 8115)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 100 Votes: 54.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 82.61% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 84 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 64.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 227 Votes: 61.67% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 333 Votes: 70.27% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 324 Votes: 69.14% Annoying