Devendra Banhart: 'I want to be a nice old lady'

With a new album out, 'New Weird America star' Devendra Banhart admits to an odd ambition, writes Hermione HobyWide-eyed and wild-haired, Devendra Banhart exclaims: "I aspire to feel like a child, how about that!" He doesn't need to say it: moments into our interview it's clear that, in the best possible way, this man is 28 going on four years old.Since 2002, his eclectic, cosmic folk, delivered in Spanish and English with his ethereal vibrato, has allowed both man-child and music to become syno...

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19:00 on October 17 2009

Devendra Banhart on Later with Jools Holland

Culture Bully — Audio & video coverage of Devendra Banhart's performance of "Baby" & "16th & Valencia, Roxy Music" on the Oct. 13 edition of Later with Jools Holland. more info

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23:32 on October 17 2009

Devendra Banhart: 'I want to be a nice old lady'

Guardian Music — With a new album out, 'New Weird America star' Devendra Banhart admits to an odd ambition, writes Hermione HobyWide-eyed and wild-haired, Devendra Banhart exclaims: "I as... more info

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