As lead singer of the Manic Street Preachers, James Dean Bradfield became a
multi-platinum frontman during the 1990s, when singles like "A Design for Life"
and "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" dominated the UK airwaves.
Born in Pontypool, Wales, on February 21, 1969, he formed Manic Street Preachers
with his cousin and three classmates in 1986. The band originally played punk
music but shifted to a commercial blend of hard-rock and Britpop during the
1990s, with 1996's Everything Must Go becoming their first platinum-selling
record. During the decade that followe...