Ian Astbury (Merseyside, England, May 14, 1962) is a British singer and musician. He has become famous as lead singer and source of inspiration from the British rock band The Cult.
After a troubled youth - his father worked as an officer at the merchant shop - Astbury established himself in Yorkshire (England) where he founded The Cult in 1983. After initial major successes with the albums Love (1985), Electric (1987) and Sonic Temple (1989), The Cult lost its commercial power and in 1995 it was decided to clear the band.
In 1999, Astbury decided to revive the cult, but without commercial success. The Beyond Good And Evil album was received positively and received good criticism, but it was lacking in high sales. In 2002, Astbury decided to cancel the Cult again.
In that same year, Astbury began a new step in his vocal career. He became the lead singer of The Doors, rebuilt by Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger together with drummer Stewart Copeland. Later the band name was changed to The Doors of the 21st Century, Riders on the Storm and Manzarek-Krieger.
In 2006, The Cult appeared again on stage. Under the motto 'Return to the Wild' was held a successful global tour, with all the Cult classics played from the first to the last album.
In 2007 he sang in two songs on UNKLE's War Stories album.
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