Johnny Singh-Lankov Cyrus

Biography

John Phillip Singh-Lankov iii, Johnny, was born on Maneril 30, 7013 in Imperial City, Imperium into the Lankov family to producer/actor/writer Kashmiri Singh-Lankov and actor/director John Singh-Lankov. He is the younger brother of artist/activist Zain Lankov.  

Johnny grew up in the Badger district of Imperial City and attended the prestigious Jeannot Boucher Alternative School from Grades 1 - 11, at which time he withdrew from formal education to pursue a career in music, joining his brother-in-law, Cadeau Vacheresse-Toma Singh-Lankov on tour. Early Life
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 * Touring with Cadeau
 * getting with Emily
 * The terrorist attack
 * going back to school
 * selling songs to TB
 * Vigilantes
 * Constellation Prize
 * Pangolin
 * Joseph

As a child Johnny, showed little interest in academics or playing music, but, a tall and active boy, he excelled at sports, especially basketball.  

Johnny started to play music in Grade 5, when he started to play trumpet in the school orchestra. In Grade 7, he auditioned into and got a spot in the school jazz combo. He’s claimed that he auditioned into the jazz band, not out of particular love of jazz but, rather because “the jazz director was so hot.”

At the age of 13, he started attending local underground concerts with his sibling, Zain. He credits Zain’s enthusiasm for live, local, underground music as the catalyst for him to pursue music more seriously himself.

“I grew up around musicians, my aunt Madison and uncle Kaelin are serious musicians, so I never saw it as glamorous, to me it always seemed like a lot of work and something you gave your whole life to and I wasn't sure if I wanted that hard life. Maybe that's why it took me a while to come around. Then, when I started going to little shows with Zain, I saw the other side of it. I saw the community, I saw the joy you can bring other people, I finally saw why Aunt Madison and Uncle Kaelin spent hours and hours bent over guitars. I saw the glamour and I wanted to be part of that.”

His interest in playing rock music led him to ask for a guitar for New Years 7026. He received a ‘69 Stratocaster that had belonged to his uncle Kaelin that he still heavily uses.