I Am a Bird Now is the second album by American band Antony and the Johnsons. The album won the Mercury Prize on 6 September 2005. The album features guest appearances by Rufus Wainwright ("What Can I Do?"), Devendra Banhart, Joan Wasser, Boy George and Lou Reed. The cover is a photograph by Peter Hujar of Warhol superstar Candy Darling on her deathbed (the photo is titled "Candy Darling on Her Deathbed"). Read more on Last.fm.
Antony and the Johnsons (currently known as ANOHNI and the Johnsons) are a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City, New York, United States. The band is fronted by Anohni who was born in 1971.
During the mid 90s Anohni started solo; after originally producing songs with Blacklips Performance Cult and other late-night cabarets she had a number of songs to work with. In 1995 she assembled a backing group—the self-styled Antony and the Johnsons—and began to focus on the musical side of her performances. Read more on Last.fm
