Desmond Child
American songwriter and producer (born 1953)
Biography
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and has won a Latin Grammy Award.
His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovin' You"; Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself for Loving You"; Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer", "Bad Medicine", and "Born to Be My Baby"; Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel", "What It Takes" and "Crazy"; Cher's "We All Sleep Alone" and "Just Like Jesse James"; Brit Smith's "Karma's a Bitch", recently remade by JoJo Siwa; Alice Cooper's "Poison"; Michael Bolton's "How Can We Be Lovers?"; and Ricky Martin's "The Cup of Life" and "Livin' la Vida Loca".
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Career highlights
Genres
- glam metal
- rock music
- pop music
- hard rock
- heavy metal music
- disco
Instruments
- voice
Awards & honours (2)
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
Quick answers about Desmond Child
- How old is Desmond Child?
- Desmond Child is 72 years old (born October 28, 1953).
- When is Desmond Child's birthday?
- Desmond Child was born on October 28, 1953.
- Where was Desmond Child born?
- Desmond Child was born in Gainesville.
- What is Desmond Child's zodiac sign?
- Desmond Child's zodiac sign is Scorpio.
- What is Desmond Child's nationality?
- Desmond Child is a citizen of United States, Hungary.
- What does Desmond Child do?
- Desmond Child is known as record producer, singer, composer, songwriter.
