Junkie XL原名汤姆．豪根伯格(Tom Holkenburg)，1967年生于荷兰。他八岁时买了第一套鼓，十岁时开始学习钢琴，十四时进而练习弹奏低音吉他，之后更对合成乐器产生了浓厚兴趣，从而成就他今日得以一手包办专辑所有乐器演奏的十八般武艺。 Tom Holkenborg (born December 8, 1967 in Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands), better known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term “Junkie” might cause offense. Says Holkenborg of his name, “I called myself Junkie XL from the point of view that once you’re completely overworked, you never want to go there again. The ‘XL’ stands for expanding limits; broadening up your vision.”