Artiste · Royaume-Uni
Brian McGee
UK drummer
Depuis 1959
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Bio
Brian McGee, né le 8 mars 1959 à Glasgow (Écosse), a été fondateur et batteur des groupes de musique Johnny And The Self Abusers, de Simple Minds, mais aussi batteur de Endgames.
Il fait la connaissance de Jim Kerr à la Holyrood R.C. Secondary School. Ensemble, accompagnés d'autres amis comme Charlie Burchill et Tony Donald, ils créent le groupe Biba-Rom! au milieu des années 1970, alors qu'ils sont toujours à l'école.
En 1977, ils forment le groupe punk "Johnny And The Self Abusers", qui changera de nom pour Simple Minds.
Brian sera présent pour les albums "Life In A Day", "Real To Real Cacophony", "Empires And Dance" et "Sons And Fascination".
En septembre 1981, fatigué par les tournées incessantes et la vie de groupe, il quitte Simple Minds.
Après avoir travaillé dans le pub de ses parents, il rejoint le groupe Endgames, remplaçant Douglas Muirden.
Après deux albums, le groupe se dissout en 1985. À la même époque, il rejoint avec Derek Forbes, autre membre de Simple Minds, le groupe Propaganda.
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Brian McGee (born 8 March 1959) is a Scottish drummer who played in different bands like Simple Minds and Endgames. His brother Owen, under the name Owen Paul, had a hit single with a cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "You're My Favorite Waste of Time".
McGee met future Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr at Holyrood R.C. Secondary School, and joined him and other friends (guitarist Charlie Burchill and bassist Tony Donald) from the same school in the band Biba-Rom!, around the mid-1970s, while still at school. In 1977, they formed the punk band Johnny and the Self Abusers, whose name changed to Simple Minds. He was present on the albums Life in a Day, Real to Real Cacophony, Empires and Dance and Sons and Fascination. In August 1981, he left Simple Minds after having tired of constant touring and life with the band.
After working in his parents' pub, he joined Endgames, replacing David Wilde who left to tour with another Glasgow based band, Altered Images. After two albums, the band dissolved in 1985. By that time, he, along with former Simple Minds bandmate Derek Forbes, joined Propaganda, remaining until 1995. In 2009, they both formed the band Ex-Simple Minds. Married to Alison McGee and step-father to Louise.
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