Billy Morrison
| Billy Morrison | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 9 February |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Punk rock, alternative rock, hard rock |
| Instruments | guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels |
Geffen Records (1998–2001) Koch Records (2007–present) |
| Associated acts |
Stimulator (1998–2001) The Cult (2001–2002) Camp Freddy (2002–2013) Royal Machines (2014–present) Circus Diablo (2006–2009) Billy Idol (2010–present) |
| Website | billymorrison |
Billy Morrison is an English guitarist, singer and actor who plays guitar with Billy Idol and performs with the Los Angeles-based cover band Royal Machines (and previously with Camp Freddy). Morrison previously fronted the hard rock act Circus Diablo and has been a member of The Cult, Stimulator, Doheny and Into a Circle.
Morrison co-hosted Indie 103.1's Camp Freddy Radio, with Dave Navarro, until its retirement in 2008.
Morrison was born in the UK and is an only child. He was a member of the indie rock band Into a Circle; however, his consistent abuse of drugs led to a long period of inactivity until he cleaned up and formed Stimulator in 1995.
Stimulator signed to Geffen Records and recorded an album that was never released. However, in 2008, Morison released the album under his own name: "when I read about Tunecore, and when the business started to lend itself to home releases – the indie, DIY approach – I wanted to finally release it. All the hard copies sold out and it still does good business on iTunes. I would call that a success."
In 2001, at the request of Billy Duffy, Morrison joined The Cult as the band's new touring bass player. Although Morrison is primarily a rhythm guitar player, the idea of playing bass for such a seminal rock band was appealing to him. The Cult toured for over a year, visiting the UK and Japan, and partaking in an extensive US tour with Aerosmith.
During the following period of inactivity for The Cult, Morrison joined forces with Pitchshifter front man J.S. Clayden and formed Doheny. However, no material from the band has surfaced. In 2009, Morrison stated that the band "wrote some songs together, had a laugh and put a line-up together. But I think Doheny suffered from being over-rehearsed and under-funded! We played every note perfectly, and had no money to get out on the road and get out of L.A. That was it. But some great songs came out of those years. We should release them." At around this time, Morrison joined with Dave Navarro, Matt Sorum, Donovan Leitch and Scott Ford to form Camp Freddy. Alongside his performance duties in the band, Morrison also hosted a radio show, Camp Freddy Radio, on Los Angeles-based station Indie 103.1 for three years (with Dave Navarro and Donovan Leitch).
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