Bobby Gillespie
| Bobby Gillespie | |
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Bobby with Primal Scream in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Bernard Andrew Gillespie |
| Born |
22 June 1962 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-punk, indie pop, psychedelic rock, acid house, dance-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, percussion, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Creation, Beggars Banquet, Sony |
| Associated acts | Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Wake |
Robert Bernard Andrew "Bobby" Gillespie (born 22 June 1962) is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer and founding member of the alternative rock band, Primal Scream. He was also the drummer for The Jesus and Mary Chain in the mid-1980s.
Born and raised in the south side district of Mount Florida in Glasgow, he attended Kings Park Secondary School. His father is Bob Gillespie, a former SOGAT union official and Labour Party candidate in the 1988 Govan by-election, who lost the election to the Scottish National Party's Jim Sillars.
Gillespie first became famous playing drums for the influential East Kilbride band The Jesus and Mary Chain. Prior to The Jesus and Mary Chain, he worked as a roadie for Altered Images and played bass in The Wake. Gillespie was a friend of Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart, who asked Gillespie to join the band after their original drummer had left following the release of their debut single in 1984. Gillespie's style of drumming was minimal, with his drum kit consisting only of a snare and a floor tom, which he played standing up, an idea he borrowed from The Velvet Underground drummer Moe Tucker. Gillespie has also said that he played only two drums due to his own lack of ability as a drummer.
Gillespie played on the band's debut LP, Psychocandy, which was released in 1985 to wide critical acclaim. By this time Gillespie had already released a single, albeit to little attention, with his own band, Primal Scream. Throughout his days as a drummer Gillespie had continued to work at Primal Scream, the band he started along with guitarist Jim Beattie in 1982. By early 1986, Gillespie had played his last show with the Mary Chain and left to devote his attentions to Primal Scream.
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