Robin Scott (singer)
| Robin Scott | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robin Edmond Scott |
| Born |
1 April 1947 Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Rock, pub rock, punk rock, new wave |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Stiff, Radar |
| Associated acts | M, Lydia Canaan |
| Website | www.robinscott.uk |
Robin Edmond Scott (born 1 April 1947 in Croydon, Surrey) is an English singer and founder of a music project he called M. His career encompasses four decades.
He grew up in the Croydon and attended Croydon Art college, where he met Malcolm McLaren in the late 1960s. Scott befriended him and fashion guru Vivienne Westwood (with whom he was to collaborate ten years later).
He declined their offer to be involved in SEX, the Chelsea clothes shop which McLaren and Westwood launched, preferring to make his career in music. While at college he had displayed a talent for songwriting topical songs which he performed on radio and television, and this led to his debut album, entitled Woman From the Warm Grass, which was released on a small independent record label called Head Records.
Scott was backed on the album by a notable group of the time, Mighty Baby, but the recording studio soon folded. Scott began working as a troubadour, singing his own songs and accompanying himself on guitar and spent a period playing folk music clubs as a solo musician, sharing bills with such emergent artists as David Bowie, John Martyn and Ralph McTell. He also recorded a session for the BBC, one of the tracks from which was included on the CD reissue of the album in 2001.
In early 1970, he conceived a multimedia project, 'The Voice' which was aired on BBC Radio 3, but he left to travel both around Europe and North America. When he returned, he made demos with members of the progressive rock band Camel, songwriter Terry Britten and music publisher Ronnie Scott. In 1972 he entered the 'Search for a Star' national talent contest, which he won, and was offered a recording contract by EMI, but because they would not support his backing band, he turned down the deal.
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