Occupation(s) Musician Albums Roxy Music Role Bassist | Name Graham Simpson Instruments Guitar, bass | |
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Born 13 October 1943
Manchester, Lancashire, England ( 1943-10-13 ) Associated acts The Junco Partners, The Gas Board, Cook-A-Hoop, Roxy Music Died April 16, 2012, London, United Kingdom Genres Glam rock, Art rock, Blues Similar People Paul Thompson, Andy Mackay, Rik Kenton, David O'List, Phil Manzanera | ||
Music group Roxy Music (1971 – 1972) | ||
Graham Simpson (13 October 1943 – 16 April 2012) was a founding member and bassist of Roxy Music, and friend of Bryan Ferry. On their eponymous first album (1972), his bass notes made distinctive contributions to the tracks "Ladytron" and "Chance Meeting". However, not long after the album was released, Simpson, who was suffering from depression following the death of his mother from cancer, was given an open-ended choice to remain with or take a hiatus from the band by Ferry. Simpson chose to leave the band and never returned to the line-up. He used his band royalties to travel the world learning about different cultures and religions, particularly Sufism, returning to London in 1982.
He died in 2012.
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