Derek Forbes
Sign in to saveScottish bassist, vocalist, and occasional guitarist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Very Simple Mind
- The Artist and the Organist
- Illustrated playbills
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1956-06-22
rock
Discography
- Book of Brilliant Things2013
- Echoes2016
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 62
- Total plays
- 543
Tags
rock
DEREK FORBES (ex Simple Minds - XSM) Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 22nd 1956, Derek Forbes was the original bass player with Simple Minds, and responsible for the unmistakable sound on their first seven albums, along with the bands massive hit "Don't You Forget About Me". Forbes' athletic walking basslines were the driving force behind Simple Minds' New Wave period albums. This is most evident on Sons and Fascination, although many believe New Gold Dream to be the bands finest work. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Derek
- Family name
- Forbes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Image
- Derek Forbes CamGlen Radio 7 Dec 2018.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1956-06-22
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- member of
- Simple Minds
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
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