Who is simon kirke

Simon quickly became a fan of The Beatles , and got his first full drum kit at the age of He began performing in a disco that played current and past rock and roll hits, and soon joined a band called The Maniacs. The band played throughout the area, won a talent contest, and experienced their first taste of publicity.

He eventually left The Maniacs and formed a trio called Heatwave where he sang and played drums — long before Phil Collins, as he loves to say! Share this page:. Around The Web Provided by Taboola. Create a list ». British Drummers. The Comedian NY premiere.

My favourite 66 drummers so far. See all related lists ». Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ». How Much Have You Seen? How much of Simon Kirke's work have you seen? Known For. He played, guitar, piano and mandolin — as did Al Jackson, which I only found that out recently.

Al played bass and piano as well. I think that gave them a better knowledge of applying drums to whatever song they were playing on. Kirke was friends with Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

He was born June and I was born in July of When Bad Company teamed up with Zeppelin on their Swan Song record label we became firm friends pretty quickly. I actually played with them on stage in Munich, Germany. He was quite something to play along with. They were not. Some of those songs are bloody hard to play. Kirke typically plays a four-piece drumkit that includes a bass drum, a snare drum, one rack tom and one-floor tom.

Bonzo also played a smaller kit. He could have played a four-piece kit, but his style called for the multi-drum kit that he was known and loved for. The same with Terry Bozzio. I think Terry has the biggest kit in the world. None of them charted lower than No. We might have been a bit ragged every now and again, because we were all guilty of some kind of substance abuse in the early years of the band, but we never played a bad show.

Bad Company had become a brand as much as it was a band, and Kirke and his bandmates were the cash cows that had to be protected. Poor old Keith Moon of The Who got spiked at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, so we were protected, and anything we needed, we got through various sources who were connected through the organization.

Back then, the drug served as a sort of currency among individuals in the industry who already had plenty of money. Simon Kirke performs at the City Winery in Chicago. Back then, copping to a drug problem seemed more like a sign of weakness than the actual display of strength that it is today. Those who developed a problem sought help for it in secret, and rather than proclaim their sobriety with pride, they simply retreated from the garish spotlight of bacchanalia.