Debbie Googe
| Debbie Googe | |
|---|---|
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Googe performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Deborah Ann Googe |
| Born |
24 October 1962 Yeovil, Somerset, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, shoegazing |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass, guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Fever Records, Kaleidoscope Sound, Lazy Records, Creation, Island, MBV. |
| Associated acts | My Bloody Valentine, Snowpony, Primal Scream, Thurston Moore |
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Googe (born 24 October 1962, in Yeovil, Somerset, England)[1][2][3] is an English musician, and the bassist for the bands My Bloody Valentine and Primal Scream.
My Bloody Valentine
Prior to joining My Bloody Valentine, she played for a band called Bikini Mutants in her hometown of Yeovil, who gigged with The Mob.[4] Googe had moved from Yeovil to London, and in early 1985, an ex-girlfriend of hers recommended her as a bass player to Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine. She joined the band after an audition in April 1985. She left the group in 1996, noting she "hadn't been happy for a long time".[4]
Googe is known for her raucous style of bass playing in MBV's live performances.
Googe joined My Bloody Valentine's 2007 reunion, and their subsequent tours.
Work outside My Bloody Valentine
After leaving MBV in 1995, Googe briefly became a taxi driver. She formed Snowpony in 1996 with her then-girlfriend, Katharine Gifford, formerly of Stereolab.[4] They released 3 albums and 4 EPs between 1997 and 2003.
She occasionally plays keyboards with the massed fuzz organ experimentalists band Pimmel and also plays drums and sings backing vocals for Rockhard.
In 2012 it was announced that Googe would be the new bassist for Primal Scream, replacing Mani after his departure to rejoin The Stone Roses.[5]
On 4 August 2014 Googe joined Thurston Moore for his solo project The Best Day, alongside Steve Shelley, and the UK musician James Sedwards.[6]
References
- ↑ Cavanagh, David. "3AM Eternal" Select 1992
- ↑ Maconie, Stuart. "The Artery of Noise!" NME 21 April 1990
- ↑ "Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 http://www.creation-records.com/site/interviews/my-bloody-valentine/. Retrieved March 2, 2011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "NME News Primal Scream name My Bloody Valentine's Debbie Googe as new bassist - NME.COM". NME.COM. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ↑ Reed, Kayla (2014-08-05). "Thurston Moore forms new band with members of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine". The A. V. Club.