Tommy Scott (English Musician)
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Thomas Scott (born 18 February 1964) is an English musician and the lead singer, principal songwriter and guitarist of the Liverpool indie band
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. He started out as the band's bassist, but switched to guitar after David "Yorkie" Palmer joined in 1997, partly so that he could concentrate on vocals. Before Space, he played in various Liverpool bands, such as the Substitutes (with Jamie Murphy), Hello Sunset and the Australians (with
Franny Griffiths Francis Griffiths (1 July 1966, Liverpool, England) is a keyboardist, producer and remixer, best known as a member of the band Space (UK band), Space. He also plays guitar, melodica and piano. His main influences are Kraftwerk, Hip hop music, hi ...
, who later became Space's keyboardist).


Biography

Scott was born in
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and grew up on the Cantril Farm Estate, now Stockbridge Village. Scott's father, a former Ford factory worker, died of cancer in 1995, an event which would later inspire "Avenging Angels". Scott grew up with a love of films,
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and
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, all of which has informed his writing. Around the early 1980s, Scott enrolled on a course for unemployed musicians in Northern England, alongside Mike Badger, John Power and
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, all of whom would later become members of
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. In 1984, Scott formed his first group, Hello Sunset, whose lineup included keyboard player Franny Griffiths. By 1987, Hello Sunset had morphed into The Australians, and their songs "Sadie" and "The Girl Who Loved Her Man Enough Too Kill Him" were included on the ''Vinyl Virgins'' and ''Hit the North'' compilations, respectively. In 1993, Scott formed Space with Jamie Murphy and Andy Parle in 1993, with Griffiths joining a year later. When the band toured the United States for the first time in 1997, Scott lost his voice for two months due to stress, and the band subsequently had to cancel their tour. Scott stated that after trying numerous kinds of therapies and cures, he saw a psychic, Billy Roberts, who was able to predict the exact date his voice would come back. Space split in 2005, and Scott formed the Drellas, the original line-up of which included Space's then drummer Leon Caffrey, and Phil Hartley — who had previously worked with Space as a producer and technician — on bass. The Drellas then morphed into Tommy Scott & the Red Scare, featuring Scott, Hartley and two new members, Allan Jones (drums) and Ryan Clarke (keyboards), as well as a saxophone player. Hartley, Jones and Clarke would all later join the new line-up of Space, when the band reformed in 2011, following the death of Andy Parle two years earlier. Both Scott and Murphy admitted to having fallen out with each other, but were on amicable terms by the time the band reunited.


Influences

Although Scott cites films and cartoons such as ''
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'' as his main influences, musically his influences include
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,
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,
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– as referenced in 'A Liddle Biddy Help From Elvis', from '' Tin Planet'' – and
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. As a teenager, he frequented Eric's and saw several bands which later influenced him, such as the Au Pairs and Spizz Energi.


Equipment

Scott has used the following equipment: * Framus bass * Vox Teardrop bass * Fender Coronado guitar * 1972 Tiesco guitar * 1969 Audition Sunburst guitar * 1976 Starway Sunburst guitar * Farida GNA-80 guitar * 1965 EKO 500/4V guitar * Vox AC30 amplifier * Fender Pro Reverb amplifier * Echoman Delay pedal * Ibanez Tube Screamer pedal * VHT Combo amplifier * Danelectro Tape Echo pedal


Personal life

Scott is married and has a daughter.Liverpool Echo https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/space-singer-tommy-scott-blasts-3417169


References


External links


Official Space website
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