Steve Diggle

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Steve Diggle
pop punk
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Years active1976–present
LabelsEMI
Websitestevediggle.uk.com

Stephen E Diggle (born 7 May 1955)[1][2] is an English guitarist and vocalist in the punk band Buzzcocks.

Biography

Early years

Diggle was born on 7 May 1955 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Manchester,[3][4] and grew up in the Bradford[4] and Rusholme areas of the city, where he was a mod.[5] After attending Oldham College,[6] he worked in a foundry, but was dismissed for refusing piece work, causing a strike.[7][8]

Buzzcocks

He attended the

Spiral Scratch EP
. Howard Devoto left Buzzcocks shortly after the EP was released, which prompted the band to reshuffle – Pete Shelley becoming lead vocalist as well as guitarist and Diggle switching from bass to guitar.

Steve Diggle onstage with Buzzcocks in Holmfirth, 2011

Steve Diggle wrote several songs for Buzzcocks, including "Autonomy", "Fast Cars" (co-written with Howard Devoto and

Top 40
hit in 1979.

Early solo career and Flag of Convenience

After Buzzcocks split in 1981, Diggle was briefly a solo artist, releasing the 50 Years of Comparative Wealth EP (with the guest participations of fellow-Buzzcocks Steve Garvey and John Maher) the same year. In 1982, he formed a new band, Flag of Convenience with ex-Buzzcock John Maher. Ex-Easterhouse drummer Gary Rostock played on Diggle's 2000 album Some Reality, released on Diggle's own label, 3:30 Records.[10] In 2013, Diggle also appeared in the British punk-pop comedy Vinyl, playing himself.

Discography

Solo albums

  • Some Reality (2000, 3:30)
  • Serious Contender (2005, 3:30)
  • Air Conditioning (2010, 3:30)
  • Inner Space Times (2016, 3:30)

Compilations

Singles and EPs

References

  1. ISBN 9788809028524
    .
  2. ^ Buzzcocks Discography. BUZZCOCKS #1.0 July 20, 1976 – Feb 1977 (...)Steve Diggle (born 1955) – bass
  3. ^ Diggle, Steve [@stephen_diggle] (8 April 2020). "@chonburi_fc @flyingmonkphoto @GCPunkNewWave @NewWaveAndPunk @PunKandStuff @LazyStardust1 @Buzzcocks I was born st marys hospital Manchester and lived in longsight , then Bradford In Manchester" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "Maximum Harmony : Steve Diggle Interview" (PDF). Buzzcocks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ Diggle, Steve. Harmony In My Head
  6. ^ "The Oldham College". Oldham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  7. ^ Gavan, David. "Steve Diggle interview (April 2018)". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ^ Simpson, Dave; Hodgkinson, Will (12 June 2002). "Punk: How was it for you?". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Time to mind the Buzzcocks – they're back!". The Independent. UK. 10 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  10. ISBN 9781786065209
    .
  11. ^ "Hiljaiset Levyt: PUNKNET 77 – Steve Diggle". Hiljaiset.sci.fi. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  12. ISBN 978-1786062741
    .

External links
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