Billy Currie

Photo by: Gunnar Habitz, 1991
The following information came from Ultravox Official Website
Also, check out Billy's official page: http://www.billycurrie.com

BIOGRAPHY

William Lee Currie was born April 1st, 1950, in Huddersfield, United Kingdom, and currently lives in Woodside Park, North London with his wife Heidi and daughter Lucy. His father was a bricklayer for the Yorkshire Electricity board, and his mother an office worker. Beyond primary and secondary school, he studied at Huddersfield Music College, and the Royal Academy of Music in London.

His first bands were: Company Roadshow (when he was 19), Ritual Theatre (at 21), and Tiger Lily (when he was 22).

CAREER HIGHS AND LOWS

Billy considers the lowest point in his career to be: "supporting The Jam at Reading Festival 1978 to find that my piano was making dreadful sounds caused by the lights and power on stage, and having to do the gig like that. Suicide or what!!"

Numan fans will be happy to know, he considers the high point to be: "the second Hammersmith Odeon (as it was called then) gig with Gary Numan when it was being recorded - a good gig and a bit of a buzz!"

DISCOGRAPHY

BAND/ARTIST	ALBUM	YEAR	INSTRUMENT(S)
Ultravox (mark I)	Ultravox Ha Ha Ha Systems Of Romance	1977 1977 1978	Synth, Violin
Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle	1979	Violin
Phil Lynott	Solo In Soho	1980	Synth
Visage	Visage	1980	Violin
Ultravox (mark II)	Vienna Rage In Eden Quartet Monument - The Soundtrack Lament U-Vox	1981 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986	Synth, Violin

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