Steve Diggle

Steve Diggle
Diggle with Buzzcocks at the Cropredy Festival
Background information
Birth name Stephen E Diggle
Born (1955-05-07) 7 May 1955
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Genres Rock, punk rock, pop punk
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1976–present
Labels EMI
Associated acts Buzzcocks, Flag of Convenience
Website www.stevediggle.uk.com

Stephen E Diggle (born 7 May[1] 1955[2][3] in Manchester) is an English guitarist and vocalist in the punk band Buzzcocks.

Biography

Early years

He was born in Manchester,[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 got a job, but was dismissed for organising a strike.[7]

Buzzcocks

He attended the Sex Pistols gig at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall, in June 1976. Their manager Malcolm McLaren introduced him to guitarist Pete Shelley and vocalist Howard Devoto, who were looking for a bassist for their band, Buzzcocks.[8] John Maher joined as drummer and six weeks later, Buzzcocks played their first concert. Steve played bass at several concerts and on 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 Pete Shelley), "Love Is Lies" (perhaps the first Buzzcocks song featuring an acoustic guitar), "Sitting Round At Home", "You Know You Can't Help It", "Mad Mad Judy", "Airwaves Dream", and, perhaps his most famous song, "Harmony in My Head", a 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 release Some Reality.[9] In 2013, Diggle also appeared in the British punk-pop comedy Vinyl, playing himself.

Discography

Singles

Compilations

Serious Contender

Released in the UK in 2005 on the EMI UK label.

Track listing

  1. "Serious Contender"
  2. "Lie in Bed"
  3. "Hard Highway"
  4. "Wallpaper World"
  5. "See Through You"
  6. "Starbucks Around the World"
  7. "Across the Sun"
  8. "Round and Round"
  9. "Terminal"
  10. "If I Never Get to Heaven"
  11. "Jetfighter"
  12. "Shake the System"
  13. "Early Grave"

Some Reality

Released in the UK in 2000.

Track listing

  1. "Just Because"
  2. "Playing with Fire"
  3. "Where You're From"
  4. "Time of Your life"
  5. "Blowing Hot"
  6. "Three Sheets to the Wind"
  7. "What Else Can You Do"
  8. "Something in Your Mind"
  9. "Heavy Hammer"
  10. "All Around Your Face"
  11. "Turning Point"

References

  1. ↑ Guglielmi, Federico; Rizzi, Cesare;. Grande enciclopedia rock. Pg. 107. Giunti, 2002. ISBN 88-09-02852-X, 9788809028524. Steve Diggle (7 maggio 1955): chitarra, voce
  2. ↑ Buzzcocks Discography. BUZZCOCKS #1.0 Jul 20, 1976 – Feb 1977 (...)Steve Diggle (born 1955) – bass
  3. ↑ He is 45 (Note: the article was published on Friday 10 August 2001, after his birthday)
  4. 1 2 "Maximum Harmony : Steve Diggle Interview" (PDF). Buzzcocks.com. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  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. ↑ Dave Simpson and Will Hodgkinson (12 June 2002). "Punk: How was it for you? | Culture". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Time to mind the Buzzcocks – they're back! – Features, Music". The Independent. UK. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "Hiljaiset Levyt: PUNKNET 77 – Steve Diggle". Hiljaiset.sci.fi. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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