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Bill Nelson

ビル・ネルソン　/　びる・ねるそん

Painter from United Kingdom

December 18, 1948 (age 77)　・　Wakefield, United Kingdom

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My Take

Bill Nelson is one of those musicians I think the wider public never quite caught up with. As the songwriter, singer and guitarist behind Be-Bop Deluxe, which he formed in 1972, he earned a reputation as one of the most underrated guitarists of the seventies art-rock scene, and that 'underrated' tag feels exactly right to me. What I find compelling is how restless his output is: he's not only a guitarist but a painter, video artist, producer and experimental composer. Born in Wakefield in 1948, he strikes me as an artist who followed curiosity over commercial reward, which is probably why his catalogue still rewards digging into.

Overview

William Nelson (born 18 December 1948) is an English singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter, video artist, writer and experimental musician. He rose to prominence as the chief songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Be-Bop Deluxe, which he formed in 1972. Nelson has been described as "one of the most underrated guitarists of the seventies art rock movement".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Bill Nelson
Name (Japanese): ビル・ネルソン
Reading: びる・ねるそん
Born: December 18, 1948 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Rat
Origin: Wakefield, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: painter / songwriter / composer / guitarist / record producer

2. Background

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4. Personality

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