Photo: David O'List / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
David O'List is the eternal almost-legend, and that is precisely why I find him fascinating. He played in The Attack and The Nice, sat in Roxy Music before Phil Manzanera took the chair, and even deputised in Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd. Born in 1948 in London, he was right at the heart of British psychedelia, yet always seemed to stand half a step outside stardom. I have a soft spot for craftsmen like him, the players who were unmistakably there in rooms where history was made. His career is a glorious footnote that deserves to be read aloud.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David O'List
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・オリスト
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・おりすと
- Born
- December 13, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- musician / guitarist / songwriter
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was David O'List born?
Born December 13, 1948 (age 77).
Where is David O'List from?
David O'List is from London, United Kingdom.
What does David O'List do?
David O'List works as musician, guitarist, songwriter.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.