Fish

Fish is one of those artists I respect more the older I get. Fronting Marillion through the 1980s, he gave neo-prog a literary heart, and his lyrics always read like a poet who happened to wander into a rock band rather than a rocker reaching for depth. Coming out of tiny Dalkeith in Scotland, he built a voice that could fill arenas and break them at the same time. Even his choice to bury Derek Dick under a one-word name feels like an artist refusing to be ordinary. Now retired, he leaves a catalogue that rewards anyone willing to actually listen.

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Name (English)

Fish

Name (Japanese)

フィッシュ

Reading

ふぃっしゅ

Born

April 25, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Dalkeith, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer-songwriter / actor / singer / composer / poet

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

High school

Dalkeith High School

• Official sitehttp://fish-thecompany.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/FishDerekDick
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish%20(singer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317441

Tags

• singer-songwriter
• actor
• singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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