Mike Rutherford

Mike Rutherford is the steady backbone of one of rock's great survival stories. As co-founder of Genesis, the guitarist and bassist anchored the band through its prog years and its massive pop reinvention, staying alongside Tony Banks as the one constant. Then, almost as a side project, he launched Mike + The Mechanics and scored huge hits like The Living Years. I have a real soft spot for the quiet engine of a famous band, the player who isn't the frontman but holds everything together. Five decades without abandoning the ship; that loyalty and craft are easy to admire.

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Name (English)

Mike Rutherford

Name (Japanese)

マイク・ラザフォード

Reading

まいく・らざふぉーど

Born

October 2, 1950 (age 76)

Origin

Guildford, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / songwriter / musician / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

• Official sitehttps://genesis-music.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mikerutherfordnet/
• Xhttps://x.com/rutherfordnet
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Rutherford
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B6%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q321092

Tags

• guitarist
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

October 2, 2026

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