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Nick Simper

ニック・シンパー　/　にっく・しんぱー

Bassist from United Kingdom

November 3, 1945 (age 80)　・　Norwood Green, United Kingdom

bassist
guitarist
songwriter

My Take

Nick Simper is a footnote I think people underrate. He was a co-founding member of Deep Purple, playing bass on Shades of Deep Purple, the album with that famous cover of Hush. Being there for the very first chapter of a band that became a hard-rock institution is something no later lineup change can erase. He didn't ride it to superstardom, and he later formed Warhorse and kept gigging, but I like that he was in the room when it started. His earlier work with Johnny Kidd and the Pirates and Lord Sutch's Savages shows a real journeyman bassist. The foundation guy deserves his due.

Overview

Nicholas John Simper (born 3 November 1945) is an English bass guitarist, who was a co-founding member of Deep Purple and Warhorse. In the 1960s, he began his professional career in bands such as Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, The Flower Pot Men, and Lord Sutch's Savages.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Nick Simper
Name (Japanese): ニック・シンパー
Reading: にっく・しんぱー
Born: November 3, 1945 (age 80)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rooster
Origin: Norwood Green, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: bassist / guitarist / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Warhorse	—
Notable work	Shades of Deep Purple	—

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.nicksimper.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC

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