Photo: Donald1972 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Occupation
- bassist / guitarist / songwriter
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
Frequently asked questions
When was Nick Simper born?
Born November 3, 1945 (age 80).
Where is Nick Simper from?
Nick Simper is from Norwood Green, United Kingdom.
What does Nick Simper do?
Nick Simper works as bassist, guitarist, songwriter.
What is Nick Simper known for?
Notable works include Warhorse, Shades of Deep Purple.
Bassist — see all → · Guitarist — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.