Simon McBride

Simon McBride is one of those guitarists who spent years being the best-kept secret in British blues-rock — shredding on his own records, lending his chops to Snakecharmer, quietly building a reputation among people who actually pay attention — and then the moment came. When Deep Purple needed someone to step into Steve Morse's shoes in 2022, they picked McBride, which tells you everything. That is not a gig you hand to someone who is merely good. He is a Belfast kid steeped in a city with serious musical grit, and you can hear that directness in how he plays: no wasted notes, real feel, the kind of tone that sounds lived-in. I think he is exactly what Purple needed at this stage of their career — someone hungry enough to care, skilled enough to hold the legacy, and original enough not to just be a Morse cover act.

Name (English)

Simon McBride

Name (Japanese)

サイモン・マクブライド

Reading

さいもん・まくぶらいど

Born

April 9, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Goat

Origin

Belfast, United Kingdom

Occupation

musician

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89

Tags

• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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