Alan Gill

Alan Gill

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Alan Gill


Img_capt = Alan Gill (on right) performing with The Teardrop Explodes, circa 1980.
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Background = solo_singer
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Origin = Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England
Instrument = guitar
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Genre = Synthpop, New Wave
Occupation = singer
songwriter
record producer
guitarist
film score composer
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Associated_acts = Dalek I Love You
The Teardrop Explodes
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Notable_instruments = guitar, voice

Alan Gill was the guitarist/songwriter for the synthpop band Dalek I Love You.

He also played guitar in The Teardrop Explodes and co-wrote their top ten hit "Reward". During this period, Gill introduced lead singer Julian Cope to LSD. [cite web |url=http://www.clearandrefreshing.jp/features/03julianc/ |title=Drive, She Said: A retrospective of Julian Cope |accessdate=2008-03-24] According to Cope, Gill was arrested and put in jail for 18 months for being a drug dealer. His defense was that he gave most of the drugs away. [cite web |url=http://www.headheritage.co.uk/drude/qa/musicians.php |title=Drudical Q&A: Cope musicians & cohorts |accessdate=2008-03-24] He performed on their 1980 album "Kilimanjaro" before leaving the band to concentrate on Dalek I Love You.

After the band released their final album, Gill turned to film scoring, most notably for the 1985 film "Letter to Brezhnev". In 1985, Gill formed the Bopadub label which released cassette compilations, one of which was the Dalek I Love You album "Naïve".

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318608/ Alan Gill] at the IMDb website


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