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Debbie Googe Born 1962 Instruments Bass guitar Years active 1985–present Associated acts My Bloody Valentine, Snowpony, Bikini Mutants Debbie Googe (born 1962, England)[1][2] is the bassist for the rock band My Bloody Valentine.
My Bloody Valentine
Before joining My Bloody Valentine, she lived in Yeovil, Somerset and played for a band called Bikini Mutants, who gigged with The Mob.[3] Googe had moved from Yeovil to London, and in early 1985, an ex-girlfriend of hers recommended her as a bass player to Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine. She joined the band after an audition in April 1985. She left in the group in 1995, noting she "hadn't been happy for a long time".[3]
Googe is known for her raucous style of bass playing in MBV's live performances.
Googe joined My Bloody Valentine's 2007 reunion, and their tours in 2008 and 2009.
Work outside My Bloody Valentine
After leaving MBV in 1995, Googe briefly became a taxi driver. She formed Snowpony in 1996 with her then-girlfriend, Katharine Gifford, formerly of Stereolab.[3]
References
My Bloody Valentine Bilinda Butcher • Debbie Googe • Colm Ó Cíosóig • Kevin Shields
Dave Conway • Tina Durkin • Joe ByfieldStudio albums Mini-albums This Is Your Bloody Valentine • EcstasyCompilations EPs Singles "No Place to Go" • "Sunny Sundae Smile" • "You Made Me Realise" • "Feed Me with Your Kiss" • "Soon" • "To Here Knows When" • "Only Shallow"Related articles Categories:- Living people
- 1962 births
- English bass guitarists
- Lesbian musicians
- LGBT musicians from the United Kingdom
- Female bass guitarists
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