Derek Forbes

Derek Forbes (born 22 June 1956, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish bassist and sometime guitarist, best known for his work with Simple Minds (with whom he played from their 1979 debut album, Life in a Day until shortly after their 1985 hit, "Don't You (Forget About Me)").

His departure from the band was due to stylistic musical differences with the rest of the band during the recording of "Don't You (Forget About Me)" and prior to the release of Once Upon a Time. Forbes reunited with the band briefly during the recording of Néapolis. Forbes quit the band once more after touring for Néapolis, again citing his differences with the band and their musical direction.

After Simple Minds, Forbes went on to play in number of other bands, including Propaganda (Germany) and Oblivion Dust (Japan). He currently he plays in Fourgoodmen, a Scottish new wave covers band.

In 2009, Forbes was voted Scotland's Greatest Ever Bassist by the readers of Dear Scotland,^[1] and his life and work is the subject of a biography in both print and film by writer/director Ethan Dettenmaier.

References

1. ^ Vote for Scotland's Greatest Ever Guitarist, Dear Scotland, 9 December 2009

External links

• Official Blogspot
• Official Myspace
• Fourgoodmen Myspace
• Vigier Basses

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