Steven Severin

Steven Severin (of his true name Steven Bailey) is a bass player and British type-setter born the September 25th 1955 with Highgate (the United Kingdom).

It is one of the two founding members of the English rock group worship: Siouxsie and the Banshees .

Biography

Steve meets Siouxsie Sioux in 1974 at the time of a concert of Roxy Music. Fascinated by the first concerts of the Sex Pistols, they make both part of the “Bromley Contingent, a band of eccentrics which follows the group everywhere. September 20th, 1976, Siouxsie and Severin give their first concert to the 100 Punk Club Festival in London, under the name of Siouxsie and the Banshees, with Sid Vicious with the battery. Steve is initially made call “Steve Havoc” before choosing “Steve Severin” like final name of scene, in reference to the Severin character named in the song " Come In Furs" Velvet Underground. The basic play of Severin falls under the line made lines of that of Holger Czukay, bass player of the famous group Can.

In 1980, the duet becomes trio: Budgie, former member of The Slits, becomes the official beater of Banshees. The other members of the groups will change continuously.

In 1983, while Siouxsie and Budgie are devoted to The Creatures, Severin goes up with Robert Smith, leader of The Cure and new guitarist of Banshees, the parallel project The Glove. They leave an album titrated Blue Sunshine .

With the wire of time, the productions of Banshees are done increasingly rare. Siouxsy and Budgie, married since 1991, live in France with beginning of the year 90 and one geographical distance separates them little by little from Severin who continues to him to reside at London. Banshees announce finally their separation in 1996.

In 1999, Severin leaves Visions , an instrumental album where the influences of artists like Philip Glass or The Aphex Twin are sensitive.

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External bonds

  • Card IMDB

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