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about|the former singer of Marillion|the 1960s artist|Country Joe and the FishInfobox musical artist |name = Fish|image =Derek_Dick_("Fish")_June_2008.jpg|caption = Fish live onstage at BB Kings in New York City, June 2008.|image_size =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Derek William Dick|alias = Fish|birth_date = Birth date and age|1958|4|25|df=y|birth_place = Dalkeith , Midlothian , Scotland|death_date =|instrument = Singing|Vocals , percussion |genre = Neo-progressive rock |occupation = Musician , singer-songwriter , actor|years_active = 1981& ndash;present|label = Chocolate Frog Records|Chocolate Frog , EMI Records|EMI , Polydor Records|Polydor , Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner , Voiceprint Records|Voiceprint , Dick Bros Record Company|Dick Bros. |associated_acts = Marillion , Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks , Ayreon |website = URL| http://fish-thecompany.com/ Derek William Dick , better known as Fish , (born 25 April 1958, Dalkeith , Midlothian , Scotland) is a Scottish people|Scottish singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion .
Biography
Fish was educated at Dalkeith High School . He was inspired by the music of many of the rock artists of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Genesis (band)|Genesis , Pink Floyd , The Moody Blues , Yes (band)|Yes , Van der Graaf Generator , The Kinks , T. Rex (band)|T. Rex , David Bowie , Argent (band)|Argent and The Alex Harvey Band . As well as his love for music, he was also a voracious reader, and his literary inspirations included Jack Kerouac , Truman Capote , Robert Burns and Dylan Thomas .
After working as a Filling station|petrol pump attendant,cite web|url= http://fish-thecompany.com/bio.htm? rdctd=1 |title=Official Fish site: Biographies - Fish |publisher=Fish-thecompany.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-20 gardener and forestry worker, Fish came to the public's attention in 1981 with the British rock|British rock group Marillion . The band achieved chart success in the UK, attaining top-ten hits in 1985 with " Kayleigh " and Lavender (Marillion song)|"Lavender" , and again in 1987 with " Incommunicado (song)|Incommunicado ". In 1988, Fish left Marillion in order to pursue his solo career. Many of Fish's later works contain lengthy spoken word lyrics, shorter examples of which can be heard on earlier Marillion albums. Vocally, Fish has sometimes been compared to Peter Gabriel , lead singer of Genesis (band)|Genesis in the 1970s. Music journalist David Hepworth described his voice as a “conflation of Roger Daltrey and Peter Gabriel ”.David Hepworth Q , July 1987. Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator was also a major influence on his songwriting and vocal delivery, which is especially notable on the first two Marillion albums.
According to Fish himself, his nickname originates from the amount of time he spent in the bathtub.cite web |title=Fish - December 1999 Interview |url= http://www.fish-thecompany.com/int/int36.htm |accessdate=2008-06-06 Fish has one daughter , Tara.
On 26 August 2007, Fish performed at the 'Hobble on The Cobbles' show at the Market Square in Aylesbury , UK. He was accompanied on stage by four Marillion members ( Mark Kelly (keyboardist)|Mark Kelly , Steve Rothery , Ian Mosley and Pete Trewavas ) for one song: ' Market Square Heroes '. This was the first time they had performed together in nearly two decades. In a press interview following the event, Fish denied this would lead to a full reunion, claiming that "Hogarth does a great job with the band... We forged different paths over the 19 years."Marillion Reunite">cite news |title=Singer Fish and Marillion Reunite |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6966603.stm |accessdate=2008-06-06 |work=BBC News |date=2007-08-28
His most recent studio album, 13th Star , was released on 12 September 2007 as a specially-packaged pre-release version available to order from his website. A UK tour for this album commenced in March 2008, supported by Glyder (band)|Glyder . In February 2008, Fish was confirmed to be the Friday night headline act at NEARFest X. He also appeared with BBC Radio 2 's Bob Harris (radio)|Bob Harris on GMTV to promote Childline Rocks, a charity concert.
In 2008, Fish presented a Friday evening radio show "Fish on Friday" for digital radio station Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock . When the station was faced with closure, Malcolm Bluemel with the help of Fish, Tony Iommi , Ian Anderson (musician)|Ian Anderson and Gary Moore helped save Planet Rock by buying the station.cite web |title=Fish - Planet Rock radio station saved |url= http://www.planetrock.co.uk/article.asp? id=731764 |accessdate=2008-06-06dead link |date=September 2010 |bot=H3llBot
On 9 June 2008, Fish embarked on his first full North American tour in eleven years. At each stop, he hosted a pre-show meet-and-greet with his fans. Two days prior, he was interviewed by Vince Font of the progressive rock podcast Prog'opolis, which was aired a week later on The Dividing Line Broadcast Network (DLBN) as "My Lunch With Fish".cite web|url= http://www.thedividingline.com/archives.html |title=Podcast interview "My Lunch With Fish" June 7, 2008 |publisher=Thedividingline.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-20
In 2008, Fish revealed that he would be taking at least six months off from singing due to an "irregular cell growth" in his throat. This was later determined not to be cancerous.Citation needed|date=December 2010 Fish is a Fan (person)|supporter of Scottish Premier League side Hibernian F.C. Citation needed|date=August 2010 In 2005, Fish won a Celebrity Music edition of The Weakest Link , beating Eggsy of Goldie Lookin Chain in the final round, sharing £18,750 with Eggsy's charity and his own.
Record labels
Following a legal dispute with EMI and an unsuccessful contract with Polydor , Fish established the Dick Bros Record Company in 1993. He released a number of "official bootleg recording|bootleg " albums to finance the company before selling it to Roadrunner Records . Another financially unsuccessful period followed before he re-established his own Chocolate Frog Records record label in 2001. In 2005, Fish signed with Snapper Music but later returned to Chocolate Frog Records.
Awards
In May 2008, Fish's Planet Rock show won the Silver award in the Music Broadcaster of the Year category at the UK Sony Radio Academy Awards 2008.cite web |title=Fish wins Silver in 2008 Sony Radio Academy Awards |url= http://www.radioawards.org/winners/? category=The_Music_Broadcaster_of_the_Year& year=2008 |accessdate=2008-06-06 In June 2008, at the New York Festivals Radio Broadcasting Awards, he and Gary Moore jointly received the Gold World Medal in the Regularly Scheduled Music Program category for their respective shows on Planet Rock.cite web|url= http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/res/pdf/2008WinnersBookletRB.pdf |title=Newyorkfestivals.com |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2011-08-20
Acting
Fish's first prominent role was as the thug "Ferguson" alongside John Sessions in Jute City , a four-part 1991 BBC drama based on a group of Freemasonry|Masonic ruffians. In 1994, he appeared in Chasing the Deer , a film set during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion , as "Angus Cameron".
In 1998 he appeared in one episode of the ITV TV series The Bill , credited as David Lawson. It was episode 44 of series 14, named 'Manhunt' and was aired on 16 April. He also appeared in a 2000 episode of the TV detective series Rebus alongside John Hannah (actor)|John Hannah and, in 2003, appeared as the old gay man "Old Nick" in 9 Dead Gay Guys .
In the 2005 movie, The Jacket , Fish appeared alongside Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley as a patient in a mental institution.
He also played Derek Trout, a record producer in the 1999 series, '' The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star .
Current live band
Derek William Dick - lead vocals
Frank Usher - lead/rhythm guitars
Chris Johnson - rhythm/lead guitars, backing vocals
Gavin Dickie - bass guitars, backing vocals
Foss Patterson - keyboards, backing vocals
Gavin Griffiths - drums
Discography
Studio albums
1990: Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
1991: Internal Exile
1993: Songs from the Mirror ( Cover version|covers album)
1994: Suits (album)|Suits
1997: Sunsets on Empire
1999: Raingods with Zippos
2001: Fellini Days
2004: Field of Crows
2007: 13th Star
2012: 'A Feast of Consequences' (working title)
Live albums
Some of these live albums were first released as "official bootlegs" sold via mail-order and on tour. Several of these have later been released to retail.
1993: ''Pigpen's Birthday
1993: Derek Dick and his Amazing Electric Bear
1993: Uncle Fish and the Crypt Creepers
1993: For Whom the Bells Toll
1993: Toiling in the Reeperbahn
1994: Sushi
1994: Acoustic Sessions
1996: Fish Head Curry (limited edition live album, 5000 copies only)
1996: Krakow
1998: Tales from the Big Bus
1998: Fortunes of War
1999: The Haddington Tapes (From the 1998 Haddington Convention)
1999: The Complete BBC Sessions
2000: Issue 30 CD (From the 1999 Haddington Convention)
2000: Candlelight in Fog (limited edition live album, 3000 copies only)
2001: Sashimi
2002: Fellini Nights
2002: Mixed Company
2005: Scattering Crows Live In Europe 2004
2005: Scattering Crows Live At The Robin 2, Bilston Feb. 18th 2004
2006: Return to Childhood
2007: Communion
Compilation albums
1995: Yin and Yang (Fish albums)|Yin and Yang
1998: Kettle of Fish|Kettle of Fish (88-98)
2005: Bouillabaisse (album)|Bouillabaisse
Singles
1986: " Shortcut to Somewhere " (Fish & Tony Banks)
1989: "State of Mind"
1989: "Big Wedge"
1990: "A Gentleman's Excuse Me"
1990: "The Company" (Germany only)
1991: "Internal Exile"
1991: "Credo"
1992: "Something In The Air"
1992: "Never Mind The Bullocks" (feat. Hold Your Head Up)
1994: "Lady Let It Lie"
1994: "Fortunes of War"
1995: "Just Good Friends" (feat. Sam Brown (singer)|Sam Brown )
1986: "Shortcut To Somewhere" on the album Soundtracks (Tony Banks album)|Soundtracks by Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks , lead vocals by Fish, produced by Richard James Burgess
1991: "Angel Face" and "Another Murder Of A Day" on the album Still (Tony Banks album)|Still by Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks , lead vocals by Fish.
1992: Sang the part of "Crixus the Gaul" on the album '' Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of Spartacus .
1993: "Out Of My Life" (Acoustic), "The Seeker" and "Time And A Word" on the album ''Outpatients '93 .
1994; "Lady Let It Lie", backing vocalist|backing vocals by Knox Academy Junior Choir on the album, Suits .
1994: "Spirit Of The Forest" on the album Earthrise .Citation needed|date=November 2008
1998: Sang the part of the "Highlander" character on the album Into the Electric Castle by Ayreon .
1998: Played a cameo role in the TV series '' The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star as the character Derek Trout.
2000: Sang on the single "Scotland By Our Side" credited to Scotia Nostra.
2003: Sang on the track Caledonia (song)|"Caledonia" on the Frankie Miller tribute album , A Tribute To Frankie Miller
References
Reflist
External links
commons category|Fish (singer)
Official website| http://fish-thecompany.com/
Myspace|fishofficial|Fish
IMDb name|name=Fish|id=0279258 provides information on Fish and his acting career.
http://www.marillion.com/ Marillion's website
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