| Fish |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Derek William Dick |
| Also known as |
Fish |
| Born |
25 April 1958
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Genre(s) |
Progressive
Rock |
| Years active |
1981–present |
| Label(s) |
Snapper Music |
Derek William Dick, better known as Fish
(born 25
April 1958,
in Dalkeith,
Midlothian),
is a Scottish progressive
rock singer,
lyric
writer and occasional actor.
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Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Solo
discography
- 2.1 Studio
albums
- 2.2 Live
albums
- 2.3 Compilations
- 2.4 Other
Collaborations
- 3 External
links
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Career
After a patchy career as a gardener and forestry
worker, he came to public attention in 1981 with the British
group Marillion,
which he left in 1988 following top ten hits in 1985 with Kayleigh and
Lavender and in 1987 with Incommunicado. It is widely believed that the
name Fish arose from his drinking habits, however, according to Fish
himself, the name originates from the amount of time he spent reading
in the bath. There is also a conflicting story - that he picked the
name up because of a strange fish-shaped ear-ring he once had. Fish has
one daughter,
Tara.
He is sometimes compared to Peter
Gabriel, lead singer of Genesis
in the 1970s. In terms of his lyrics and vocal delivery comparisons
have also been made to Peter Hammill, as Fish was a
big fan of Hammill's "A Black Box" at the time the band Marillion
released "Script for a Jester's Tear", and Hammill supported the band
on the promotional tour for this album.
Fish's introspective lyrics, often dealing with his own
personal problems and addictions, have often been said to be able to
stand on their own as poetry without music.
Many of his later works contain lengthy spoken word passages with the
music simply acting as background. Shorter examples of such passages
can be found in his Marillion works.
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' albums to finance the
company. After selling the company to Roadrunner
Records, another unsuccessful period followed before he re-established
his own Chocolate Frog record label in 2001.
In 2005 Fish signed with Snapper. He has a small but loyal
fan base, commonly referred to as Fishheads, many of whom contribute to
several online fan forums and travel from all over the world to attend
his bi-annual fan club conventions.
Fish has also contributed to Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Ayreon project,
singing the part of the Highlander in Into the Electric Castle.
Recently Fish has been presenting a Friday evening radio show
"Fish on Friday" for digital radio station Planet Rock.
Fish is not to be confused with Phish, Chris Squire (whose nickname
is "The Fish"), or Bradley Fish.
Solo discography
Studio albums
- 1990 Vigil in a
Wilderness of Mirrors
- 1991 Internal Exile
- 1993 Songs from the Mirror
(covers album)
- 1994 Suits
- 1997 Sunsets on Empire
- 1999 Raingods with Zippos
- 2001 Fellini Days
- 2004 Field of Crows
- 2007 Thirteenth Star (Details to be
confirmed)
Live albums
- 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
- 1996 Fish Head Curry (limited edition
live album, 5000 copies only)
- 1996 Krakow
- 1998 Tales from the Big Bus
- 1999 The Complete BBC Sessions
- 2000 Candlelight in Fog (limited
edition live album, 3000 copies only)
- 2001 Sashimi
- 2002 Fellini Nights
- 2002 Mixed Company
- 2005 Scattering Crows
- 2006 Return to Childhood
- 2007 Communion
Compilations
- 1995 Yin
- 1995 Yang
- 1998 Kettle of Fish
- 2005 Bouillabaisse
Other Collaborations
- 1986 "Shortcut To Somewhere" on the album Soundtracks
by Tony Banks, lead
vocals by Fish, produced by Richard James Burgess
- 1992 "Angel Face" and "Another Murder Of A Day" on the
album Still
by Tony Banks, lead
vocals by Fish.
- 1992 Sang the part of "Crixus the Gaul" on the album Jeff
Wayne's Musical Version of Spartacus.
- 1998 Sang the part of the "Highlander" character on the
album Into the Electric Castle
by Ayreon.
- 2003 Sang on the track "Caledonia" on the tribute album "Frankie
Miller"
External links
| Persondata |
| NAME |
Dick, Derek William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Fish |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Singer, Songwriter, Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
April
25, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Dalkeith,
Midlothian,
Scotland,
United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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