Jonathan Gray

Spike at Wacken Open Air 2015

Jonathan "Spike" Gray (often referred to as Spike Gray ; born February 4, 1968 in Newcastle upon Tyne ) is the singer of the English glam metal band The Quireboys . He is also active as a solo artist and in other projects.

Career

At the age of 17, Spike moved from his hometown of Newcastle upon Tyne to London to pursue a career as a musician. First he worked there as a bricklayer on a construction site. In a bar he met Guy Bailey, with whom he formed a band called The Queerboys. The original line-up also included bassist Nigel Mogg (nephew of UFO singer Phil Mogg ), drummer Paul Hornby (later with The Dogs D'Amour ) and pianist Chris Johnstone. In 1987 the band renamed themselves The Quireboys to play at the Reading Festival . The band's breakthrough followed in 1990 with the debut album A Bit Of What You Fancy . However, she was never able to build on this success (number 2 in the British charts). In 1993 the breakup followed, before the band finally reformed in 2001. Today Spike and Guy Griffin lead the band, the remaining members are changing.

Other Projects

After the Quireboys ended in 1993, he founded a band called God's Hotel, which released their debut album of the same name in 1997 and then disappeared again.
In 1993 he took CC DeVille of Poison is a cover of Hank Williams song Hey Good Lookin ' for the soundtrack of the film Son in Law on.
In 1995 he brought out the album Take Out Some Insurance with The Dogs D'Amour's Darrel Bath . The project was called Spike on 'Darrell and only covered.
In 1996 he brought out the album Flagrantly Yours with Spike and Tyla's Hot Knives . This time Tyla from Dogs D'Amour was there.

In 1998 the first solo album Blue Eyed Soul came out. Since then, the solo career has continued.

In 2007 Spike founded the band Damage Control with Pete Way ( UFO ), Chris Slade (including AC / DC ) and guitarist Robin George . In the same year a self-titled debut album was released.

Guest appearances

Spike has participated in many recordings by other artists over the years. Here is a selection:

Company Of Wolves - Company Of Wolves (1990)
LA Guns - The Cuts EP
Gang Bang - EP Without a Name (1997)
An Industrial Tribute to Judas Priest - Version of Rock Forever with DJ Webern (2001)
Covered Dead or Alive - Version of Living in Sin (2001)
A Tribute to Styx - Version of Lady (2002)
The Handsome Beasts - Rock & A Hard Place (2007)
Diamond Dogs - Cookin ' EP (2009)
Family Tree-Guns N 'Roses - Version of Don't Cry with Tracii Guns and Gilby Clarke (2009)
The World's Greatest Tribute to Ted Nugent - Version of Need You Bad (2010)

Solo albums

1998 - Blue Eyed Soul
2005 - It's a Treat to Be Alive
2008 - So-Called Friends
2014 - 100% Pure Frankie Miller

Albums with Quireboys

1990 A Bit Of What You Fancy; Recorded Around The World
1993 Bitter Sweet & Twisted
1995 From Tooting To Barking
2000 Lost In Space
2001 This Is Rock 'N' Roll
2002 Masters Of Rock
2003 100% Live 2002
2004 Well Oiled
2008 Best Of The Quireboys; Homewreckers & Heartbreakers
2009 Halfpenny Dancer
2013 Beautiful Curse
2014 Black Eyed Sons
2015 St. Cecilia And The Gypsy Soul
2016 Twisted Love
2017 White Trash Blues

Trivia

In 2000, Spike and then UFO guitarist Michael Schenker clashed violently in Newcastle City Hall . Schenker had previously molested Spike. Spike then beat up Schenker in such a way that it was difficult for him to complete his performance.

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personal data
SURNAME	Gray, Jonathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Spike (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English singer
DATE OF BIRTH	4th February 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Newcastle upon Tyne