Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972, Lancashire, England) is a guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of The Verve between 1996 and 1999 and is currently a member of Erland and the Carnival. He has also has played as part of Blur, Gorillaz and the unnamed supergroup responsible for The Good, the Bad & the Queen.
From 1996 to 1999, Simon was a guitarist and keyboardist for The Verve. He was brought in to replace lead guitarist Nick McCabe after the b...
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Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972, Lancashire, England) is a guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of The Verve between 1996 and 1999 and is currently a member of Erland and the Carnival. He has also has played as part of Blur, Gorillaz and the unnamed supergroup responsible for The Good, the Bad & the Queen.
From 1996 to 1999, Simon was a guitarist and keyboardist for The Verve. He was brought in to replace lead guitarist Nick McCabe after the band's first short-lived split, but remained with them when McCabe returned. Their third album was 1997's highly acclaimed Urban Hymns. He played on many of their hits from that time such as The Drugs Don't Work,Bittersweet Symphonyand Sonnet. The Verve disbanded in 1999 and later reformed in 2007, this time without Simon.But by 2009 they had disbanded again.
After The Verve disbanded, Simon remained relatively active. He was a member of short lived band The Shining from 2002-2003, where he contributed guitar, keyboards and songwriting....
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