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Simon Alexander Neil (born 31 August 1979) is a Scottish singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Biffy Clyro. In 2003, Neil formed the side project Marmaduke Duke with JP Reid, releasing two studio album's The Magnificent Duke (2005) and Duke Pandemonium (2009).
Feb 14, 2022 · The Biffy frontman shares his fat Strat strategies, demystifies weird time signatures and tells us why the Scottish rockers’ latest album is all joy and togetherness.
- Jonny Scaramanga
Aug 7, 2020 · The Scottish rocker reveals the nine songs that shaped his life and career, from Weezer to Roxette. He also talks about Biffy Clyro's new album, livestream and tour plans amid Covid-19.
May 15, 2020 · The Scottish rocker talks to NME about his band's ninth album 'A Celebration Of Endings', which was delayed by coronavirus. He also reflects on their career, their fans and their musical influences.
- Andrew Trendell
- 9 min
At the tip of the Biffy spearhead is frontman Simon Neil, a man dubbed “Scottish Jesus” by fans on social media, in equal parts for his periodic wild man hairstyles and messianic charisma ...
Sep 3, 2020 · When Total Guitar tells Simon Neil that his lyrics for latest single Instant History – specifically the line ‘This is the sound that we make, I love the sound when it breaks’ – feel like a reference to his stadium-conquering crunch tones, the Biffy Clyro singer/guitarist grins with excitement.
Apr 6, 2024 · Released on Beggars Banquet, the albums stylistically pinballed all over the shop, taking in experimental rock, post-hardcore, prog-punk and much more as Simon Neil and the Johnston twins worked out what sort of band they wanted to be.
