Damon Minchella (born 1 June1969, in Liverpool) is a Britishbass guitarist, formerly with Ocean Colour Scene, which he left in 2003. He regularly plays in Paul Weller's backing band, is a member of the supergroup The Players and has played for The Who. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called an electric bass, or simply a bass) an electrically-amplified string instrument similar in appearance to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer-scale neck and four strings tuned an octave lower in pitch... Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are a rock band from Birmingham, England. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Weller (born 25 May 1958) is a British singer / songwriter, leader of two successful bands: The Jam and The Style Council. ... The Players are a supergroup consisting of the core members of Damon Minchella (bass), Mick Talbot (keyboards) and Steve White (drums). ... The Who is a British rock band that first came to prominence in the 1960s who have sold an estimated 150 million records[citation needed]. The band grew in stature to become one of the most highly-regarded and popular rock artists of all time [1][2][3], and except...
In fact, for the release of the double A-sided single of 'July' and 'I Am The News', the tracks were remixed and re-recorded by Steve Cradock and DamonMinchella, who were unhappy with the original album versions.
The riff was written by Steve Cradock and DamonMinchella in early 1997, with Simon Fowler adding his lyrics about 18 months later.
Emily Chambers is, according to DamonMinchella, a pseudonym for Simon Fowler.
Damon: Well, I can’t remember exactly what we were thinking in 1989 – but yes, we did dream about being this successful.
Damon: That’s because we became famous without their support.
Damon: We scheduled to tour Birmingham, then from November to January next year, Europe, Japan and Australia before returning for a UK tour in February.