Maurice Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBEwas a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who achieved fame as a member of the group Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two Maurice Gibb compositions, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever. Gibb's role in the group focused on melody and...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth22 December 1949
CountryAustralia
I was in my bath and looked down-my body was covered with bruises. When Robin came home from the hospital, he had bruises in exactly the same places.
Nobody knew exactly what it was going to do, I mean it didn't have big promotion or anything, it just happened.
Robin had always wanted to go solo, so when it happened I wasn't angry at all. I understood the situation. But Barry is so full of pride and couldn't understand why Robin had done it.
We expected to have a good time with Clive Davis 'cause I've always liked him, his shows. I've sort of followed his career a bit 'cause he had a lot of that on PBS over here.
Tiny Tim? Anyone could sing like that. It's atrocious. It's hideous, really.
The most important thing about recovery is to pass the message on.
I'm not a big blues fan, but I don't know anyone who doesn't dig B.B. King.
So many groups fail because they spend all their time in the clubs. Work pours in and they can't handle it because of late-night drinking.
I suppose being his twin made me understand Robin that much more easily.
When we write, we complement each other. We wrote six songs, Barry and I, while Robin was ill during the American tour, and they were terrible until Robin came back, and then everything worked out.