Midge Ure
Midge Ure
James "Midge" Ure, OBEis a Scottish singer, musician, songwriter and producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his given name...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth10 October 1953
band rigid slow speed stuck
I didn't want to be stuck to rigid tempos. I mean, a band should speed up and slow down. They shouldn't do it too much, but they do.
acoustic drum intention machines programmed taking
And when I started, I also programmed the drum machines with the intention of taking them off and replacing them with acoustic drums.
world this-world
Who designed this world we live in?
writing musical atmosphere
I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with the music. Once I've done that, the lyrics come last.
guitar firsts my-favorite
But the guitar is my favorite, first and foremost instrument.
nice character people
In the music industry, you meet some not very nice people, some very strange characters.