Simon Tong

Simon Tong
Simon Tong
	Simon Tong in 2007
Background information
Born	9 July 1972; Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Genres	Alternative rock, Britpop, shoegazing, neo-psychedelia
Occupation(s)	Musician; producer;
Instrument(s)	Guitar; keyboards;
Member of	Erland and the Carnival; Transmission; The Magnetic North;
Formerly of	The Verve; The Shining; Blur; Gorillaz; The Good, the Bad & the Queen;

Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of the Verve between 1996 and 1999. He has played with Damon Albarn on tour with his bands Blur and Gorillaz, and as a member of the Good, the Bad & the Queen. He ranks in BBC's "The Axe Factor" as the 40th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years.

Tong grew up in English town Skelmersdale, the subject of his most recent release, Prospect of Skelmersdale with his project The Magnetic North.

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