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Simon Neil
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Person · Male · guitarist · singer · singer-songwriter

Simon Neil

Simon Alexander Neil
Born 31 Aug 1979United Kingdom1 albums

Scottish singer, guitarist and songwriter

Biography

Simon Alexander Neil (born 31 August 1979) is a Scottish musician, and songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Biffy Clyro. Biffy Clyro has released ten studio albums, six of which have topped the Scottish Albums Charts (Puzzle, Opposites, Ellipsis, A Celebration of Endings, The Myth of the Happily Ever After and Futique). Opposites topped the UK Albums Charts, whilst Ellipsis topped the charts in Switzerland, Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. A Celebration of Endings also topped the UK Albums Charts. In 2003, Neil formed the side project Marmaduke Duke with JP Reid, releasing two studio albums The Magnificent Duke (2005) and Duke Pandemonium (2009). Another side project fronted by Neil, Empire State Bastard, released their debut studio album Rivers of Heresy in September 2023, reaching number three in Scotland, forty six in the United Kingdom, number three on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Charts and sixty-nine in Germany.

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People

Member of

Biffy Clyroguitar, lead vocalsEmpire State Bastard

Songs written

  1. Mountainscomposer, lyricist2008 · 77 releases
  2. Many of Horrorcomposer, lyricist2009 · 72 releases
  3. Black Chandelierlyricist2013 · 41 releases
  4. Living Is a Problem Because Everything Diescomposer, lyricist2007 · 41 releases
  5. Bubblescomposer, lyricist2009 · 37 releases
  6. Machinescomposer, lyricist2007 · 36 releases
  7. Who’s Got a Match?composer, lyricist2007 · 35 releases
  8. The Captaincomposer, lyricist2009 · 32 releases
  9. Folding Starscomposer, lyricist2007 · 31 releases
  10. God & Satancomposer, lyricist2009 · 31 releases
  11. Saturday Superhousecomposer, lyricist2007 · 31 releases
  12. That Golden Rulecomposer, lyricist2009 · 30 releases
  13. Biblicalcomposer, lyricist2013 · 28 releases
  14. Re‐Arrangecomposer, lyricist2016 · 28 releases
  15. 57composer, lyricist2000 · 25 releases
  16. Oppositelyricist2013 · 25 releases
  17. Glitter and Traumacomposer, lyricist2004 · 23 releases
  18. Stingin’ Bellelyricist2012 · 22 releases
  19. Justboycomposer, lyricist2000 · 21 releases
  20. Victory Over the Sunlyricist2012 · 20 releases
  21. Modern Magic Formulalyricist2012 · 19 releases
  22. Sounds Like Balloonslyricist2012 · 19 releases
  23. A Whole Child Agocomposer, lyricist2007 · 18 releases
  24. Joy.Discovery.Inventioncomposer, lyricist2002 · 18 releases
  25. Booooom, Blast & Ruincomposer, lyricist2009 · 17 releases
  26. Born on a Horsecomposer, lyricist2009 · 17 releases
  27. Questions and Answerscomposer, lyricist2003 · 17 releases
  28. Spacewriter2020 · 17 releases
  29. The Joke’s on Uslyricist2012 · 17 releases
  30. Whorsescomposer, lyricist2009 · 17 releases
  31. Different Peoplelyricist2013 · 16 releases
  32. Eradicate the Doubtcomposer, lyricist2003 · 16 releases
  33. Instant Historywriter2020 · 16 releases
  34. Shock Shockcomposer, lyricist2009 · 16 releases
  35. The Ideal Heightcomposer, lyricist2003 · 16 releases
  36. Wolves of Wintercomposer, lyricist2016 · 16 releases
  37. 9/15thscomposer, lyricist2007 · 15 releases
  38. As Dust Dancescomposer, lyricist2007 · 15 releases
  39. Medicinecomposer, lyricist2016 · 15 releases
  40. Semi‐Mentalcomposer, lyricist2006 · 15 releases
  41. Spanish Radiolyricist2013 · 15 releases
  42. The Thawlyricist2013 · 15 releases
  43. There’s No Such Thing as a Jaggy Snakewriter2004 · 15 releases
  44. 27composer, lyricist2002 · 14 releases
  45. Diary of Alwayscomposer, lyricist2003 · 14 releases
  46. Love Has a Diametercomposer, lyricist2007 · 14 releases
  47. Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toyscomposer, lyricist2002 · 14 releases
  48. End Ofwriter2020 · 13 releases
  49. Get Fucked Studcomposer, lyricist2007 · 13 releases
  50. Know Your Quarrycomposer, lyricist2009 · 13 releases
  51. My Recovery Injectionwriter2004 · 13 releases
  52. Picture a Knife Fightlyricist2013 · 13 releases
  53. Skylightlyricist2013 · 13 releases
  54. Small Wishescomposer, lyricist2016 · 13 releases
  55. Tiny Indoor Fireworkswriter2020 · 13 releases
  56. Trumpet or Taplyricist2013 · 13 releases
  57. All the Way Down: Prologue/Chapter 1composer, lyricist2003 · 12 releases
  58. Animal Stylecomposer, lyricist2016 · 12 releases
  59. Howlwriter2016 · 12 releases
  60. Now I’m Everyonecomposer, lyricist2007 · 12 releases
  61. The Conversation Is…composer, lyricist2007 · 12 releases
  62. Weird Leisurewriter2020 · 12 releases
  63. 2/15thscomposer2007 · 11 releases
  64. 4/15thscomposer, lyricist2007 · 11 releases
  65. Only One Word Comes to Mindwriter2004 · 11 releases
  66. When We Collidecomposer, lyricist2010 · 11 releases
  67. Cloud of Stinkcomposer, lyricist2009 · 10 releases
  68. Flammablewriter2016 · 10 releases
  69. Friends and Enemiescomposer, lyricist2016 · 10 releases
  70. Herexcomposer, lyricist2016 · 10 releases
  71. How the Action Is on Firecomposer, lyricist2003 · 10 releases
  72. North of No Southwriter2020 · 10 releases
  73. On a Bangcomposer, lyricist2016 · 10 releases
  74. Peoplecomposer, lyricist2016 · 10 releases
  75. Pocketlyricist2013 · 10 releases
  76. A Girl and His Catlyricist2013 · 9 releases
  77. Convex, Concavecomposer, lyricist2002 · 9 releases
  78. Cop Syrupwriter2020 · 9 releases
  79. Hero Managementcomposer, lyricist2002 · 9 releases
  80. Opaquewriter2020 · 9 releases
  81. The Champwriter2020 · 9 releases
  82. The Pink Limitwriter2020 · 9 releases
  83. Worst Type of Best Possiblewriter2020 · 9 releases
  84. Accident Without Emergencylyricist2013 · 8 releases
  85. Little Hospitalslyricist2013 · 8 releases
  86. The Foglyricist2013 · 8 releases
  87. With Aplombcomposer, lyricist2003 · 8 releases
  88. Woo Woolyricist2013 · 8 releases
  89. A Day Of…composer, lyricist2003 · 7 releases
  90. A Hunger in Your Hauntcomposer, lyricist2021 · 7 releases
  91. Bodies in Flightcomposer, lyricist2003 · 7 releases
  92. In the Name of the Wee Mancomposer, lyricist2016 · 7 releases
  93. Kill the Old, Torture Their Youngcomposer, lyricist2002 · 7 releases
  94. Liberate the Illiterate / A Mong Among Mingerscomposer, lyricist2003 · 7 releases
  95. Scary Marycomposer, lyricist2002 · 7 releases
  96. Stress on the Skycomposer, lyricist2002 · 7 releases
  97. The Go‐Slowcomposer, lyricist2001 · 7 releases
  98. A Man of His Appalling Posturecomposer, lyricist2003 · 6 releases
  99. Breathehercomposer, lyricist2000 · 6 releases
  100. Christopher’s Rivercomposer, lyricist2002 · 6 releases
  101. Don’t, Won’t, Can’tcomposer, lyricist2016 · 6 releases
  102. Ewen’s True Mental Youcomposer, lyricist2003 · 6 releases
  103. Solution Devicescomposer, lyricist2002 · 6 releases
  104. Unsubtlecomposer, lyricist1998 · 6 releases
  105. When the Faction’s Fractionedcomposer, lyricist2003 · 6 releases
  106. Being Gabrielcomposer, lyricist2001 · 5 releases
  107. Cowardwriter2007 · 5 releases
  108. Drop Itcomposer, lyricist2007 · 5 releases
  109. Eye Lidswriter2009 · 5 releases
  110. Hope for an Angelcomposer, lyricist2000 · 5 releases
  111. Instructio4composer, lyricist2000 · 5 releases
  112. Little Soldierslyricist2008 · 5 releases
  113. Prey Heywriter2009 · 5 releases
  114. The Rainlyricist2013 · 5 releases
  115. …and With the Scissorkick Is Victoriouscomposer, lyricist2003 · 5 releases
  116. A Little Lovecomposer, lyricist2025 · 4 releases
  117. All the Way Down Chapter 2composer, lyricist1999 · 4 releases
  118. Asexual Meat Kitchencomposer, lyricist2007 · 4 releases
  119. Creative Burnswriter2010 · 4 releases
  120. Different Kind of Lovewriter2018 · 4 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Fires
  2. Goliath
  3. NERVOUS
  4. Reason to Stay
  5. Sun Riders
  6. Superman
  7. What Matters

Albums

What Matters
What MattersLaura Mvula feat. Simon Neil · 2021

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