25 Facts About Lindy Morrison

Belinda "Lindy" Morrison was born on 2 November 1951 and is an Australian musician, activist and social worker originally from Brisbane, Queensland.

Lindy Morrison recorded and toured with the band until their first breakup in 1989, drumming on all of their first six albums and singing on the first three, while working on a number of side projects, including Tuff Monks, and with Nikki Sudden.

Lindy Morrison has worked as a lecturer at Sydney Institute of TAFE, and has been involved with various community music projects, including as musical director for the Junction House Band and with Bondi Wave.

Lindy Morrison completed a Masters in Legal Studies at the University of New South Wales in 2010 and has subsequently expanded her writing to include subjects related to copyright law.

Lindy Morrison is the subject of the book My Rock 'N' Roll Friend, written by the singer Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl and published in 2021.

Lindy Morrison thinks the boys don't really know how to count their bars, and they have no real sense of timing or rhythm, so it's left to Lindy to literally drum it into them.

Lindy Morrison is determined not to 'play through' the quirky patterns, and not to straighten them out.

Lindy Morrison thinks that would be too nice, too boring.

Lindy Morrison attended Somerville House, an independent school for girls in South Brisbane, and then the University of Queensland, where she completed a Bachelor of Social Work in 1972.

The Aboriginal Legal Service began operating out of the Uniting Church hall on Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill, in the winter of 1972, and Hirschfeld approached Lindy Morrison about joining the service late in 1972.

Lindy Morrison became the organisation's first social worker and second full-time employee.

Lindy Morrison was part of the Popular Theatre Troupe which protested against Joh Bjelke-Petersen's National Party government, performing their sharply satirical political street theatre around the state during a time when life in Queensland was felt to be strongly constrained by the government, select business groups, and political interests.

Lindy Morrison provided the album title, in preference to Two Wimps and a Witch, from the Zelda Fitzgerald novel Save Me the Waltz.

In 1991, Lindy Morrison gave birth to daughter Lucinda Needham, fathered by John Needham, founder of Citadel Records.

In 2018 Lindy Morrison co-produced and played drums on The Charm's debut EP "Invisible" and began to play with Alexandra Lynn ; in 2020 Lindy Morrison appeared in Alex The Astronaut's music video for the single "Caught In The Middle" as both a drummer and tennis player and performed on a live cover of ELO's Mr Blue Sky that was recorded for Triple J's Like A Version, broadcast on ABC TV and released on a compilation album.

In 2022,2023 and 2024, Lindy Morrison recorded and toured with British band The Girl With The Replaceable Head.

Lindy Morrison became a board member of the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia in 1994 and served as a representative for registered Australian recording artists until 2021.

Lindy Morrison joined Support Act Ltd, a benevolent society for Australian musicians, in 1998, as their National Welfare Coordinator.

In 2007, Lindy Morrison was appointed as an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Music Council of Australia, for her services as a board member, and because she "gave great assistance to community music initiatives and guidance in issues around performers' rights".

Lindy Morrison is the author of a short workbook entitled "Australian women in rock and pop music" and made an hour-long video to accompany it.

Lindy Morrison was Musical Director of Trace Elements at the Mt Isa Theatrical Society and Musical Director for Beachport Festival by the Sea, Blacktown Carnivale Multicultural Arts Festival Stunt Streets, Dandenong Ranges Music Council Yarra Ranges Youth Music Festival, Rocky Fringe River Rhythms Musical Director and Whittlesea Artist in Residence.

Lindy Morrison was the Artist in Residence at South Sydney Youth Service and was employed by TAFE as the head tutor for the music course run by SSYS.

Lindy Morrison taught contracts and copyright and music business modules at TAFE.

On 26 January 2013, Lindy Morrison was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for services as a performer and advocate and the next year she received the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.

Lindy Morrison stood for election as a candidate for the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales seat of Coogee at the 2003 state elections, and in the Division of Wentworth at the 2004 federal elections.