25 Facts About Mike Garson

Michael David Garson was born on July 29,1945 and is an American pianist, who has worked with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, St Vincent, Duran Duran, Free Flight, The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur, CSS and The Pretty Reckless.

Mike Garson played on the I'm the One album by early 1970s experimental artist Annette Peacock.

David Bowie asked Peacock to join him on a tour; she declined, but Mike Garson began an enduring working relationship with Bowie.

Mike Garson was David Bowie's longest-serving and most frequently appearing band member.

Mike Garson played for Bowie's guitarist bandmate Mick Ronson on his first and last solo tour, and his first Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and second solo album Play Don't Worry.

Mike Garson played with Bowie on and off over the years, resurfacing on The Buddha of Suburbia and 1.

Parallel to this work with Bowie, Mike Garson engaged in his own solo career as a jazz pianist.

Mike Garson worked with the reformed Spiders from Mars in 1975, alongside Mick Woodmansey, Trevor Bolder, Dave Black and Pete McDonald.

In 1984, Mike Garson became a member of the jazz ensemble Free Flight, founded by flautist Jim Walker.

In 1993, Mike Garson began a short-lived series of Screen Themes albums, jazz renditions of major themes and suites from film scores of 1993, and the following year, 1994.

Mike Garson joined in The Smashing Pumpkins for their 1998 Adore tour, playing piano, keyboards and synthesizer.

Mike Garson has played on Nine Inch Nails 1999 album The Fragile, in 2000 with No Doubt and Perry Farrell, in 2007 with St Vincent, and many others.

Mike Garson collaborated with Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor again on for the Grammy nominated score to the 2014 Gone Girl film on which they collaborated and Mike Garson performed.

Mike Garson played piano on the songs "This is the Life for Me" and "Washed Out to Sea" from Something for Kate's 2006 album Desert Lights.

Mike Garson became acquainted with the band when they opened all shows on the Australian leg of David Bowie's A Reality Tour in 2004.

Mike Garson appeared on Myspace with his own music site, and to date has released some 50 free tracks.

Mike Garson has been collaborating with the Norwegian band Sleepyard.

Mike Garson premiered a new commissioned work in 2014, written in collaboration with medical patients in partnership with brain surgeon Dr Christopher Duma of the Foundation for Neuroscience, Stroke and Recovery.

Mike Garson performed in the concert series Celebrating David Bowie from early 2017 through early 2018 and headlined a tour of the UK in November 2017 with his Aladdin Sane tour.

Mike Garson has endorsed M-Audio keyboards, and has performed a demo recording uses the company's digital piano.

In December 2018, Mike Garson returned to perform with both The Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails in separate Los Angeles area concerts.

Mike Garson continued his collaboration with Reznor in 2019, composing the opening piano number for his HBO series Watchmen score.

Mike Garson is featured on the If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power album by Halsey on its bonus track "People Disappear Here".

Mike Garson appeared on two songs on Def Leppard's 2022 album, Diamond Star Halos.

Mike Garson joined the Church of Scientology in 1970, having been introduced to it by Chick Corea.