1. Michael Gordon Score was born on 5 November 1957 and is an English singer, songwriter and musician who achieved fame as the founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.
20 Facts About Mike Score
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Mike Score released a solo album on 1 March 2014 titled Zeebratta.
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Mike Score was born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England on 5 November 1957.
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Mike Score was a hairdresser in Liverpool until 1978 when he formed the post-punk band Tontrix, in which he played bass, along with Hambi Haralambous, Steve Lovell, Bobby Carr and Chris Hughes.
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When Mike Score decided to reform the band again in 1988, the other members refused to join him.
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Mike Score performed and toured A Flock of Seagulls with different members.
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In 1999, Mike Score recorded a song for the compilation album Trackspotting V, titled "All I Wanna Do".
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Bassist Frank Maudsley was trying to use the mirror at the same time, and put his hand on Mike Score's head, leaving only the hair on the sides of the head up.
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On 4 February 2013, Mike Score indicated, through his YouTube account, that he had started a solo career.
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Mike Score planned to release a solo album soon after, but in July 2013, the van used by Mike Score and his musicians was stolen from a Comfort Inn in Downey, California.
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In January 2014, Mike Score released his second single entitled "Somebody Like You".
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On 1 March 2014, Mike Score released Zeebratta, his first studio album.
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Mike Score brought the band a unique New Romantic style, infusing futuristic footprints through synthesizers, vocal tones and science-fiction costumes to create their trademark image.
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Mike Score was known for his signature back combed haircut which resembled a 'waterfall'.
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Mike Score went onto to say "There was a little bit of David Bowie and Alice Cooper in the band's appearance, without copying them".
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Whilst in the dressing room before the performance, Mike Score was combing his hair back when Frank Maudsley hurriedly pushed him away from the mirror only for his hair to fall forward at the front and stay up at the sides.
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Mike Score has large guitar collections that he has used over the years, each used to play a different song, among them we can highlight his red Yamaha SG1000 that he used a lot for songs like Man Made and Pick Me Up, another The guitar used a lot by Score was the Gibson Moderne Electric Guitar which was used a lot by Mike at the beginning of the band, he used this guitar to play songs like Telecommunication and others.
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Mike Score currently uses a black Fender Made in Japan Modern Telecaster HH.
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Mike Score became famous for his riffs with the synthesizer, creating unique sounds, which brought a great mark to his style of composition.
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Mike Score has been married four times and is currently married to Ceena Mike Score.