31 Facts About Steve Kilbey

Steven John Kilbey was born on 13 September 1954 and is an English born Australian singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist for the rock band The Church.

Steve Kilbey was born in Welwyn Garden City, England, UK, and moved to Australia with his parents at the age of five.

Steve Kilbey grew up around Dapto but the family eventually moved to Canberra.

Steve Kilbey began his professional music career at the age of 17 when he joined a Canberran five piece "cabaret band" called Saga.

Baby Grande's demos surfaced on the internet after about 30 years, and despite initial protests from Steve Kilbey, he has now made four of the five tracks available on his solo compilation album of early work Addendaone.

Steve Kilbey was a member of the new wave band Tactics for approximately a month in 1977.

Steve Kilbey played "about four gigs" with Tactics before being asked to leave by the band's singer and songwriter Dave Studdert.

Steve Kilbey formed the Church, together with Koppes and Nick Ward in Sydney in the late 1970s.

In late 2011 Steve Kilbey revealed that, at the time of the interview, the song was still used for television programmes and advertisements.

At the ceremony, Steve Kilbey delivered a lengthy speech as part of the induction that included stories from his musical career and a sung verse from the song "Old Man Emu" by Australian country music artist John Williamson.

In late 2012, as an act of protest against the conduct of the Church's North American label Second Motion Records, Steve Kilbey announced his resignation from the band.

However, the Church continued as an active band and, in November 2013, Steve Kilbey published an official announcement on his Facebook fan page stating that Willson-Piper was replaced by former Powderfinger member Ian Haug.

Steve Kilbey released his debut solo single, "This Asphalt Eden" in July 1985.

In December 1991, Steve Kilbey released the EP Narcosis, his last solo release for the Red Eye label.

Steve Kilbey had heard All India Radio, and he asked my brother John if I had any spare instrumental songs lying around that he could contribute lyrics to.

In July 2013, Steve Kilbey performed at the Fly By Night venue in the Western Australian port city of Fremantle, with local musicians, Shaun and Adrian Hoffmann, Shaun Corlson, Rachael Aquillina and Anna Sarcich playing as his backing band.

In 1988, Steve Kilbey formed the duo Hex with singer, songwriter and guitarist Donnette Thayer.

In 1990, Steve Kilbey formed Jack Frost as a collaboration with Grant McLennan of Brisbane band The Go-Betweens.

In 1995, Steve Kilbey formed Fake with Boris Goudenov and Sandy Chick.

In 2004, Steve Kilbey formed Isidore with John Steve Kilbey and Jeffrey Cain of Remy Zero.

In 2007, Steve Kilbey formed the ambient, psychedelic crossover band, Mimesis, with Simon Polinski, Colin Berwick and David Abiuso.

Steve Kilbey has lived in Stockholm, Sweden and Los Angeles.

Steve Kilbey has twin daughters with Karin Jansson, his ex-girlfriend.

Steve Kilbey has a second set of twins, as well as another daughter.

Steve Kilbey eventually ceased using the drug after a period of detoxification in 2000.

Steve Kilbey stated that he wrote most songs of his while under the influence of marijuana, as it helps him cope with his Asperger syndrome or autism.

Steve Kilbey then participated in an interview for journalist and writer Andrew McMillen's 2014 book Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs, as well as a July 2014 feature interview with McMillen for the Australian newspaper.

Steve Kilbey explained in an article that he was introduced to the drug by now-deceased Australian musician Grant McLennan, of Brisbane band The Go-Betweens, during the recording period for a new project named Jack Frost.

Steve Kilbey then made the transition to injecting the drug with the assistance of a fellow heroin user who was an unregistered doctor.

Steve Kilbey explained to McMillen that he became fascinated with the culture surrounding the use of the drug.

Steve Kilbey has cited the Bhagavad Gita as a particular influence, describing himself as a devotee of Krishna.