10 Facts About Vic Godard

Vic Godard is a solo performer, while continuing to appear with various incarnations of Subway Sect.

In 1990, Vic Godard wrote the song "Johnny Thunders", a tribute inspired by reading an obituary of the New York Dolls guitarist.

Vic Godard recorded ten other tracks and the recordings, with Paul Cook on drums, eventually became the album The End of the Surrey People.

Later in the 1990s, Vic Godard formed the band The Long Decline with Kenny Wisdom and Mark Perry.

Vic Godard contributed guitar and some songwriting, but not lead vocals,.

In 1998, Vic Godard released the album Long Term side-Effect on Tugboat Records.

In 2007, as Subway Sect, Vic Godard recorded the songs that had been intended for the debut LP back in 1978, and released them as 1978 Now.

Vic Godard has contributed to tracks by The Bitter Springs, who acted as his backing band for nine years.

In 2009 Vic Godard recorded We Come As Aliens for Overground records with Subway Sect, as well as an EP with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh called Blackpool.

Vic Godard remains a busy and creative artist, but no more popular than he was 40 years ago.