| Sir Dirk McQuickly CH MBE | |
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Born: |
29 March 1943 |
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Years Active: |
1943-Present |
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Associated Acts: |
The Rutles, Punk Floyd, Jeremy Paxman, Pelvis Costello, Rihanna |
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Spouse(s): |
Martini (1969-1998) |
Sir Dirk McQuickly CH MBE (born March 29, 1943) is an English singer, bassist, pianist, nose-picker, and founding member of The Rutles. He was called "the cute Rutle" and was the only Rutle not to complain about Rutlemania.
He also had a popular career in the 1970s with Punk Floyd, and a solo career in the following years.
In 1972, Punk Floyd decided to go on a spontaneous tour of British primary schools. They were very quickly arrested for supplying small children with acid. Dirk was quoted as saying 'We saw lots of children and 5 of them grew up illegal'.
Dirk McQuickly toured with The Punk Floyd until the early 80s before turning to a solo career. A short-lived friendship and collaboration with former child star/director Ron Howard soured after Howard bought the rights to all of The Rutles' movies, and in 2002 Dirk's troubles only worsened following his remarriage to a headless mannequin.
Discography
Punk Floyd
- White Dopes on Punk (1970)
- Wild Life at the Gates of Dawn (1971)
- A Shitload of Secrets (1972)
- The Dirk Side of the Moon (1973)
- Red Sauce Speedway (1973)
- Banned on the Run (1973)
- Venus and Marbles (1975)
- Floyd At The Speed Of Punk (1976)
- Pulse over America (1976)
- Comatose (1977)
- Animal's Town (1978)
- Wish You Were The Egg (1979)
- The Floor (1979)
- Punkpan (2001)
- The Endless Grift (2014)
Solo
- Spam (1971, with Martini McQuickly)
- Pansy Badminton (1977)
- White Dopes on Punk II (1980)
- Tug Of Whore (1982)
- Pipes Of Piss (1983)
- Give My Regrets To Broad Street (1984)
- Press To Pay (1986)
- Ha Украине (The Ukranian Album) (1988)
- Flowers In The Turd (1989)
- On The Ground (1993)
- Raspberries, Fields, Tractors, Deserts (1993, As The Barman, with Adolescence)
- Flaming Punk (1997)
- Flushes (1998, As The Barman, with Adolescence)
- Ron Nasty Run (1999)
- Rutland Sound Collage (2000)
- Frying Brain (2001)
- Twin Peaks (2005, with David Lynch)
- Pathos and Destruction In The Backyard (2005)
- I'm Out Of Ideas (2007)
- Hectic Accidents (2008, As The Barman, with Adolescence)
- Dew (2013)
- Legit Station (2018)
Classical
- Dirk McQuickly's Rutland Oratorio (1991)
- Standing Gnome (1997)
- Working My Arse Off (1999)
- Ecce Bore Meum (2007)
- Ocean's Eleven (2011)