Maurice Ernest Gibb
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Maurice Gibb, a Bee Gees member, performed on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. He was born December 22, 1949 in Douglas, Isle of Man and died January 12, 2003 in Miami Beach, Florida. He received a CBE in 2001 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1997. Nicknamed The Quiet One, he ran a paintball shop and acted in films including Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 and The Supernaturals 1986.
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Maurice Gibb entered the world at 3:50 am on December 22, 1949, the identical twin of Robin Gibb. He was the third of five children; older brother Barry and younger brother Andy also became musicians. His father Hugh Gibb was a bandleader. The family later moved to Australia. From that musical household, Maurice absorbed the influences that shaped his career.
Maurice Gibb’s career took off as a Bee Gees member after the group’s 1977 soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever became a global hit. He acted in films including Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 and The Supernaturals 1986. In the 1990s, he owned Commander Mo’s paintball shop in Miami. He also guest-starred on TV shows such as The Midnight Special and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The soundtrack achieved global success.
Maurice Gibb married singer Lulu in 1969; divorce came four years later in 1973. In 1975, he married Yvonne Spenceley, who remained his wife until his death. He had two children: son Adam born 1976 and daughter Samantha born 1980. He died on January 12, 2003, which coincided with his elder sister Leslie’s 58th birthday. An avid fan of the sitcom Father Ted, he was buried with its DVD box set.
He earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a Bee Gees member. He received a CBE in 2001. The Bee Gees also earned a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6845 Hollywood Boulevard. His work on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack has influenced artists including Justin Timberlake and Daft Punk. Fans remember him as the quiet backbone of the Bee Gees.
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It’s Very Hard to Write a Song Alone. It’s Only by Jamming That You Can Get a Song Together.
I Was Always the One Left Behind. Out in the Streets, When They Saw Me They’d Say, That’s Just One of the Bee Gees.
So Many Groups Fail Because They Spend All Their Time in the Clubs. Work Pours in and They Can’t Handle It Because of Late-night Drinking.
The Most Important Thing About Recovery Is to Pass the Message On.
I Think We Have to Act Like Stars Because It Is Expected of Us. so We Drive Our Big Cars and Live in Our Smart Houses.
As an Alcoholic, You Have No Appreciation for Your Wife or Your Children’s Feelings, but I’m Making up for That Now. I’m Winning My Children’s Trust Back.
America? They Had a Good Girl Singer, Janis Joplin.
Everybody Who Knows Us Knows We Always Have a Good Time.
Finally, I Found a Program That’s Put My Troubles Behind Me.
I’ll Be Honest. We Copied Everyone . . . the Beatles, the Bachelors. It Was the Only Way People Would Even Listen to You.
Harmonies Are Nice.
For a While, I’d Never Had the Opportunity to Prove on TV That I Could Play the Piano.
We Expected to Have a Good Time with Clive Anderson ‘Cause I’ve Always Liked Him, His Shows.
I’m Not a Big Blues Fan, but I Don’t Know Anyone Who Doesn’t Dig B.B. King.
We Don’t Mind Being Ripped Apart, but Don’t Rip the Songs Apart. They’re Like Our Kids.
I Heard My Brother’s Voice Even Though We Were Apart. I Then Answered the Phone and Found Him on the Line.
They Don’t Bother Too Much with the Balance and Things on Blues Records.
We Worked for 11 Years to Get Where We Are Today, and I Want to Take Our Work Seriously so That Later on I’ll Be Able to Appreciate the Money We’ve Made.
Tiny Tim? Anyone Could Sing Like That. It’s Atrocious. It’s Hideous, Really.
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In the Miami area, he owned a paintball shop named Commander Mo’s.
He passed away on the 58th birthday of his elder sister Leslie.
He and his older brother Barry Gibb wrote a song called Man In The Middle, which appeared posthumously on the Number Ones album as a tribute.
He was the twin brother of Robin Gibb and brother of Barry Gibb and Andy Gibb.
Queen Elizabeth II awarded him a CBE, or Commander of the Order of British Empire, in the New Year’s Eve Honors List 2001.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of The Bee Gees.
The Bee Gees received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6845 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994 together with brothers Barry and Robin.
His first name is pronounced Morris, the traditional UK pronunciation.
He was a member of The Bee Gees.
He was born at 3:50 am.
He had two children: son Adam Gibb, born 23 February 1976, and daughter Samantha Gibb, born 2 July 1980.
He was a massive fan of the sitcom Father Ted, so much so that he was buried with the DVD box set.
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