The Rutles Wiki
Register
Hiphats (talk | contribs)
Tag: Visual edit
No edit summary
Tag: Visual edit
Line 12: Line 12:
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Beatles wikia|Paul McCartney}}
 
{{Beatles wikia|Paul McCartney}}
'''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.
+
'''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.
 
He also had a popular career in the 1970s with [[Punk Floyd]], and a solo career in the following years.

Revision as of 23:35, 7 December 2019

Sir Dirk McQuickly CH MBE
Dirk McQuickly

Born:

29 March 1943

Years Active:

1943-Present

Associated Acts:

The Rutles, Punk Floyd, Jeremy Paxman, Pelvis Costello, Rihanna

Spouse(s):

Martini (1969-1998)

Dirk McQuickly

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.

In 2013, in his first appearance in 8 years, Dirk McQucikly bought out the surviving members 90's Groan band, Shangri-La, for an encore of his show in Seattle's W.C. Fields.

Discography

Solo

Punk Floyd

Classical

  • Dirk McQuickly's Rutland Oratorio (1991)
  • Standing Gnome (1997)
  • Working My Arse Off (1999)
  • Ecce Bore Meum (2007) 
  • Ocean's Eleven (2011)