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Robert Ian McNabb (born 3 November 1960) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool, England. He is known both for his work as leader and songwriter-in-chief of The Icicle Works in the 1980s, and his solo career throughout from the early 1990s to date. He has also played with musicians as diverse as Ringo Starr, Crazy Horse, Neil Young,〔http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ian-mcnabb-says-supporting-neil-7898380〕 Mike Scott (of The Waterboys), and Danny Thompson of folk band Pentangle. McNabb's first book, an autobiography entitled ''Merseybeast'', was released in October 2008. ==Early life== Robert Ian McNabb was born on 3 November 1960 in Lourdes Hospital in Liverpool. He was born the first and only child of Patricia (née Forsyth) and Robert Gerard McNabb.〔Merseybeast: A Musical Memoir〕 At 18 months old Ian contracted pneumonia, leaving him with a damaged left lung. Ian had a brief stint as a child model when he was a young child, and a resultant photo was later featured on the album art of Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb. Since seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey as a child, McNabb has been an avid space-enthusiast. He has also been a supporter of Liverpool Football Club since childhood. McNabb cites his earliest musical influences as being from watching T. Rex's Born to Boogie and That'll Be the Day starring David Essex at the age of 10. After this he began attending Guitar and Music theory lessons. McNabb's first musical performance was playing You're Sixteen at Fairfield Conservative Club in Liverpool in 1974. In 1975 Ian auditioned and joined the young cabaret group Daybreak (Later renamed "Young World"). The group played at men's clubs around the North-West of England during the mid-1970s. The group unsuccessfully auditioned for television talent show Opportunity Knocks. Chris Sharrock later joined the group, where McNabb first became friends with him, he would go on to drum for The Icicle Works. McNabb wrote his first song at age 15, titled "Apologise (I Will)". McNabb quit Young World near the end of 1976 and joined an all male teen cabaret group called City Lights. In 1977 the group auditioned for ITV's New Faces but were unsuccessful. McNabb began attending the Mabel Fletcher College of Music and Drama. Ian quit City Lights in February 1980, having agreed to start a band with Chris Sharrock. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian McNabb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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