Stevie Ze Suicide formally Stevie Roberts drummer of the Punk giants UK Subs
Stevie has launched his own musical career as Ze Suicide. Stevies co writer and producer is Trevor Bolder (Bass with Bowies Spiders From Mars and now with prog rockers Uriah Heep)

At the age of 17 Stevies first gig was playing drums with a resident band in a Singapore, on stage four or five hours a night, seven nights a week.

Shortly after Stevie returned to the UK and toured with American R&B singing due James & Bobby Purify,

By this time the Punk Explosion had happened and he joined York band Cyanide. They supported the UK Subs on one of their tours.

Stevie then Joined UK Subs playing drums on several albums - including their Top 20 discs 'Diminished Responsibility' and 'Endangered Species' - both of which went gold.

Stevie also received platinum disc's for Guns and Roses cover version of the UK Subs song "Down On The Farm" (pictured on the UK Subs gallery at www.zesuicide.net

Two other bands he was in are Ligotage with Beki Bondage (Vice Squad), & Moho Pack with Enid Williams (Girlschool), and John McCoy (Gillan, GMT)

As a session drummer Stevie played on:
The Exploited's "Troops of Tomorrow"album,
Captain Sensible's "Power of Love"
The Damned during one of their tours when
Rat Scabies was unwell.

He was asked to play drums on Sinitta's "I Don't Believe in Miracles" video for TOTP, by her manager Simon Cowell (X-Factor). Stevie says he's a really nice bloke, a real gentleman and he enjoyed working for him; it was directed by Simon West (Lara Croft Tomb Raider).

Stevie then appeared in a Sony Hi-Fi Ad for MTV,
also directed by Simon West.

In between tours & albums with U.K. SUBS
Stevie Roberts would help to make video's for other bands & artists,as a production assistant for film & video makers MGMM, now 'Initial film & TV' (see "The Ze Suicide Diaries" on www.classicrockmagazine.com

During this time, he worked with such artists as 'THE ROLLING STONES', Stevie says,.. "to be within a few yards of performers like Mick Jagger & Tina Turner & watch them working was priceless to me, you can't buy that experience, only watch & learn, I was very lucky,....

A mongst the artists, who's video's Stevie worked on were,.
                             
THE ROLLING STONES – “Hit To The Body”
KISS - 'God Made RnR For You'
QUEEN -  'Who Wants To Live Forever'
FREDDIE MURCURY & MONSERATE - 'Barcelona”
DIANA ROSS -  'Chain Reaction'
TINA TURNER – Private Dancer” album, several tracks & Live at Camden
BILLY IDOL – "To Be A Lover"
WASP - "sorry, can't remember song"
GENESIS - "sorry, can't remember song"
PHIL COLLINS - "sorry Phil, can't remember song"
thankshanks for the beers!!        

Official Website
www.zesuicide.net

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