John McGeoch

John McGeoch

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1955-08-25

  • Day of Death

    2004-03-04 (48 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

John Alexander McGeoch (25 August 1955 – 4 March 2004) was a Scottish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Magazine (1977–1980) and Siouxsie and the Banshees (1980–1982).

He has been described as one of the most influential guitarists of his generation. In 1996 he was listed by Mojo in their "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" for his work on the Siouxsie and the Banshees song "Spellbound". Signature characteristics of his playing style included inventive arpeggios, string harmonics, the uses of flanger and an occasional disregard for conventional scales.