Mikey Craig

Mikey Craig
Mikey Craig
Born	15 February 1960; London, England
Occupation(s)	Musician, executive producer, composer
Instrument(s)	Bass, vocals

Michael Emile Craig (born 15 February 1960) is a British musician and DJ^[1] best known as the bassist of the pop/soul/new wave group Culture Club.

Craig started the group Culture Club, which became one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, selling millions of albums. In 1988, he released a solo single entitled "I'm a Believer", which failed to make an impact.

Craig was an executive producer in the mid-1990s for his own dance label, SLAMM records.^{[citation needed]}

Craig continues to tour with Culture Club and its original members Boy George, Roy Hay, and until his departure from the group in 2021, Jon Moss. Craig has also occasionally performed with Kid Creole and the Coconuts during their UK shows.

Personal life

Craig went to St Clement Danes School in DuCane Road, Hammersmith. Craig had two children with Cleo Scott, daughter of the author and political campaigner Erin Pizzey: son Keita, born in 1977, and daughter Amber, born eighteen months later. Keita was a paranoid schizophrenic who committed suicide in Wandsworth Prison in 2000.^[2] Craig ended his relationship with Cleo Scott shortly after Culture Club's rise to fame in 1982. He is now married to an Italian woman named Lilli, and they have three sons: Milo Emile, footballer Paco Gigi,^[3] and Geo Luca.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Kussmaul, Jake (4 July 2016). "Culture Club's Mikey Craig and Jon Moss talk early influences, audience appeal". Music Existence. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
^ "Prison apology over grandson's suicide (From This Is Local London)". Thisislocallondon.co.uk. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^ Lerner, Danielle. "Son of rock star, LouCity's Craig has own Club". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[1] Kussmaul, Jake (4 July 2016). "Culture Club's Mikey Craig and Jon Moss talk early influences, audience appeal". Music Existence. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[2] "Prison apology over grandson's suicide (From This Is Local London)". Thisislocallondon.co.uk. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

[3] Lerner, Danielle. "Son of rock star, LouCity's Craig has own Club". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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v t e Culture Club
Boy George Roy Hay Mikey Craig Jon Moss
Albums	Kissing to Be Clever Colour by Numbers Waking Up with the House on Fire From Luxury to Heartache Don't Mind If I Do Life
Compilation albums	This Time – The First Four Years The Best of Culture Club Collect – 12″ Mixes Plus At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club Greatest Moments – VH1 Storytellers Live Culture Club Greatest Hits
Singles	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" "Time (Clock of the Heart)" "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" "Church of the Poison Mind" "Karma Chameleon" "Victims" "Miss Me Blind" "It's a Miracle" "The War Song" "Don't Go Down That Street" "Move Away" "I Just Wanna Be Loved" "Starman"
Related articles	Discography Boy George discography Helen Terry "Where's the Dress"
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