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Will Heggie (a.k.a. “Bill”) was a childhood friend of Robin Guthrie and a founding member of Cocteau Twins. He and Robin had been members of another local Grangemouth, Scotland, band called The Heat. They eventually released a single entitled “My Part of Town” in 1980 under the name The Liberators.
Cocteau Twins. Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde in 1983.
Like so many groups formed in the 1980s post-punk wave, their beginnings were humble: Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, and Will Heggie—the original lineup—were young, shy, self-effacing, awkward, taciturn, frequently profane and circumspect working class teens who, like fellow Scots The Jesus and Mary Chain, to whom they would be ...
Apr 24, 2020 · Cocteau Twins were formed by Robin Guthrie and Will Heggie in 1979, with Elizabeth Fraser joining after Guthrie spotted her dancing at a local nightclub. Their name isn't a reference to French...
Jan 12, 2024 · Cocteau Twins were a Scottish band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde in 1983. The group earned criti… read more.
Biographical details and background of the former members of Cocteau Twins, including Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde, Will Heggie, and other collaborators.
Jan 21, 2024 · But Heggie had quit by the time it came to record Head Over Heels, so the lovey-dovey couple made the album alone together, which surely contributed to its atmosphere of almost stifling...
