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DIZ: After I left Marillion I joined A Harrow based band called Benzene Jag / Benzene with Nigel Spennewyn on guitar. I then brought in Brian on keyboards. The three of us along with the drummer Barry Talbot later left to form Pride of Passion when we were joined by Deb Hopper on vocals.
Other sources have that the band name was shortened to Marillion in 1981 to avoid potential copyright conflicts, at the same time as singer Fish and bassist William 'Diz' Minnitt replaced original bassist/vocalist
Jun 17, 2023 · This time the spotlight fell on Fish’s pal, bassist Diz Minnitt. “That wasn’t my choice,” Fish protests today. “That was provoked by the rest of the band. They were saying that Diz wasn’t good enough. I was never quite sure whether it was because he was my mate or because he was a bass player.
May 17, 2013 · “Diz [Minnitt, Marillion bassist between 1981 and 1982] and I both ended up staying in a Halls Of Residence. We figured there was more chance of getting musicians together and finding gigs. It was really naïve – clutching at straws, so to speak.
Mar 13, 2022 · A treatise on the nature of friendship and trust inspired by the firing of a former bandmate, it found Fish simultaneously justifying and crucifying himself for taking on the role of metaphorical assassin. “People think it was about Mick Pointer, but it was about [former Marillion bassist] Diz Minnitt,” he says. “We were really good ...
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Read a full interview with Diz in the interviews section! Red Lion Pub, Bicester – 14.03.1981 Marillion’s first show – Photos by Diz Minnitt, edited by Andre Kreutzmann
