M I C H A E L
D E S B A R R E S
LEGENDARY ROCKER
WITH
SILVERHEAD & DETECTIVE
TV VILLIAN
'MURDOC'
ON MACGYVER
E X C L U S I V E INTERVIEW
Michael Des Barres is a perfect example of how
perseverance, hard work, and a positive outlook, can achieve many of life’s
yearnings. Michael is an incredible story; he embraced his passion for the arts
and has never looked back.
Acting lessons at the Corona Stage School led to a
supporting cast member role as “Williams,” a London East End pupil on the 1967
British drama, To Sir, with Love starring Sidney Poitier. Besides acting,
Michael loved music, especially American blues and rock ‘n’ roll. He formed his
first band called the Orange Illusion in his teen years.
In 1972, Michael Des Barres became frontman for
British glam rockers and cult icons Silverhead. The band eventually signed with
Purple Records (owned by Deep Purple) and released two essential albums,
Silverhead (1972) and 16 and Savaged (1973).
Silverhead became a significant role model for future
generations of glam rock groups.
After the premature disbanding of Silverhead, Michael
Des Barres formed Detective. The band was signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song
label by legendary guitarist Jimmy Page in 1975. Detective featured guitarist
Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf) and Tony Kaye (Yes). The group recorded three
studio albums, Detective (1977), It Takes One to Know One (1978), and their
third album was recorded on Atlantic Records but never released. (Michael
remains friends with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant).
During this time Michael Des Barres appeared on the
WKRP in Cincinnati television episode “Hoodlum Rock” as the infamous Sir
Charles 'Dog' Weatherbee of the band Scum of the Earth. (Rob Zombie released a
song called “Scum of the Earth” in 2000, and a heavy metal band by the name of
Scum of the Earth was formed in 2003).
After the break-up of Detective, Michael Des Barres
teamed up with Ex-Sex Pistol guitarist Steve Jones to form Chequered Past. The
line-up also included bassist Nigel Harrison and drummer Clem Burke from
Blondie, and guitarist Tony Sales formerly of Utopia. (The band recorded one
album together called Chequered Past). Des Barres also became the lead singer
of the touring and Live Aid version of The Power Station, a Duran Duran
spin-off band.
Michael Des Barres penned the world-wide hit
“Obsession” with Holly Knight, which became a huge hit for the LA new wave
group Animation in 1985.
Des Barres states that he loves performing in front of
a live audience in a rock ‘n’ roll band, but he’s also in love with all the
arts, and in many shapes and forms. He’s also an accomplished actor and probably
best known for playing the infamous villain ‘Murdoc’ on the popular TV series
MacGyver and ‘Alex’ in the movie Pink Cadillac.
In April of 2012, Des Barres reunited with Silverhead
and all his old mates for the first time in 38 years. The band performed to
standing room only audiences in Japan. He’s also recently appeared on the
television series The Finder, Suits, and the motion picture California Solo.
Michael has appeared in countless film, television,
voice-over and stage roles and his credits are awe-inspiring.
Des Barres has also appeared in “Roseanne,”
“Seinfeld,” “Renegade,” “Ellen,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Hart To Hart,” “Melrose Place,”
“Nash Bridges,” “Northern Exposure,” “Rockford Files,” “St Elsewhere,” “21 Jump
Street,” “Frasier,” “Hawaii,” “Bones” and “NCIS,” among many others.
Michael Des Barres latest release THE KEY TO THE
UNIVERSE, returned De Barres firing on all cylinders and lighting up the rock
world as only he can.
Michael is currently the host of Little
Steven’s Underground Garage on SiriusXM Radio Channel 21, Michael Des Barres is
heard by more than six million listeners, five days a week (5am-8am and
9pm-midnight PT).
But many fans will know him best as the
original MacGyver villain, Murdoc — and
those fans were in for a treat, when Des Barres/Murdoc returned February 2nd to
CBS’s MacGyver reboot (alongside the new Murdoc, played by David
Dastmalchian), in the much-anticipated, “Murdoc vs. Murdoc” episode.
For more information about
Michael Des Barres
visit www.michaeldesbarres.com
or on Facebook www.facebook.com/MDesBarres
and on Twitter www.twitter.com/mdesbarres
M I C H A E L D E S B A R R E S
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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great week everybody!
