Simon Tong

Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of the Verve between 1996 and 1999. He has played with Damon Albarn on tour with his bands Blur and Gorillaz, and as a member of the Good, the Bad & the Queen. He ranks in BBC's "The Axe Factor" as the 40th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years.

Tong grew up in the Lancashire town of Skelmersdale, the subject of his most recent release, Prospect of Skelmersdale with his project The Magnetic North.

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