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Bobby Gillespie
Biography
Robert Gillespie (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer, founding member, primary lyricist, and sole continuous member of the alternative rock band Primal Scream. He was the drummer for The Jesus and Mary Chain in the mid-1980s, leaving after the release of the band's debut album Psychocandy, and was once the bassist for The Wake. In October 2021, Gillespie published his memoir Tenement Kid.
Top Filmography

5.5
9 Songs
2004 // MOVIE

8.1
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
2020 // MOVIE

7.0
Upside Down: The Creation Records Story
2010 // MOVIE

7.5
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011 // MOVIE

7.7
Classic Albums
1997 // TV

8.3
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990 // TV

6.7
Classic Albums: Primal Scream - Screamadelica
2011 // MOVIE

7.0
I Am Weekender
2023 // MOVIE

9.0
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025 // MOVIE

7.0
The Dirty Three
2007 // MOVIE

7.0
Primal Scream: Screamadelica Live
2011 // MOVIE

0.0
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023 // MOVIE
0.0
Strip
2002 // MOVIE

0.0
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Videos 1985 to 1989
1990 // MOVIE

0.0
Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes
2018 // MOVIE