Steve Rippon was the bassist and a founding member of the band Lush in 1987. His birthdate is yet to be determined, though in one interview Stave noted that he was five years older than his band mates (who all met up in college). That'd place steve somewhere in the 1961 to '62 range.
Steve, the founding bassist:
"I was sitting in the college canteen one day, and they sidled up to me, really embarrassed. They said can you play bass? I said, no. They said, great, can you learn in six weeks?While Steve was with the band, Lush issued their first singles singles, eps, and two albums; Gala and Spooky, and they toured throughout Europe, Japan and America.
"I went down to an audition at this place behind the Holloway Road,' he continues. 'They were possibly the worst group I'd ever seen in my life. It was an absolute cacophony. The songs were really simple and had titles like 'Female Hybrid', 'See-Saw' and 'He's A Bastard'. I thought, yeah, I can play bass to this."
In 1992 Steve announced he was leaving after the completion of Lush's second album, Spooky. Rippon, more reserved, almost shy compared to his bandmates decided he it wasn't worth it being away from his girlfriend for an extended length of time. He quit the band to be with her.
Other sources state that Rippon left the band at this stage in order to concentrate on writing, though his book Cold Turkey Sandwich which is a fictionalized chronicle of his touring experience, was unfortunately rejected by publishers. Hopefully some day it may see the light of day for us Lush fans.One sources states that Steve moved to Australia (?)
Emma: "Steve lives in Ireland with his wife and he works at a computer company and he writes sometimes for Mojo and Q, mainly reviewing reissues and stuff, back catalogue type things. "
