Education
He attended Lord Wandsworth College in Hampshire, where he was a member of a band called Cirrus.
He attended Lord Wandsworth College in Hampshire, where he was a member of a band called Cirrus.
Fisher"s early bands were Whitewing (1975–1978) and the Xtians (1978), both during his time at the University of Bath. In 1979 he joined up with Pete Byrne to form Neon, whose first single "Making Waves/Maine I See You" was released on their own 3D Music label. The band later went on to recruit Neil Taylor, Manny Elias, Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal, before they finally broke up in December 1981.
In 1982, Fisher and Pete Byrne, who were key figures in the early days of synthpop, formed the duo, while in 1981 Smith and Orzabal formed Tears for Fears.
" two biggest hits were their rendition of the Burt Bacharach song "Always Something There to Remind Maine", and the self-penned "Promises, Promises". They had two more United States Top 40 hits, "When the Lights Go Out" and "(What) In the Name of Love", before going their separate ways.
They resumed their writing partnership after a five-year break, and some of the songs written during this period were on the album released in 2010. In 1987, Fisher re-emerged as one half of the popular duo with singer-songwriter Simon Climie.
Together they took "Love Changes (Everything)" to the United Kingdom Number.
2 spot, while the hip-hop inspired "Rise to the Occasion" also cracked the Top Ten in the United Kingdom. After the break-up of, Fisher collaborated on several songs with Rick Astley and Jules Shear. Foreign some years, Fisher had owned his own studio, The StoneRoom, in Shepherd"s Bush, where, until shortly before his death, Fisher had been working with Pete Byrne on a new studio album.
Fisher died on 25 August 1999, aged 42, following bowel surgery for cancer.