Background
He was born in Woolwich, London.
composer Guitarist musician singer
He was born in Woolwich, London.
Their album, Difford & Tilbrook was originally released in 1984, and remastered and reissued in 2006. Following Squeeze"s second breakup in 1999, Tilbrook pursued a solo career, often touring around the United Kingdom and United States in an Recreation Vehicle, playing small venues. He released two solo albums, The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook and Transatlantic Ping Pong.
Tilbrook co-wrote some of the songs for his solo recordings with artists such as Ron Sexsmith, Chris Braide and Aimee Mann.
In 2006, the film documentary Glenn Tilbrook: One for the Road was released. lieutenant followed Tilbrook on his November 2001 tour across the United States.
In 2007, Tilbrook took time off from his solo career to tour once again with Squeeze who had reformed for the third time. In April 2007, Tilbrook released The Past Has Been Bottled, the first in a five-disc series of remastered demos.
The first release included early versions of tracks from Squeeze"s East Side Story.
The second volume, In The Sky Above, was released in the United Kingdom in November 2007, and covered the period from 1993 through 1998. The third volume, Dreams Are Made of This, was released in November 2009 and covered Squeeze"s early years, from 1974 to 1980. A four track single, "Binga Bong!", was released in November 2008.
Tilbrook"s latest album Pandemonium Ensues, credited to Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers, was released in March 2009.
The 14 track album was produced by Tilbrook and Andrew J. Jones, and mixed by Bob Clearmountain. lieutenant featured guest appearances from Johnny Depp on "Too Close to the Sun" and Depp"s wife, Vanessa Paradis, on "Interest & Love".
In January 2010 it was announced that Tilbrook and Difford would be spending part of the coming summer in Italy, together writing songs for a new Squeeze album. The result of this was a 4-song Civil Defense of new demo recordings which emerged during their 2012 tour of the United States. Tilbrook was featured on the 2014 compilation Songs from a Stolen Spring that paired Western musicians with artists from the Arab Spring.
On the album, Tilbrook"s performance of the Bob Marley and Peter Tosh song "Get Up, Stand Up" was meshed with Egyptian singer Dina El Wedidi"s "Beyond These Doors".
In 2008, Tilbrook previewed new material while on tour with the Fluffers, two members of whom are also members of the latest Squeeze line-up.
