Background
He was born in Manchester, and grew up in the Bradford and Rusholme areas of the city, where he was a mod.
He was born in Manchester, and grew up in the Bradford and Rusholme areas of the city, where he was a mod.
He attended the Sex Pistols gig at Manchester"s Lesser Free Trade Hall, in June 1976.
Early years After attending Oldham College, he got a job, but was dismissed for organising a strike. Buzzcocks Their manager Malcolm McLaren introduced him to guitarist Pete Shelley and vocalist Howard Devoto, who were looking for a bassist for their band, Buzzcocks. John Maher joined as drummer and six weeks later, Buzzcocks played their first concert.
Howard Devoto left Buzzcocks shortly after the European Parliament was released, which prompted the band to reshuffle – Pete Shelley becoming lead vocalist as well as guitarist and Diggle switching from bass to guitar.
Steve Diggle wrote several songs for Buzzcocks, including "Autonomy", "Fast Cars" (co-written with Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley), "Love Is Lies" (perhaps the first Buzzcocks song featuring an acoustic guitar), "Sitting Round At Home", "You Know You Can"t Help lieutenant", "Mad Mad Judy", and, perhaps his most famous song, "Harmony in My Head", a Top 40 hit in 1979. Early solo career and Flag of Convenience After Buzzcocks split in 1981, Diggle dedicated to a brief solo era, releasing 50 Years of Comparative Wealth European Parliament (with the guest participations of fellow-Buzzcocks Steve Garvey and John Maher) the same year, and, in 1982, formed a new band, Flag of Convenience, initially with ex-Buzzcock John Maher.
Ex-Easterhouse drummer Gary Rostock played on Diggle"s 2000 release. In 2013, Diggle also appeared in the British punk-popular comedy Vinyl, playing himself.
