About Debbie Googe
Deborah Ann Googe (born 24 October 1962) is an English musician who was the bassist for My Bloody Valentine. Their albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) established Googe as a pioneering figure in the shoegaze genre. She has also worked with Snowpony, Primal Scream, and Thurston Moore. == Career == === My Bloody Valentine === Googe was born in Yeovil, Somerset, England. Prior to joining My Bloody Valentine, she played for a band called Bikini Mutants in her hometown of Yeovil, who gigged with The Mob. She moved from Yeovil to London, and in early 1985 an ex-girlfriend of hers recommended her as a bass player to Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine. She joined the band after an audition in April 1985. She left the group in 1996, noting she "hadn't been happy for a long time". Googe is known for her energetic style of bass playing during MBV's live performances. She rejoined My Bloody Valentine in 2007 for the reunion tour and has remained with them since, playing with them on all of their subsequent tours.
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