Bobby Gillespie

Bobby Gillespie is the charismatic Scottish frontman best known as the voice of Primal Scream, the genre-blurring band that reshaped rock, dance, and psychedelia since the ’80s. Starting as a drummer for The Jesus and Mary Chain, he pivoted to leading Primal Scream, whose landmark *Screamadelica* (1991) became a Mercury Prize-winning cultural reset. Gillespie’s raw, poetic swagger fuels their rebel ethos, spanning punk energy to soulful introspection. Recently, he’s explored solo territory, teaming up with Jehnny Beth for the brooding *Utopian Ashes* (2021), a duet album diving into fractured relationships, while dropping moody singles like “Blood on the Moon” and “5 Hectares.” Whether howling anthems or crooning ballads, Gillespie remains a leather-jacketed lifer in rock’s restless evolution.