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Derek William Dick, better known as '''Fish''' (born 25 April 1958 , in Dalkeith , Midlothian ), is a Scottish Progressive Rock Singer , Lyric writer and occasional Actor . CAREER After a patchy career as a Gardener and Forestry worker, he came to public attention in 1981 with the British Group Marillion , which he left in 1988 following top ten hits in 1985 with Kayleigh and Lavender and in 1987 with Incommunicado. It is widely believed that the name Fish arose from his drinking habits, however, according to Fish himself, the name originates from the amount of time he spent reading in the bath. There is also a conflicting story - that he picked the name up because of a strange fish-shaped ear-ring he once had. Fish has one Daughter , Tara. He is sometimes compared to Peter Gabriel , lead singer of Genesis in the 1970s. In terms of his lyrics and vocal delivery comparisons have also been made to Peter Hammill , as Fish was a big fan of Hammill's "A Black Box" at the time the band Marillion released "Script for a Jester's Tear", and Hammill supported the band on the promotional tour for this album. Fish's introspective lyrics, often dealing with his own personal problems and addictions, have often been said to be able to stand on their own as Poetry without music . Many of his later works contain lengthy spoken word passages with the music simply acting as background. Shorter examples of such passages can be found in his Marillion works. Following a legal dispute with EMI and an unsuccessful contract with Polydor , Fish established the Dick Bros Record Company in 1993. He released a number of 'official bootleg' albums to finance the company. After selling the company to Roadrunner Records , another unsuccessful period followed before he re-established his own Chocolate Frog record label in 2001. In 2005 Fish signed with Snapper . He has a small but loyal fan base, commonly referred to as Fishheads, many of whom contribute to several online fan forums and travel from all over the world to attend his bi-annual fan club conventions. Fish has also contributed to Arjen Anthony Lucassen 's Ayreon project, singing the part of the Highlander in Into The Electric Castle . Recently Fish has been presenting a Friday evening radio show "Fish on Friday" for digital radio station Planet Rock . On August 26, 2007, Fish performed a show in Aylesbury UK at the infamous Market Square . He was accompanied onstage by Marillion , the band he used to sing with, and with whom he has not performed in nearly two decades. This was considered a historic performance by both Fish fans and Marillion fans. In a press interview following the event, Fish denied this would lead to a full reunion, claiming that "Hogarth does a great job with the band... We forged different paths over the 19 years." {Link without Title} Fish is not to be confused with Phish , Chris Squire (whose nickname is "The Fish"), or Bradley Fish . SOLO DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Other Collaborations
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