Jah Wobble
- January 4, 2024
- Bassist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jah Wobble |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 11, 1958(1958-08-11) |
| Age | 66 |
| Birthplace | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | England |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Jah Wobble Biography
| Name | Jah Wobble |
| Birthday | Aug 11 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | England |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Spouse | Liao Zilan |
| Children(s) | Hayley Angel Holt |
Jah Wobble is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on August 11, 1958 in England, England, United Kingdom. English bassist and composer who began his musical career with Public Image Ltd. and who went on to pursue a solo career.
He was childhood friends with British punk legend Sid Vicious .
Wobble also released at least one single during his period as a member of PiL: His 1978 single “Dreadlock Don’t Deal in Wedlock” in which he recites Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussycat” and finishes with the immortal line, ‘love and marriage is like ice cream and cabbage … dreadlock don’t deal in wedlock.”
Following the Sex Pistols’ break-up, Lydon approached Wobble about forming a band. Both had similarly broad musical tastes, and were avid fans of reggae and world music. The band began rehearsing together in May 1978, although remained unnamed until July 1978, when Lydon officially named the band Public Image (PiL) (the “Ltd” was not added until several months later), after the Muriel Spark novel The Public Image. Wobble’s bass playing drew heavily on dub, which has remained an important feature of his music. Having experimented with Lydon pre-Sex Pistols break-up, he had written a simple repetitive bassline on which Lydon wrote “Public Image”. PiL debuted in October 1978 with “Public Image”, which reached number 9 on the UK charts, and also performed well on import in the US. Wobble has stated that the first PiL album was recorded so quickly due in part to the bassist’s altercations with a sound engineer and men at a nearby pub. He has, however, dismissed claims accusing him of extreme malice, such as setting fire to the former drummer for The Fall, Karl Burns, while Burns was session drumming for PiL.
He has had two children with his second wife, Zi Lan Liao.
Jah Wobble Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Bassist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jah Wobble is one of the richest Bassist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jah Wobble 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He formed a band called The Four Johns with John Lydon, John Ritchie, and John Gray.
He has collaborated with over one hundred artists throughout his career.
John Joseph Wardle (born 11 August 1958), known by the stage name Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums. Following his departure from PiL, he developed a successful solo career, which has continued to the present time. In 2012, he reunited with fellow PiL guitarist Keith Levene for Metal Box In Dub and the album Yin & Yang. Since 2013, he has been one of the featured pundits on Sunday morning’s The Virtual Jukebox segment of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo. His autobiography, Memoirs of a Geezer was published in 2009.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Jah Wobble Dating?
According to our records, Jah Wobble married to Liao Zilan. As of December 1, 2023, Jah Wobble’s is not dating anyone.
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By 1985 Jah Wobble’s heavy drinking and drunken brawls were having an effect on his life. Halfway through the recording of the album Psalms (October 1986), Wobble stopped drinking. From then through to the present day he has remained ‘clean and sober’.
Facts & Trivia
Jah Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jah Wobble celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.
Following the success of Jah Wobble’s Invaders of the Heart albums Without Judgement in 1990 and Rising Above Bedlam in 1991, Wobble has collaborated with many musicians -Brian Eno among them- & his explorations into world music predated much of the genre’s popularity. Jah Wobble’s 1994 album Take Me To God was influenced by world music genres and contributions from a variety of artists of diverse cultural backgrounds, including Baaba Maal, Dolores O’Riordan, and Chaka Demus, and was a critical and commercial success. His music has spanned a number of genres, including ambient music and dance music, and in 2003, reworkings of traditional English folk songs. Although he has released recordings since the late seventies Wobble has been particularly prolific from the mid-1990s to the present. He now runs his own label, 30 Hertz Records, and tours regularly throughout the UK and Europe with his current band, Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart.
What happened to Jah Wobble?
Although he has released recordings since the late seventies Wobble has been particularly prolific from the mid-1990s to the present. He now runs his own label, 30 Hertz Records, and tours regularly throughout the UK and Europe with his current band, Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart.
How did Jah Wobble get his name?
Sid Vicious gave reggae fan Wardle the nickname Jah Wobble , a slurred version of his real name and after Sex Pistols broke up, John Lydon formed Public Image Limited with Jah Wobble on bass and Keith Levene on guitar.
What Bass does Jah Wobble play?
In this article with Bass Guitar Magazine, Wobble states that his main bass is an Ovation Magnum.
What band was Jah Wobble in?
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Who played bass for PIL?
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