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Ross MacDonald

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This article is about the musician. For the Canadian sailor, see Ross MacDonald (sailor). For the author, see Ross Macdonald. For Australian politician, see Ross McDonald.
Ross MacDonald
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MacDonald performing in Argentina in 2019
BornRoss Stewart MacDonald
(1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35)
England, United Kingdom
💼 Occupation
Musician
📆 Years active  2012–present
🏅 AwardsFull list
🌐 Websitethe1975.com

Ross Stewart MacDonald (born 6 June 1989) is an English musician who came to prominence as a founding member and bassist of the pop rock band the 1975.[1][2][3][4]

Early life[edit]

MacDonald spent his formative years in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and attended Wilmslow High School.[5][6][7] He learned to play bass at 12 years old using his brother's bandmate's bass.[4]

Career[edit]

At Wilmslow High School in 2002, MacDonald, who plays bass, was recruited and befriended by Adam Hann to form a band. Matty Healy and George Daniel subsequently joined the line-up.[8][9][10] They began as a band playing covers of punk and emo songs at the music department school and at Healy's house before eventually writing their own music.[11][12] Their first performance was in front of 200 people as part of the council-run Macclesfield Youth Bands.[13]

MacDonald performing in Italy in 2014

MacDonald, together with Hann and Daniel, studied at universities in Manchester to keep the band together.[14] While working as delivery drivers at a Chinese restaurant,[15] the band played gigs around Greater Manchester[16] using several names including Me and You Versus Them, Those 1975s, Forever Drawing Six,[17] Talkhouse,[18] the Slowdown,[19] and Bigsleep.[20]

The band has been called Drive Like I Do[21] before settling on the band name the 1975[22][23] which was inspired by scribblings found on the back page of Healy's copy of On the Road by Jack Kerouac that were dated "1 June, The 1975".[24][25][26]

The 1975 were rejected by every major record label, with executives confused by the band's genre-hopping approach.[27] After years as the band's manager, Jamie Oborne set up his own independent label, Dirty Hit, and signed the band for 20 pounds.[28][29] The band released four extended plays in quick succession – Facedown and Sex in 2012, and Music for Cars and IV in 2013.[30] They followed it with their eponymous debut album (2013), I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (2016), A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships (2018), Notes on a Conditional Form (2020) and Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022).[31] Each of their studio albums reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and garnered critical acclaim.[32][33]

MacDonald's work with the band made him the recipient of four Brit Awards,[34][35][36] and two Ivor Novello Awards.[37] He has also been nominated twice for the Mercury Prize,[38][39] and once for the Grammy Awards.[40]

In May 2023, MacDonald co-wrote the single "Colours" with VC Pines and Ed Thomas.[1]

Artistry[edit]

Influences[edit]

MacDonald cited Pino Palladino as one of his favorite bass players who had a big influence on his playing style. He also expressed admiration to Nathan Watts and consider him as his hero. MacDonald is also influenced by soul and R&B.[4]

In 2021, he had bass sessions with Chris Chaney in Los Angeles and described it as a "great experience".[4]

Personal life[edit]

MacDonald was a vocal supporter of his hometown football team, Macclesfield Town F.C..[41][42]

Discography[edit]

The 1975[edit]

Main article: The 1975 discography

Extended plays[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Solo work[edit]

Concert tours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "VC Pines teams up with The 1975's Ross MacDonald on "Colours"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  2. ↑ Amador, Valery (2013-05-14). "Rotosound Signs Bassists Michael Devin, Chris Taylor, Ross Macdonald, Russell Pritchard, Wayne Morgan and More". Bass Musician Magazine, The Face of Bass. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  3. ↑ "SPIRIT OF 75". pocketmags.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "ARCHIVE INTERVIEW − ロス・マクドナルド［The 1975］ | ベース・マガジン" (in 日本語). 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  5. ↑ McKeegan, Alice (2013-05-07). "How my schoolboy dream of musical stardom came true". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  6. ↑ Jones, Danny (2023-02-04). "Watch Ross from The 1975 pull a few pints at Bunny Jackson's after sold-out Gorilla gig". The Manc. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  7. ↑ Graves, Shahlin (2020-05-20). "Interview: The 1975 - "Let's make things about purpose..."". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  8. ↑ "The 1975: Bound To Win, Bound To Be True". Clash Magazine. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ↑ Carroll, Grace (20 November 2012). "The 1975: 'Manchester Doesn't Need More Music Heroes'". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  10. ↑ What Goes On S2 Ep21 - Ross MacDonald (The 1975), retrieved 2023-06-25
  11. ↑ Nolan, David (9 March 2017). "The 1975 - Love, Sex & Chocolate". Bonnier Zaffre. ISBN 9781786064875. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Carroll, Grace (20 November 2012). "The 1975: 'Manchester Doesn't Need More Music Heroes'". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  13. ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & (18 August 2016). "Love Is Here: The 1975 Interviewed". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  14. ↑ The 1975: 'Being Funny In a Foreign Language' Interview | Apple Music, retrieved 2023-06-23
  15. ↑ Stubbs, Dan (2016-02-07). "The 1975 - The Full NME Cover Interview". NME. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  16. ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & (25 September 2013). "The 1975: Bound To Win, Bound To Be True". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Nolan, David (9 March 2017). The 1975 - Love, Sex & Chocolate. Great Britain: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781786062598. Search this book on
  18. ↑ Cohen, Ian (9 August 2012). "The 1975: Facedown EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  19. ↑ "Introducing: The 1975". Light Up the Dark. Akira. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ Crewe, Michael (21 January 2011). "Ghosts - B I G S L E E P". Can You Hear This. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ "What even is going on with The 1975?". Alternative Press. June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  22. ↑ Milton, Jamie (2017-06-08). "Who and what are Drive Like I Do?". NME. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  23. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (2021-02-17). "Matty Healy Says Music From Pre-The 1975 Band Drive Like I Do Coming 'Pretty Soon'". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  24. ↑ Brinnand, Emily (3 December 2012). "New Band Up North". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  25. ↑ Allely, Phil (27 September 2012). "The 1975 Interview: "We are creating alternative popular music"". Fame Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2013. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  26. ↑ "The 1975's Matty Healy Turns On, Tunes In, and Logs Off". Pitchfork. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  27. ↑ Empire, Kitty (12 January 2014). "The 1975 – review". The Observer. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  28. ↑ Hattenstone, Simon (11 November 2016). "The 1975's Matt Healy: 'I am pretentious. And I'm not apologising'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  29. ↑ "Artistic Integrity, Creative Freedom, and the Rise of Dirty Hit". Complex. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  30. ↑ Hall, Duncan (27 September 2013). "The 1975's frontman Matt Healey on their overnight success". The Argus. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  31. ↑ Bowenbank, Starr (2022-11-30). "Matty Healy & Ross MacDonald Share a Sweet Kiss During The 1975 Concert: 'Luckiest Girl in the World'". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  32. ↑ "The 1975 score fifth consecutive Number 1 album with Being Funny In A Foreign Language". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  33. ↑ Milton, Jamie (2018-06-06). "How to get your band to sound like The 1975". NME. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  34. ↑ "Brit Awards 2017: See the Full Winners List". Billboard.
  35. ↑ "Brit Awards 2019: Full list of winners". BBC. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  36. ↑ Richards, Will (10 January 2023). "Mo Gilligan returning to host 2023 BRIT Awards". NME. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  37. ↑ "2019 nominees and winners". ivorsacademy.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  38. ↑ "Mercury Prize 2016: The nominees". BBC News. 4 August 2016.
  39. ↑ "Mercury prize 2019: The 1975, Dave, Cate Le Bon and Idles shortlisted". The Guardian. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  40. ↑ "Ross MacDonald - GRAMMYS". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  41. ↑ "Chris Sutton's Premier League predictions v Ross MacDonald from The 1975". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  42. ↑ "Lawro's predictions v The 1975 bassist Ross MacDonald". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  43. ↑ "VC Pines - Colours (Single) + 10 Questions". WORDPLAY. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-06-25.

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