Gail Ann Dorsey

Gail Ann Dorsey was born in Philadelphia, USA, and acquired her first bass guitar aged 14. After an early stint at film school (where she was the only woman in her first year classes), she dedicated herself full time to her career in music.Gail has recorded and toured as a session musician with the great and the good of the music industry, including Tears for Fears, Boy George, Lenny Kravitz, The National, Ani Di Franco, Bryan Ferry, Gang of Four and perhaps most famously David Bowie. She sang and played bass in his band from 1995 to Bowie's death in 2016.She has also recorded as a solo artist, releasing three critically acclaimed albums, the most recent of which is titled I Used To Be... She now lives in New York, and is looking forward to re-starting work once live music venues reopen post-pandemic.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

The World As It Should Be is a new podcast from the team who bring you the Primadonna festival – and its prize.Primadonna describes its weekend festival as 'the world as it should be, for one weekend’.But what if it could last for longer than a weekend? In this podcast series, we’ll be asking brilliant people – some of whom you’ll know, some of whom you might be meeting for the first time – how they’d create their world, as it should be.They’ve all got one thing in common: they’re doing something amazing with their work: they’re breaking down barriers, and making people think.Have a listen to find out more.Theme tune by Deb Googe.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.