Steve Marriott
Stephen Peter Marriott ( born January 30, 1947 in Bow, London, † April 20, 1991 in Essex, England), better known as Steve Marriott, was an English rock musician. He was the singer and guitarist of the British beat band Small Faces (1965-1969) and Humble Pie ( 1969-1975 ).
After the end of Humble Pie Marriott began a solo career. He also accompanied footage of Johnny Hallyday and Johnny Thunders, guitarist of the New York Dolls.
Marriot died at the age of 44 years with a self-inflicted fire ( he forgot to delete his cigarette) in his country house in Essex.
Under the title All Too Beautiful appeared in 2004 a biography of Marriott. The authors are Paolo Hewitt and John Hellier.