| Tim Staffell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1948 |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock, progressive rock |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Associated acts | Smile, Morgan, Queen |
| Website | www.timstaffell.com |
Timothy "Tim" Staffell (born 24 February 1948, Isleworth, Middlesex, England) is an English rock musician and visual artist. He was a member of blues-rock outfit 1984 and later Smile, a band which included guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Upon Staffell's departure, Smile were joined by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon to form the band Queen. Staffell and May co-wrote the song "Doing All Right", which Queen included on their eponymous debut album. Following his tenure with Smile, Staffell joined Humpy Bong and then the experimental progressive rock outfit Morgan, with whom he released the albums Nova Solis and Brown Out (later retitled The Sleeper Wakes).[1]
Staffell later decided to pursue a career as a model maker[2] and designer, animator and commercials director. Among the projects upon which he worked were the BBC television adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and, for the inaugural series, he was chief model maker for the children's TV show Thomas the Tank Engine.[3]
Tim currently works as Master Carpenter at Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts in Wood Green, London.
In 2001, Staffell returned to the music industry with a new blues-funk band called aMIGO,[4] who draw inspiration from folk, Latin and rock. In 2003 they released one eponymous album, with re-recorded versions of the old Smile tunes "Earth" and "Doin' Alright", featuring his former bandmate Brian May on guitars and vocals.