Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Tilbrook is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Woolwich, United Kingdom. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Squeeze, the English power pop band formed in the mid-1970s. In that group, he generally writes the music, while his songwriting partner Chris Difford writes the lyrics. His work sits within classic pop and rock, and he is also associated with power pop.

Squeeze and Difford & Tilbrook

Tilbrook is a member of Squeeze, and he also works in Difford & Tilbrook with Chris Difford. During Squeeze’s first hiatus, from around 1983 to 1985, the pair write, record and tour together under that name. After Squeeze’s second breakup in 1999, he continues with solo work while the group later reforms in 2007 for a series of shows.

Solo work and collaborations

As a solo artist, Tilbrook records two solo albums, The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook and Transatlantic Ping-Pong. He co-writes songs for his solo recordings with Ron Sexsmith, Chris Braide and Aimee Mann. He also tours in the UK and the United States, often performing in small venues.

Other projects

Tilbrook’s name is also connected with Winjama, The Co-Operative and The Justice Collective. He appears in the documentary Glenn Tilbrook: One for the Road, released in 2006, which follows his tour across America in November 2001.