Steve (Stephen) Queralt

What he does in Ride: plays the bass

Born in: Oxford, 4 Feb 1968

Appearance: 5'4” tall, blue eyes, brown hair, a small scar on the right eyebrow (souvenir of a “bizarre boating accident”)

Educated at: Cheney Upper School, Oxford

Musical education: self taught

Musical career: Big Spider Back (a reggae band)

Other or previous occupations: Our Price record shop manager (Oxford), petrol pump attendant, hairdresser, professional fooball spectator

Favourite records: Massive Attack “Blue Lines”; The Velvet Underground “Loaded”; The Shangri-La's “Past, Present And Future”; Errol Dunkley “Sit Down And Cry”; Albinoni “Adagio”; Henryk Gorecki “Symphony n°3”; The Specials “Do Nothing”

Favourite bands: Kraftwerk, New Order, Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, Harold Budd

Likes: his son Jamie, just football (supports Oxford Utd. F.C. and Tottenham Hotspurs)

Dislikes: a messy kitchen

Favourite films/TV shows/books: “Blade Runner”; “Raging Bull”; “Life Is Sweet”; “Wonder Years”; “Do The Right Thing”; “Brazil”; “The Simpsons”; “Central Goals Extra”; “Big”; “Look Back In Anger”

What would you like your epithaph to be? “Here lies Stephen Queralt, bitterly disappointed”

Residence: East Oxford

Make of Instruments: Musicman Stingray, Fender Jazz and Westone basses; Hartke amp and speakers; Peavey amp head

This “member file” has been compiled collecting infos from many different sources: MM Band File (Melody Maker 2 Jan 1993);
Carnival Of Light French Tour Official Programme; Melody Maker 23 Apr 1994; Ticket To Ride (various issues);
Ride – The Network! (Issue 6 – March 1993); watching Ride playing live