Mick Box

Mick Box was born in north London. His father was a carpenter. == Career ==

Before establishing Uriah Heep, the band was called Spice. The band performed from 1968 to 1969 with David Byron and Nigel Pegrum. Box said they chose that name because they didn't want to get categorised into a narrow genre. "There's lots of spices, and that was our train of thought with the name of the band" said Box in a 2021 interview. After Ken Hensley joined the members of Spice, they became Uriah Heep in 1970. When he started performing with Uriah Heep, other new bands included Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin. The band would go on to be pioneers of prog rock and have sold over 40 million albums worldwide. During a gig in Kentucky in 1975, Box fell off the stage and into the pit orchestra, dislocating his left arm to the point his bone was sticking out (his arm was put back in place after the concert ended), he continued to perform and during the gig a nurse came on stage and looked at his arm; when the show ended Mick stepped to the front of the stage, bowed down, and fell down into the pit a second time, this time breaking his right wrist in four places. In 2024, Box announced the band would go on a world wide farewell tour that would last between two or three years and intended to go to as many places as possible. == Personal life ==

Box lives in Palmers Green, north London with his fourth wife, Sheila. According to Box, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented a 50th Anniversary Celebration, but he said that he was planning on a 52 year Celebration. He said he felt strange being in quarantine, because he was accustomed to being "on the road," and interacting with fans at concerts. He used the time to compose songs and produced some videos for the Lockdown Diaries. "You start re-evaluating stuff, and I just thought, I’m going to keep my passion and spirit going here, because by doing so it allows their music to still be in focus. . Box claims to own over forty guitars. == Influences ==

Box said that he was influenced by Les Paul and Mary Ford, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow and Barney Kessel. He attributes some of these influences to his first guitar instructor because he was the second guitarist for Django Reinhardt, as well as coming from a jazz background. == Discography ==

With David Byron • Take No Prisoners – 1975 With Uriah Heep • ''...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble'' – 1970 • Salisbury – 1971 • Look at Yourself – 1971 • Demons & Wizards – 1972 • ''The Magician's Birthday'' – 1972 • ''Live '73'' – 1973 • Sweet Freedom – 1973 • Wonderworld – 1974 • Return to Fantasy – 1975 • High and Mighty – 1976 • Firefly...1977 • Innocent Victim...1977 • Fallen Angel – 1978 • Conquest – 1980 • Abominog – 1982 • Head First – 1983 • Equator – 1985 • Raging Silence – 1989 • Different World – 1991 • Sea of Light – 1995 • Sonic Origami – 1998 • Wake the Sleeper – 2008 • Celebration – Forty Years of Rock – 2009 • Into the Wild – 2011 • Outsider – 2014 • Living the Dream – 2018 • Chaos & Colour – 2023 === With Iris === • Lady in Black – 2002 With Spearfish • Back for the Future – 2003 == References ==