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Find sources: "Steve Negus" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Steve Negus Negus performing with Saga in 1981 Background information Born (1952-02-19) February 19, 1952 (age 74) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Origin Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Genres Progressive rock Occupation Drummer Years active 1972 – present Website stevenegus.com Musical artist **Stephen William Negus** (born February 19, 1952) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) drummer, [songwriter](/source/Songwriter), who was a member of the progressive rock band [Saga](/source/Saga_(band)) for twenty-six years. In the late 1980s, he and keyboardist [Jim Gilmour](/source/Jim_Gilmour_(musician)) left Saga and formed **GNP** (Gilmour Negus Project). ## Biography While playing at [Larry's Hideaway](/source/Larry's_Hideaway), a club in Toronto, Steve Negus' drumming came to the attention of the [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [rock band](/source/Rock_band), [Fludd](/source/Fludd_(band)). The band was searching for a new drummer, and offered Steve the job that night. Several weeks later Steve joined Fludd as their new drummer. While in Fludd, Steve Negus met bassist Jim Crichton and keyboardist Peter Rochon, who would later join him as founding members of Pockets, the original working name of [Saga](/source/Saga_(band)). Brian and Ed Pilling were the creative force behind Fludd, and about a year after Steve joined, Brian was stricken with [leukemia](/source/Leukemia) and the band couldn't continue to perform. A new band, Pockets, was formed out of Fludd's rhythm section. Negus, Crichton, and Rochon went into eight months of rehearsal to form the new band with Jim Crichton's younger brother [Ian Crichton](/source/Ian_Crichton) on guitar and Michael Sadler as the singer. They changed their name to Saga a year later. With Saga, Negus earned many gold and platinum selling CDs in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. In 1981, the band went to England to work with [Rupert Hine](/source/Rupert_Hine) as producer, and *[Worlds Apart](/source/Worlds_Apart_(Saga_album))* was recorded at Farmyard Studios. Producer Hine also had Steve play drums on [Chris de Burgh](/source/Chris_de_burgh)'s album, *[The Getaway](/source/The_Getaway_(Chris_de_Burgh_album))*. "[Don't Pay the Ferryman](/source/Don't_Pay_the_Ferryman)" was the single from that album, which went to #34 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart in the United States[1] and #32 in [Canada](/source/RPM_(magazine)).[2] *The Getaway* went to number one on the [German](/source/Germany) charts, followed by Saga's own *Worlds Apart* at number two. In the late 1980s, Negus and keyboardist [Jim Gilmour](/source/Jim_Gilmour_(musician)) left Saga and formed **GNP** (Gilmour Negus Project) with singer [Robert Bevan](/source/The_Raes) for [Virgin Records](/source/Virgin_Records). The CD *Safety Zone* which was produced by Negus came out in 1989. Before a follow-up CD could be written and recorded, Negus and Gilmour reunited with [Saga](/source/Saga_(band)) which ended GNP. In 2003, Negus left Saga once again. In 2007, Negus released his first true solo project *Dare to Dream* through Cyclone Records. Steve Negus also co-produced and engineered songs for [Jaclyn Kenyon](/source/Jaclyn_Kenyon) on her original songs "Whatcha Gonna Do" and "See it Through me" in 2009.[3] ## Discography ### with Saga - *[Saga](/source/Saga_(album))* (1978) - *[Images at Twilight](/source/Images_at_Twilight)* (1979) - *[Silent Knight](/source/Silent_Knight_(album))* (1980) - *[Worlds Apart](/source/Worlds_Apart_(Saga_album))* (1981) - *[Heads or Tales](/source/Heads_or_Tales)* (1983) - *[Behaviour](/source/Behaviour_(Saga_album))* (1985) - *[The Security of Illusion](/source/The_Security_of_Illusion)* (1993) - *[Steel Umbrellas](/source/Steel_Umbrellas)* (1994) - *[Generation 13](/source/Generation_13)* (1995) - *[Full Circle](/source/Full_Circle_(Saga_album))* (1999) - *[House of Cards](/source/House_of_Cards_(Saga_album))* (2001) - *[Marathon](/source/Marathon_(Saga_album))* (2003) ### with Chris de Burgh - *[The Getaway](/source/The_Getaway_(Chris_de_Burgh_album))* (1982) ### with GNP - *Safety Zone* (1989) ### with Negus - *Dare to Dream* (2008) - *Economy of Motion* (2023) ### Guest appearances - "One Mans Poison" (from the Rupert Hine album, *[Waving Not Drowning](/source/Waving_Not_Drowning)*) (1982) - "Charlene", "I Can't Touch You" (from the Top Dead Centre album, *Take Another Breath*) (2012) ## See also - [Canadian rock](/source/Canadian_rock) - [List of bands from Canada](/source/List_of_bands_from_Canada) - [Music of Canada](/source/Music_of_Canada) ## References ****Citations**** 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Whitburn, Joel](/source/Joel_Whitburn) (2004). *The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits*, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["RPM Top 100 Singles - January 15, 1983"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6182.pdf) (PDF). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [www.SteveNegus.com biography](http://www.stevenegus.com/biography.html) ## External links - [Steve Negus](https://web.archive.org/web/20071221083838/http://cyclonerecords.ca/artists/negus.htm) at Cyclone Records - [Steve Negus](https://www.myspace.com/stevenegusmusic) at [MySpace](/source/MySpace) - [Saga](http://www.sagaplanet.de) Fan Page - [Steve Negus](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Steve+Negus) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) - [Steve Negus](https://www.discogs.com/artist/GNP+%284%29) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) Entry for GNP - [Entry at canadianbands.com for GNP](https://canadianbands.com/artists/gnp/) - [Steve Negus](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13651855/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Saga Michael Sadler Ian Crichton Jim Gilmour Mike Thorne Dusty Chesterfield Jim Crichton Brian Doerner Steve Negus Christian Simpson Peter Rochon Gregg Chadd Rob Moratti Studio albums Saga Images at Twilight Silent Knight Worlds Apart Heads or Tales Behaviour Wildest Dreams The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes The Security of Illusion Steel Umbrellas Generation 13 Pleasure & the Pain Phase 1 Full Circle House of Cards Marathon Network Trust 10,000 Days The Human Condition 20/20 Sagacity Symmetry Live albums In Transit Detours The Chapters Live Worlds Apart Revisited Contact - Live in Munich Heads or Tales Live Spin It Again! Live in Munich Live in Hamburg So Good So Far - Live at Rock of Ages Videos Silhouette All Areas - Live in Bonn 2002 Worlds Apart Revisited Contact - Live in Munich Spin It Again! Live in Munich So Good So Far - Live at Rock of Ages Compilations The Works How Do I Look Best of - Now and Then - The Collection The Polydor Legacy Related articles Helix Rush My Wicked Twin Cobra Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National Czech Republic Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Steve Negus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Negus) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Negus?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.