Second Fiddle Facts About Andy Gibb, The Lost Bee Gee
Andy Gibb beat the odds and found fame while under his famous brothers’ shadows. Sadly, it was this same fame that caused him to crash and burn.
1. He Was Surrounded By Fame
Andy Gibb grew up surrounded by the money and fame his brothers had already amassed as the super pop group the Bee Gees.
There seemed little reason for young Gibb to throw his hat in the ring but, against all odds, Gibb managed to find his own pop star status. What he didn’t count on were some dark demons that his older siblings had escaped.
Even though he was the last Gibb to arrive, these demons made him the first one to go.
2. He Was A Late Addition
Hugh Gibb, an English drummer, and singer Barbara Gibb welcomed Andrew Roy Gibb into this world on March 5, 1958, in Manchester, England. He was a late addition to the Gibb family, which already consisted of sister Leslie and three boys, Barry, and the twins Robin and Maurice. Andy joined the family after a ten-year gap, and the family couldn’t help but baby him.
They certainly meant well, but this special treatment would later spell absolute disaster for little Andy Gibb.
3. They Bonded Without Him
When Andy Gibb was born, his three brothers were already bonding over music. They formed a band called The Rattlesnakes in 1955 when they were still children. Of course, Andy was far too young to join the boys in this endeavor, and this seemed to be an ongoing thing. Andy was the Gibb who was always left behind only because of the age gap.
His brothers were already beginning their pop star careers, and Gibb was just getting into trouble.
4. He Was A Little Devil
Gibb wasn’t even a year old when his entire family moved to Australia. Mom said that growing up, Andy was “a little devil”. She remembers that some days he’d come home from school smelling like manure.
Mom quickly figured out that instead of going to school, Andy was sneaking off to sleep with the family horses.
Sounds kind of cute, except there may have been a darker reason for Andy skipping school.
