Keith Forsey

British drummer, producer and songwriter born January 4, 1948 in London, England. He is brother of Laurie Forsey. He started in the London music scene in the 1960's, where he played for the Psychedelia band The Spectrum. He moved to Germany in 1970 and joined Klaus Doldinger's Motherhood. He was also drummer for Amon Düül II and in 1971, after the split of Motherhood, he joined the short-lived successor band Hallelujah. He also was part of the supergroups Niagara and 18 Karat Gold. Niagara was the band, by which he came in contact with Udo Lindenberg, for which he became drummer in his band Udo Lindenberg Und Das Panikorchester, where he played until 1976. In 1977, he started his second life as producer and session musician. As session musician, he played for Harold Faltermeyer and Giorgio Moroder among others. His first hit as producer was Icehouse's "Hey Little Girl". Best known songwriting credit was "Don't You (Forget About Me)", becoming a mega-hit for Simple Minds, originally intended for Billy Idol. Forsey has been Billy Idol's longtime producer. He won an Academy Award in 1984 for co-writing "Flashdance...What a Feelin'''. He also co-wrote "Hot Stuff" with Harold Faltermeyer and Pete Bellotte for Donna Summer.