Gibson started playing the drums at age twelve.
[1] His father, Ed, was an architect, and played drums after finishing work for the day.
He eventually acquired his first drum kit at fourteen, and as a teenager saw The Beatles twice, and The Dave Clark Five.
[1] Bill joined Huey Lewis and the News as drummer in 1979.
The News' sound draws upon early pop, R&B, doo-wop, blue-eyed soul and new wave.