On their first album (1972), his bass notes made distinctive contributions to the tracks "Ladytron" and "Chance Meeting".
However, around the time of the album's release, Simpson, who was suffering from depression following the death of his mother from cancer,[1] was given an open-ended choice to remain with or take a hiatus from the band by Ferry.
He used his band royalties to travel the world learning about different cultures and religions, particularly Sufism, returning to London in 1982.
The feature-length version called Mighty was nine years in the making and due to star Hollywood film director Mike Figgis and original members of Roxy Music including Bryan Ferry.
[2][3] Roxy Music were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2019, with Simpson named as an original band member.