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Steve O'Rourke was born on 1 October, 1940, is a Steve O'Rourke was English music manager. Discover Steve O'Rourke's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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1940

Steve O'Rourke (October 1, 1940 – October 30, 2003) was an English music manager and racing driver.

1950

He adored historic racing with cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

1968

He was the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death.

Among his accomplishments was negotiating Pink Floyd's split with bass player and main songwriter Roger Waters.

O'Rourke's father, Tommy O'Rourke, was a fisherman on the Aran Islands off the West of Ireland.

He travelled to London for the premiere of the Robert Flaherty documentary film, Man of Aran, in which he appeared as a shark hunter.

He settled in London, where Steve was born in the suburb of Willesden.

O'Rourke trained as an accountant and went to work with Bryan Morrison Agency, which became a part of NEMS Enterprises, as a junior agent and book keeper.

Initially O'Rourke booked gigs for Pink Floyd, while the band was managed by Peter Jenner and Andrew King.

When Pink Floyd parted company with Syd Barrett in 1968, King and Jenner remained with Barrett, and O'Rourke took over managing the band.

1970

In the early 1970s, O'Rourke left NEMS, and founded his own company, EMKA Productions, named after his first daughter Emma Kate.

(O'Rourke subsequently fathered another daughter and three sons).

1979

His ambition to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours was realised in 1979 when he finished twelfth in his Ferrari 512 BB.

1980

He returned to Le Mans in 1980, but after a tire exploded at nearly 200 mi/h on the Mulsanne Straight, O'Rourke bought the spare tail of a retired sister Ferrari in the pit lane to finish.

His car completed the race wearing green forward bodywork and a red tail.

1981

In 1981 he founded EMKA Racing and began competition in a BMW M1 with Derek Bell.

For Le Mans he was joined by David Hobbs and Eddie Jordan.

O'Rourke left the circuit on the night of the race to oversee a Pink Floyd concert in London, then flew back the next morning and jumped straight into the car for another two-hour driving stint.

1982

In 1982 he contested two rounds of the British Formula One Championship.

1983

His team later became supported by Aston Martin and he assisted in the construction of a Group C sportscar for Le Mans in 1983.

1985

The car saw success by 1985, when it briefly led the 24-Hours in the hands of co-driver Tiff Needell and finished ahead of the works-backed Jaguars, to O'Rourke's great amusement.

However, the team folded soon after when Aston Martin left the project.

1991

In 1991 he and David Gilmour co-drove a Jaguar C-Type in the PanAmerican retro race through Mexico, surviving a dramatic crash with only a broken leg.

The events were covered in La Carrera Panamericana—a film about the race, which included a soundtrack of previously released tracks and new tracks from Pink Floyd.

In 1991 he resurrected EMKA Racing and begin varied participation in the British GT Championship, BPR Global GT Series and FIA GT Championship.

1997

He earned the British GT GT2 class drivers championship with co-driver Tim Sugden in 1997, then again in the GT1 class in 1998.

However O'Rourke's greatest racing success came while co-driving a McLaren F1 GTR at Le Mans with Tim Sugden and Bill Auberlen to finish fourth overall.

Having saved money by refusing the costly update pack for the McLaren, O'Rourke typically spent as much again on a huge party for all concerned in the EMKA team's success.

2000

From 2000 O'Rourke concentrated on the FIA GT Championship driving an until he was forced to retire from driving for health reasons; he then presided over the drivers Tim Sugden, Martin Short and factory Porsche driver Emmanuel Collard as they won at Pergusa and Anderstorp.

2003

O'Rourke suffered a stroke and died in Miami, Florida, in 2003.

His funeral service was held on 14 November 2003 at Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England, where, as a tribute, Pink Floyd members David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason performed together in public for the first time since October 1994.

They played "Fat Old Sun" and "The Great Gig in the Sky", with Dick Parry playing the saxophone as he followed the coffin.

O'Rourke's death soon after the end of the 2003 season led to the shutdown of EMKA Racing.

Other artists managed by O'Rourke include:

2004

Porsche responded by offering racing assistance to the EMKA factory for the 2004 season, to the delight of O'Rourke.

2006

David Gilmour's 2006 solo album On an Island was dedicated to O'Rourke's memory (as well as memories of tour manager Tony Howard and arranger/orchestrator Michael Kamen).

Nick Mason's book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd was also dedicated to O'Rourke.

O'Rourke also built a highly successful parallel career as an enthusiastic gentleman racing driver – a lifelong passion which he shared with the Floyd's drummer Nick Mason and, to a lesser extent, with David Gilmour.