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Vincent Aloysius Cosmos, more simply known as Vince Cosmos, was a musician from the planet Glam. He was also secretly a detective, fighting Martian infiltrators on Earth with the help of his personal assistant Poppy Munday and Mr "Chuckles" Glister.
Biography
Early life
Vince was born on Glam, (AUDIO: Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective) but was believed on Earth to be born in South London in 1948, to Albert Thomas Smedley and Gladys Irene Smedley. At that time, he was known as "Vincent Albert Smedley". He was raised in Hammersmith (PROSE: Biography) and then in East Dulwich (PROSE: Biography, AUDIO: Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective) after the death of his father. He was, as a child, known to be a dreamer who didn't have much going for him academically. (PROSE: Biography)
Music career
Despite this, he got a job in the advertising department of a local newspaper, and his his free time he performed in several bands, including The Scooters and Multiverse. He tried to get into showbusiness with BBC television, but failed.
Later, going by the name "Vincent Elven Wishbone", he tried to make songs that used the "hippie sound", and he released an album based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, but then Tolkien denied Vince the rights to his works, causing Vince to remove many of the songs. During the late 1960s, Vince took refuge in many pub bands. (PROSE: Biography)
As "Vince Cosmos"
In 1971, Vince signed up with Hell for Leather Promotions, and the "notorious" Arthur Korn became his manager. At this time, he was now known as "Vince Cosmos", and soon he had a series of powerful dreams in which the Galactic Godhead spoke and dictated the lyrics of Vince's songs. He then released an album of space themed songs (PROSE: Biography) in 1972. (PROSE: Hang onto Yourself) He stole a map with the location of the souls of all the Martians on Earth from his ex-manager, Arthur Corn, after discovering that Arthur was a Martian. (AUDIO: Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective)
On May Day of that year, Vince attended a party at Hobbe's End hosted by Iris Wildthyme, along with a number of other celebrities. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love)
In July 1973, Cosmos performed at the Hammersmith Odeon with the Tomorrow Twins playing support. In Simon's universe, this was his retirement concert. In another universe, he was attacked by Martian Time Agents and rescued by Simon and Panda. After this he invited Panda and Simon to an after party to thank them for saving his life. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)
In 1978, Vince Cosmos was depressed because he was no longer popular in the eyes of mainstream media. (PROSE: Mother, Maiden, Crone)
Disappearance
By 1979, Glam Rock had long since declined in popularity, so he retired as both a musician and a Martian-fighting detective, returning to the planet formerly known as Glam. Iris Wildthyme travelled back in time to 1976, stole his map and gave it to MIAOW, so that they could fight the Martians in his place. (PROSE: Hang onto Yourself)
Legacy
In the 21st century, Cosmos would be remembered as the "greatest glam rocker of all time". Simon was a big fan of Cosmos, and he owned multiple LPs and DVDs of Vince's performances.
Iris Wildthyme kept several Vince Cosmos tapes in her Celestial Omnibus. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)
Behind the scenes
Vince Cosmos reappeared in Paul Magr's 2016 Bafflegab Productions audio story Gobbleknoll Hall in the Baker's End series. The story, which features Tom Baker playing a version of himself, has Baker encountering Cosmos' spirit, in the universe where the Martians invaded, first seen in Enter Wildthyme. [1]