Pete Turner (musician) explained

Pete Turner
Birth Name:Peter James Turner
Birth Date:28 August 1974
Origin:Bury, Manchester, England
Years Active:1990–present

Peter James Turner (born 28 August 1974)[1] is a British musician and songwriter who has been the bassist for the rock band Elbow since the group's formation.

Biography

Turner grew up in Bury, Manchester as an adopted child of white British parents.[2] He has cited Adam and the Ants as the first band which he "really loved," and also cited Duran Duran and Public Enemy as early favourites.[3] Turner has credited Duran Duran's John Taylor as being his initial inspiration in becoming a bassist.[4] He has also said that Public Enemy's record Fear of a Black Planet is his favourite album.[5]

Turner was one of the three embryonic founders of what would later become Elbow, as he had formed a band named RPM with future Elbow members Richard Jupp and Mark Potter. Turner befriended future Elbow frontman Guy Garvey at Bury College and the latter later joined RPM in 1991, triggering a band name change to Mr. Soft, and eventually later on first to just Soft and finally to Elbow in 1997.[6] [7] [8]

Sometime in the 2000s, Turner relocated from Bury to Manchester's city centre, and then moved again to the suburban area of Chorlton in Manchester's southern half in 2008.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. 2007. Omnibus Press, in association with Muze. 978-1-84609-856-7. Larkin. Colin. 5th. London. 85691957.
  2. Book: Essential Articles 12: The articles you need on the issues that matter.. 2009. Carel. Christine A. Shepherd, C. White. 978-1-905600-19-9. Carlisle. 42. 423602012.
  3. 18 November 2009 . South Bank Show - Elbow (Part 1 of 5). . MrsWoman . . 21 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014101856/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZj3bPPntxo . 14 October 2022 . live.
  4. Web site: 2014. Elbow interview - Pete & Mark (part 1). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/d9IwNTVIYFY . 13 December 2021. live. YouTube. FaceCulture.
  5. Turner . Pete . peteelbow . 565678624800792578 . 12 February 2015 . Walk hard is the best film ever........ And fear of a black planet is the best album FACT x . en . 21 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016214352/https://twitter.com/peteelbow/status/565678624800792578 . 16 October 2021 . live.
  6. Book: Middles, Mick. Reluctant Heroes: The Story of Elbow.. 2009. Music Sales. 978-0-85712-025-0. London. 993114827.
  7. Web site: Luke. Bainbridge. 27 February 2011. Elbow: Another day like this. 16 October 2021. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: 26 February 2009. Nearly man Pete is best of British. Manchester Evening News.

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