Peter Salisbury
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Peter Salisbury is best known as the drummer of The Verve
, which he joined as a founding member in 1989.
, Derbyshire with his wife Pam, sons Ben and Isaac, and step son Joe.
, over a possible side project, Ashcroft used this as an excuse to call McCabe. Ashcroft made peace with him and bassist Simon Jones and the band reformed. In a band interview with the NME
in 2007, Salisbury mentioned that the problems between them weren't that bad in the first place.
. He filled in on a UK/EU tour in 2002 when their original drummer Nick Jago
could not get a working visa
for BRMC's British gigs. Salisbury also owns and runs a drum shop, Drummin, in Stockport
, England. He also plays drums on the first three of Richard Ashcroft
's solo albums and this was his most notable musical contribution away from The Verve
. He is currently drumming for The Charlatans on their UK tour since original drummer, Jon Brookes, was diagnosed with a brain tumour while collapsing on stage.
The Verve
The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...
, which he joined as a founding member in 1989.
Personal life
Salisbury currently resides in BuxworthBuxworth
Buxworth is a village in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. The area, which was once an important centre for the limestone industry, became the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. Its pub, the Navigation Inn, was once owned by Coronation Street actress Pat Phoenix...
, Derbyshire with his wife Pam, sons Ben and Isaac, and step son Joe.
The Verve
The Verve reunited in June, 2007 for a new tour and a future album. Pete is believed to be have been the one behind getting the ball rolling in terms of reuniting the band. After Ashcroft learned that Salisury, was in contact with the former guitarist, Nick McCabeNick McCabe
Nick McCabe is a musician best known as the lead guitarist of The Verve.-Early life:Nick McCabe was the son of a bus driver and has two older brothers, Alan and Paul...
, over a possible side project, Ashcroft used this as an excuse to call McCabe. Ashcroft made peace with him and bassist Simon Jones and the band reformed. In a band interview with the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
in 2007, Salisbury mentioned that the problems between them weren't that bad in the first place.
Other musical projects
After the band's demise in 1999, Salisbury played with various bands including Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
. He filled in on a UK/EU tour in 2002 when their original drummer Nick Jago
Nick Jago
Nick Jago is an English musician. He was born in Abadan, Iran to an English father and Peruvian mother and grew up in Devon, England. He studied at the Winchester School of Art for a couple of years before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. He now lives in Los Angeles...
could not get a working visa
Visa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
for BRMC's British gigs. Salisbury also owns and runs a drum shop, Drummin, in Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
, England. He also plays drums on the first three of Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards...
's solo albums and this was his most notable musical contribution away from The Verve
The Verve
The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...
. He is currently drumming for The Charlatans on their UK tour since original drummer, Jon Brookes, was diagnosed with a brain tumour while collapsing on stage.