Gary Armstrong Powell[1] (born November 11, 1969) is a British drummer. He is primarily the drummer for The Libertines, as well as doing the same for the band formed by his bandmate Carl Barat after the Libertines split, Dirty Pretty Things and Guyanese artist, Eddy Grant. He also played with the New York Dolls for their 2004 reunion shows.
He joined The Libertines in 2001 after being introduced to the frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty by their then-manager Banny Poostchi.
[edit] Rap project
Powell has worked with British talents such as JME and Skepta, stating that he wants to return to his roots on his next solo studio outing.
He has also been composing show music for fashion designers Todd Lynn and Roland Mouret for London and Paris fashion weeks.
Gary is also the founding member of the band The Invasion Of... and the main contributing writer.
[edit] Personal
Gary has one son, Wolfe (born June 2009), with long term partner Jude.
[edit] References
- ^ "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers". ASCAP. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1743068&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
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