Cope

Vocalist, bassist and songwriter born in Deri (UK), grew up in Tamworth (UK), moved to Liverpool (UK), now living in Avebury (UK) born at the 21st of October 1957. His first band, as bassist, was Crucial Three which he co-founded in May 1977 together with Ian McCulloch and Pete Wylie but which split already in June 1977. In 1978 he founded the post punk band Teardrop Explodes, The with which he got fame. The band disbanded in late 1982. He moved back to his former town of Tamworth (UK) and started recording his first solo album which has been released in 1984. Than he started to write books among others two books about his own musical career. In 1992 he founded Queen Elizabeth and in 1999 he founded the band Brain Donor, both bands are still running.