Tribute page for Budgie, drummer/percussionist extraordinaire ~ Siouxsie and the Banshees; the Creatures, the Slits
From Wikipedia,
Peter Clarke, (born August 21, 1957, in St Helens, Lancashire), better known as Budgie, is an English drummer. He began his career with the New Wave band Big in Japan and also the Spitfire Boys before briefly playing with The Slits, recording the album "Cut". Budgie then joined Siouxsie & the Banshees, the band with whom he would gain most notoriety, in 1979. Initially he was intended to only be a temporary replacement for Kenny Morris, who had left the band two days into a tour. However he remained with the group, from the album Kaleidoscope, until they eventually split up. He also formed the band The Creatures, together with Siouxsie Sioux, whilst with the Banshees and has played on all their subsequent recordings and concerts.
Budgie married Siouxsie Sioux in 1991.
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Hi Budgie,Happy Birthday,please,please come back!We need your incomparable groove,your magic sound,your drum!I dream every day to show you on stage,come on Budgie come back,bye and happy Birthday!!!!!
I have have have to say that some of the best Banshees songs had so much to do with Budgie's percussion. Same with the Creatures, of course. He's amazing. I love him as well. :-)
watercolor, the first layer is textured with dabbed gesso with a true oceanic sponge, dried then layers of watercolor. Then lightened areas with the oceanic sponge, wet.
SWIRLY LEAVES
watercolor dried under curved wrinkles of plastic wrap and salt on the damp watercolor that crystalizes for an added texture. Painting with watercolor has to be done on what is called a watercolor block. It's sealed around the edges to keep the papper from wrinkling and warping as the wet papper dries. Once dry, the layer of papper is removed around the edges with a butter knife.
BACK SCRATCH
The first layer was gesso textured in lines by using a ribbed tooth brush, dried before applying layers of watercolor.
FIRE PLANT
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