Drummers - Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson (birth name Clifford Leon Anderson) is a
drummer, notably for the goth rock band The Cure. He was born at West
Ham Hospital, West Ham, East London, England on January 30, 1951.
Anderson worked on Nik Turner's Sphynx album in 1978. He played with
Steve Hillage on two albums, Live Herald and Open, and had a brief stint
in Hawkwind in 1983, but did not record with them. His tenure in that
group was cut short when he played with The Glove on their first and
only album Blue Sunshine.
He later joined The Cure as their drummer in 1983, after drummer Lol
Tolhurst switched to keyboard duties. Andy helped record the albums
Japanese Whispers, The Top, and Concert.
Andy was fired by Robert Smith on October 17, 1984 and replaced by Boris
Williams after he got into a fight with security guards after a gig at
Tokyo's Nakano Sun Hall during the Japanese leg of the Top Tour. He has
since recorded music for TV commercials and recorded music with other
bands.
Trivia
* Anderson was, and still is, the only member of The Cure of African
descent.
* In an interview about twenty years after Anderson's departure, Lol
Tolhurst claimed that Anderson suffered from hypoglycemia, which may
have caused his erratic behavior.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Anderson
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