Graham Hopkins
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| Background information | |
| Born |
20 December 1975 Dublin, Ireland |
| Origin | Clane, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, Pop, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Associated acts | Therapy?, The Swell Season, The Frames, Snow Patrol, Dolores O'Riordan, Halite, Gemma Hayes, David Kitt, Boss Volenti, Pugwash |
Graham Hopkins (born 20 December 1975) is an Irish drummer. He is the drummer in The Swell Season, The Frames, and former drummer for the hard rock/punk rock band Therapy?.
Hopkins was born in Dublin and was brought up in Clane, County Kildare in a musical family (his father, Des being a jazz drummer). He was surrounded by music from an early age and began playing the drums at approximately four or five years old. In 1993, he left school to join My Little Funhouse, a band from County Kilkenny. The band had already released their debut album Standunder on Geffen Records, when Graham joined. The band toured for about a year in support of the album, mainly in the United States. Tours included support to Guns N' Roses and The Ramones amongst others. The band then lived in Los Angeles and recorded a second album for Geffen before imploding.
Hopkins moved on, joining the popular Northern Irish band Therapy? in 1996, recording three studio albums – Semi-Detached, Suicide Pact – You First, Shameless – and also recorded new songs with the band for So Much for the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990-2000. His first public appearance with Therapy? was at the IRMA Awards, Dublin on 29 March 1996. Hopkins played his first full gig with Therapy? at a fan-club members only show at The Attic, Dublin on 10 April 1996. His last show was at the Ambassador Theatre, Dublin on 8 December 2001.
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