Jon Poole
| Jon Poole | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jonathan Charles Poole |
| Born |
16 October 1969 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Psychedelic Progressive rock Hard rock Glam-punk |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, drums |
| Years active | Mid-1980s to present |
| Associated acts | The Dowling Poole Cardiacs, The Wildhearts, Ginger, Silver Ginger 5, Ginger & The Sonic Circus, God Damn Whores, Dr. Brighton, Crayola Lectern, The Lotus Eaters, La Momo, Celebricide, Ablemesh, Ad Nauseam |
Jonathan "Jon" Charles Poole (born 16 October 1969 in Hemel Hempstead - also known as Random Jon Poole) is an English multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter best known for his work as guitarist for Cardiacs (1991–2004) and as bass player for The Wildhearts (2002–2005 & 2012–present) and Lifesigns (2014-present).
Poole is the frontman and main performer of God Damn Whores, and has also worked with the bands Ablemesh, Dr Brighton and Celebricide. He is currently the live bass player for The Lotus Eaters and has joined the Brighton band La Momo' as drummer.
Jon Poole comes from a musical family and is the youngest of six children, all of whom play musical instruments. One of his brothers is highly regarded session bass player Ed Poole and one of his sisters is jazz trombonist Cathi "Trombabe" Poole, a member of the Cathi Cook Quintet and former musical director of the Milton Keynes Open Band.
Poole's projects tend to draw from or combine punk rock, progressive/art rock and hard rock, mostly due to his manic performance style, punk-style vocals and dual interest in complexity and raw riffs. He has also commented "I find beautiful perfection repellent."
However, Poole has cited a wide range of influences affecting his music, starting with the jazz which his family were all interested in (and played). As a listener, he subsequently became interested in (in rapid succession), contemporary disco and soul, New Wave and 1980s synth pop, and 1960s pop. This was followed by a period "catching up with" punk and post-punk, followed by ska, 2-Tone music and Trevor Horn producer pop. By the mid-to-late 80s, when he was beginning to play in bands, he was listening to maverick American art-rock heroes such as Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa and also to British progressive rock from the 1970s (as well as contemporary prog-inspired bands - most notably Cardiacs).
Poole has also expressed interest in a variety of 1990s rock and pop acts including Nirvana, Blur, Sugababes and others. He is a fan of several classical composers - Igor Stravinsky, Eric Satie, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst.
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