Pete Thomas (drummer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Michael Thomas |
| Born | 9 August 1954 |
| Origin | Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Punk rock, New wave, Ska, Country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Stiff, Radar, F-Beat, Demon, Columbia, Warner Bros., Mercury, Island, Lost Highway, Verve, HearMusic, Rykodisc, Rhino, Hip-O |
| Associated acts | Elvis Costello |
Peter Michael "Pete" Thomas (born 9 August 1954) is best known as the longtime drummer for singer Elvis Costello. Tom Waits has referred to him as "one of the best rock drummers alive".
Thomas states his favourite album and greatest influence is Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. He first heard the album at the age of 14, and became greatly influenced by Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell. Thomas met his drumming hero as a teenager, after waiting outside Mitchell's house for multiple days.
Following early work with Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers and John Stewart, Thomas was recruited as a member of Costello's backing band the Attractions in 1977. Elvis Costello & the Attractions would spend the next decade touring the world, and recording nine albums, from This Year's Model (1978) to Blood and Chocolate (1986).
Although Costello split with the Attractions between 1987 and 1993, he continued to work regularly with Thomas during this period. Thomas played drums on the albums Spike (1989), Mighty Like a Rose (1991), and Kojak Variety (recorded in 1990 but not released until 1995) and was a member of Costello's 1989–1991 touring band, The Rude 5.
Costello reunited with the Attractions for the albums Brutal Youth (1994) and All This Useless Beauty (1996).
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