Pete Way
| Pete Way | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Frederick Way |
| Born |
7 August 1951 Enfield, Middlesex, England |
| Genres |
Hard rock Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1970 - present |
| Associated acts |
UFO Fastway Waysted The Plot Ozzy Osbourne |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
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Gibson Thunderbird Epiphone Thunderbird Washburn B-20 |
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Peter Frederick "Pete" Way (born 7 August 1951, Enfield, Middlesex) is an English bass player. He is the former, and best-known, bassist of UFO, Waysted and also Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne.
He began his career as a studio musician for many artists. He played in bands with friends from high school and later created a band with friends Phil Mogg, Andy Parker and Mick Bolton. This became the original UFO lineup. After two studio albums with their original guitarist, the band then recruited the guitar wunderkind Michael Schenker from Scorpions. Later the band signed on guitarist/keyboardist and long-time friend Paul Raymond. The group released many albums and singles and had two UK top 40 hits.
Disliking the more commercially accessible direction UFO were taking in the early eighties, Pete jumped ship to form Fastway with former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke. Pete was unable to extricate himself from a contract he signed with Chrysalis and stepped down to play bass for Ozzy Osbourne during the Diary of a Madman tour. In 1982, Way formed the punningly titled Waysted with Fin Muir, Paul Raymond, Frank Noon and Ronnie Kayfield. Their debut album Vices was released in 1982 and reached #78 in the UK chart. The band's third album, Save your Prayers, was their most successful in America where it reached #185.
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