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'''Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas''' (2 August 1961 – 14 June 1989) was an English musician and producer. He was the drummer in [[Echo & the Bunnymen]], and performed on their first five albums.
'''Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas''' (2 August 1961 – 14 June 1989) was an English musician and producer. He was the drummer in [[Echo & the Bunnymen]], and performed on their first five albums.


== Career ==
De Freitas was born in [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago, and educated by the [[Benedictines]] at [[Downside School]] in [[Somerset]], south-west England. His father, Denis, was a copyright lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Maureen Duffy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jan/24/guardianobituaries |title=Obituary: Denis de Freitas |publisher=The Guardian }}</ref> He joined the Bunnymen in 1979, replacing a drum machine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/12-things-you-didnt-know-10456671|title=12 Things you didn't know about Echo & the Bunnymen|first=Fionnuala|last=Bourke|date=17 November 2015|website=birminghammail}}</ref> Bunnymen's singer [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]] related that they told him "to get stuck into the toms. [[Budgie (musician)|Budgie]] [from [[Siouxsie and the Banshees|the Banshees]]] was the only other drummer doing that stuff at the time and Pete loved his drumming".<ref>{{cite book|last=Adams|first=Chris|title=Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen|publisher=NY: Soft Skull Press|year=2002|isbn=1887128891|page=61|quote=we banned hi-hats and anything else that 'tsss.' We told him to get stuck into the toms. Budgie [from the Banshees] was the only other drumming doing that stuff at the time and Pete loved his drumming. - Ian McCulloch, 1995}}</ref>
He joined the Bunnymen in 1979, replacing a drum machine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/12-things-you-didnt-know-10456671|title=12 Things you didn't know about Echo & the Bunnymen|first=Fionnuala|last=Bourke|date=17 November 2015|website=birminghammail}}</ref> Bunnymen's singer [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]] related that they told him "to get stuck into the toms. [[Budgie (musician)|Budgie]] [from [[Siouxsie and the Banshees|the Banshees]]] was the only other drummer doing that stuff at the time and Pete loved his drumming".<ref>{{cite book|last=Adams|first=Chris|title=Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen|publisher=NY: Soft Skull Press|year=2002|isbn=1887128891|page=61|quote=we banned hi-hats and anything else that 'tsss.' We told him to get stuck into the toms. Budgie [from the Banshees] was the only other drumming doing that stuff at the time and Pete loved his drumming. - Ian McCulloch, 1995}}</ref>


He funded, produced and played drums under the name Louis Vincent on the first single of [[The Wild Swans (band)|the Wild Swans]], "The Revolutionary Spirit", in 1982, for the [[Zoo Records]] label.
He funded, produced and played drums under the name Louis Vincent on the first single of [[The Wild Swans (band)|the Wild Swans]], "The Revolutionary Spirit", in 1982, for the [[Zoo Records]] label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c86show.org/e/the-wild-swans-with-paul-simpson-in-conversation/|title=The Wild Swans with Paul Simpson in conversation|website=C86show.org|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref>


In 1985, de Freitas temporarily left the band. He spent several months drinking in [[New Orleans]], while attempting to form a new group, the Sex Gods. By 1987, he returned to the Bunnymen to record their fifth album, though only as a part-time member.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pauldunoyer.com/pages/journalism/journalism_item.asp?journalismID=280 |title=Paul Du Noyer interviews Echo & The Bunnymen |publisher=Pauldunoyer.com |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527233845/http://www.pauldunoyer.com/pages/journalism/journalism_item.asp?journalismID=280 |archive-date=27 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was married in the same year and his daughter Lucie Marie was born in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/14865/echo-bunnymen-pete-de-freitas-remembered|title=Echo & The Bunnymen's 'Bright And Beautiful' Pete De Freitas Remembered|website=Mojo}}</ref>
In 1985, de Freitas temporarily left the band. He spent several months drinking in [[New Orleans]], while attempting to form a new group, the Sex Gods. By 1987, he returned to the Bunnymen to record their fifth album, though only as a part-time member.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pauldunoyer.com/pages/journalism/journalism_item.asp?journalismID=280 |title=Paul Du Noyer interviews Echo & The Bunnymen |publisher=Pauldunoyer.com |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527233845/http://www.pauldunoyer.com/pages/journalism/journalism_item.asp?journalismID=280 |archive-date=27 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was married in the same year and his daughter Lucie Marie was born in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/14865/echo-bunnymen-pete-de-freitas-remembered|title=Echo & The Bunnymen's 'Bright And Beautiful' Pete De Freitas Remembered|website=Mojo|year=2014 }}</ref>


== Death ==
De Freitas died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the [[27 Club|age of 27]], on his way to Liverpool from London. He was riding a 900cc [[Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.|Ducati]] motorcycle on the [[A51 road]] in Longdon Green, Staffordshire when he collided with a motor vehicle at approximately 16:00. His ashes are buried in [[Goring-on-Thames]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1IsKvqj5tcC&q=%22pete+de+freitas%22+goring+on+thames&pg=PA248 |title=The Day the Music Died – Les MacDonald – Google Books |date=July 2010|isbn=9781453522677 |last1=MacDonald |first1=Les }}</ref>
De Freitas died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the [[27 Club|age of 27]], on his way to Liverpool from London. He was riding a 900cc [[Ducati]] motorcycle on the [[A51 road]] in [[Longdon, Staffordshire|Longdon Green]], Staffordshire when he collided with a motor vehicle at approximately 16:00. His ashes are buried at Whitehill Burial Ground in [[Goring-on-Thames]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1IsKvqj5tcC&q=%22pete+de+freitas%22+goring+on+thames&pg=PA248 |title=The Day the Music Died – Les MacDonald – Google Books |date=July 2010|isbn=9781453522677 |last1=MacDonald |first1=Les |publisher=Xlibris Corporation }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Is-7woojs8 |title=The Graves of the 27 Club |author=Hollywood Graveyard |date=November 27, 2022 |via=YouTube |time=20:30}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
His sisters Rose and Rachel were founding members of the band [[The Heart Throbs (band)|the Heart Throbs]]. His brother Frank is the bass player of [[the Woodentops]].
De Freitas was born in [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago, and educated by the [[Benedictines]] at [[Downside School]] in [[Somerset]], south-west England. His father, Denis, was a copyright lawyer.<ref>{{cite web |author=Maureen Duffy |date=24 January 2004 |title=Obituary: Denis de Freitas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jan/24/guardianobituaries |work=The Guardian}}</ref> His sisters Rose and Rachel were founding members of the band [[The Heart Throbs (band)|The Heart Throbs]]. His brother Frank is the bass player of [[the Woodentops]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarkson |first=John |title=Woodentops - Interviews |url=http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=15126 |access-date=14 March 2023 |website=Pennyblackmusic.co.uk}}</ref>


==See also==
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Latest revision as of 05:06, 4 April 2024

Pete de Freitas
Birth namePeter Louis Vincent de Freitas
Born(1961-08-02)2 August 1961
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died14 June 1989(1989-06-14) (aged 27)
Longdon Green, England
GenresPost-punk, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums, percussion
Years active1979–1989

Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas (2 August 1961 – 14 June 1989) was an English musician and producer. He was the drummer in Echo & the Bunnymen, and performed on their first five albums.

Career[edit]

He joined the Bunnymen in 1979, replacing a drum machine.[1] Bunnymen's singer Ian McCulloch related that they told him "to get stuck into the toms. Budgie [from the Banshees] was the only other drummer doing that stuff at the time and Pete loved his drumming".[2]

He funded, produced and played drums under the name Louis Vincent on the first single of the Wild Swans, "The Revolutionary Spirit", in 1982, for the Zoo Records label.[3]

In 1985, de Freitas temporarily left the band. He spent several months drinking in New Orleans, while attempting to form a new group, the Sex Gods. By 1987, he returned to the Bunnymen to record their fifth album, though only as a part-time member.[4] He was married in the same year and his daughter Lucie Marie was born in 1988.[5]

Death[edit]

De Freitas died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27, on his way to Liverpool from London. He was riding a 900cc Ducati motorcycle on the A51 road in Longdon Green, Staffordshire when he collided with a motor vehicle at approximately 16:00. His ashes are buried at Whitehill Burial Ground in Goring-on-Thames.[6][7]

Personal life[edit]

De Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and educated by the Benedictines at Downside School in Somerset, south-west England. His father, Denis, was a copyright lawyer.[8] His sisters Rose and Rachel were founding members of the band The Heart Throbs. His brother Frank is the bass player of the Woodentops.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bourke, Fionnuala (17 November 2015). "12 Things you didn't know about Echo & the Bunnymen". birminghammail.
  2. ^ Adams, Chris (2002). Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. NY: Soft Skull Press. p. 61. ISBN 1887128891. we banned hi-hats and anything else that 'tsss.' We told him to get stuck into the toms. Budgie [from the Banshees] was the only other drumming doing that stuff at the time and Pete loved his drumming. - Ian McCulloch, 1995
  3. ^ "The Wild Swans with Paul Simpson in conversation". C86show.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Paul Du Noyer interviews Echo & The Bunnymen". Pauldunoyer.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Echo & The Bunnymen's 'Bright And Beautiful' Pete De Freitas Remembered". Mojo. 2014.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Les (July 2010). The Day the Music Died – Les MacDonald – Google Books. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781453522677.
  7. ^ Hollywood Graveyard (27 November 2022). "The Graves of the 27 Club". Event occurs at 20:30 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Maureen Duffy (24 January 2004). "Obituary: Denis de Freitas". The Guardian.
  9. ^ Clarkson, John. "Woodentops - Interviews". Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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