Jon McClure

Jon McClure (* 1981 in Grenoside, Sheffield ), aka the Reverend , is a singer and front man of the British band Reverend and the Makers and former singer from 1984 and Judan Suki . He says “Reverend” became his nickname because he was a “loudmouth” and was always pushing people.

Life

Jon McClure was born in the Sheffield suburb of Grenoside , where he grew up with his parents and brother Chris. He studied history and politics at the University of Sheffield . There he met musician friends and colleagues, where he had known Ed Cosens since childhood. Then he turned to poetry and started an internet blog. He developed a close friendship with Alex Turner, the singer from the Arctic Monkeys , whom McClure met on the bus and asked if he would like to join his band Judan Suki . Together they composed a number of songs including He Said He Loved Me , The Machine (both on The State of Things [2007]) and Old Yellow Bricks (on Favorite Worst Nightmare ). McClure names Bob Marley , the band Oasis and John Cooper Clarke as his main inspirations .

McClure was part of a group that founded Instigate Debate in August 2008 . In the same year Mongrel was created with members of Arctic Monkeys and the Babyshambles , who presented the album Better Than Heavy .

In August 2009, McClure married Laura Manuel, a member of the Reverend and the Makers .

Web links

• Jon McClure at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Reverend and The Makers. ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Metropolis 
2. ↑ Why 'Reverend' Jon McClure can't be satisfied . In: The Independent , July 6, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2010. 
3. ↑ The Rev to Wed. In: The Sun . July 9, 2007, accessed August 17, 2011 .