Thomas Roberts

Thomas Roberts (born November 4, 1958 , † January 31, 2006 ) was an American guitarist and songwriter for the punk band Poison Idea .

Life

Poison Idea was founded in 1980 by Jerry Lang and consisted of Jerry A., Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts (guitar), Glen Estes (bass) and Dean Johnson (drums). Roberts was a member of the band from 1981.

He took his nickname in the band, "Pig Champion", when he reached the limit of 204 kilograms on the scales. In addition to being very overweight, he was also credited with alcohol and drug consumption for decades. Roberts named the motto in an interview in 1990: “ Live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse.” (German: “Live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse”).

In 1993 Roberts left the band. He died at his Portland home on January 31, 2006, aged 47.

Web links

Poison Idea: Still the Kings of Punk .

Remarks

↑ The quote comes from the film noir Knock on Any Door (Eng. Title: Before closed doors ), in which it is spoken by John Derek in the role of gangster Nick Romano.

personal data
SURNAME	Roberts, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American guitarist and songwriter for the punk band Poison Idea
DATE OF BIRTH	4th November 1958
DATE OF DEATH	January 31, 2006

[1] The quote comes from the film noir Knock on Any Door (Eng. Title: Before closed doors ), in which it is spoken by John Derek in the role of gangster Nick Romano.