Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Peter Edward Clarke, higher often known as Budgie, has introduced a brand new memoir. The Absence: The Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer will chart Clarke’s journey by way of the late Seventies and early ’80s British post-punk scene—the place he carried out with the Slits, Large in Japan, and the Banshees—in addition to his marriage to and divorce from Siouxsie Sioux. The e-book will likely be printed this June by White Rabbit.
In a press launch, Clark mentioned, “Damned for those who do, denied for those who don’t. To recollect, revisit and to put in writing, was traumatic and cathartic. To be printed? Terrifying! I ready my apologies, and anticipated rejection. I acquired largely love, understanding, and affection. To these nonetheless hurting from the best way issues had been, I can solely empathise and provide a prayer. I current my errors that I’ll be taught and others might keep away from.”
Revisit “The Story of Goth in 33 Songs,” that includes Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Spellbound.”
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