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John Moore (born 23 December 1964)〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 383〕 is a British musician, best known for his work as the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain and as a member of Black Box Recorder. ==Biography== John Moore joined the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1986, succeeding Bobby Gillespie on drum duties, later moving to guitar.〔 When he left the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1988, he formed John Moore & The Expressway, releasing two albums.〔()〕 He later formed a new band called Revolution 9.〔 who released several singles, and one album ''You Might As Well Live''. In 1997 he formed Black Box Recorder with Luke Haines and Sarah Nixey. The band released three studio albums: ''England Made Me'', ''The Facts of Life'' and ''Passionoia'', as well as a compilation ''The Worst of Black Box Recorder''. The single "The Facts of Life" reached number 20 in the UK chart and the band appeared on Top Of The Pops. In 2005, he released an album, ''Half Awake'' on his own ''The Germ Organization'' label.〔 Following a 2007 collaboration with Art Brut and an appearance at the Nick Sanderson (Earl Brutus) tribute concert in October 2008, it was announced that Black Box Recorder would perform their first headlining gigs in five years during February 2009. Moore is also known for his saw playing; he has played saw on both Art Brut albums, namely the 2007 single "Direct Hit".〔Art Brut, ''It's a Bit Complicated'' album liner notes〕 Moore also occasionally plays saw at Haines' concerts. Moore has also contributed articles to British newspaper The Guardian, and also releases his own music through his Myspace page. In the 1990s, Moore was at the forefront of the revival of interest in absinthe.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Moore (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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