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Peter Edward Clarke (born 21 August 1957, St Helens), known professionally as Budgie, is an English drummer. His first recording was with The Slits in 1979. He then became the drummer of the influential band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1979–96) and the drum and voice duo The Creatures (1981–2004). Budgie worked with other musicians including John Cale, Leonard Eto (formerly of the Kodo Drummers) and John Grant. In 2013, ''Spin'' rated him at No. 28 in their list of "The 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music", writing: "Post-punk introduced a lot of amazing drummers, but none more influential than Budgie. With the Banshees, Budgie didn't just play rhythms—he played hooks and leads, brilliant parts that set the songs on fire. His tom-tom-intensive approach, () enlightened by his awareness of world music".''Spin'' considered his "most booming moment" to be "Into the Light", from 1981's ''Juju'', saying: "Budgie drums up a marvel of kinetic syncopation and invention".〔 Budgie was hailed in 2013 by peer Stewart Copeland of The Police as one of the 16 most interesting drummers. Copeland described Budgie's playing as "very economical and offbeat". "Budgie didn’t play your standard hi-hat-kick-snare; there were a lot of tom-toms and a big throb." Ari Up of The Slits praised him as "a very sensitive drummer". ''NME'' named Budgie the best drummer of 1983. ==Career== He debuted as a drummer with The Spitfire Boys and Big in Japan before playing with The Slits on the 1979 album ''Cut''. Years later in 2010, The Slits's singer Ari Up commented: In September 1979, he joined Siouxsie and the Banshees on their ''Join Hands'' tour. Initially he was intended to be a temporary replacement for Kenny Morris, who had left the band two days into a tour, but Budgie remained with the group. He first performed on the album ''Kaleidoscope'', and shortly after, became a permanent member of the band until they split up in 1996.〔〔〔 He released nine studio albums with the Banshees. In 1981, he formed a second group with Siouxsie Sioux named The Creatures. Their music was based on drums, including percussion, marimba and vibraphone. The 1981 ''Wild Things'' EP and 1983 full-length ''Feast'' were their first releases. On subsequent Creatures albums, Budgie also played keyboards, guitars, and harmonica. He co-wrote brass arrangements with Peter Thoms on 1983 single "Right Now" and 1989's ''Boomerang'' album.〔''The Bestiary of the Creatures'' (booklet - cd 1997). Polydor〕 Budgie married Siouxsie in May 1991. In August 2002, Budgie first collaborated with Japanese taiko player Leonard Eto (formerly of the Kodo Drummers), recording drums in a Tokyo studio for the fourth Creatures album. ''Hai!'' was issued the following year. After recording four studio albums as The Creatures, Budgie's final performance with Siouxsie, (featuring Eto and the Millenia Ensemble), was filmed in 2004 at the Royal Festival Hall in London for the DVD ''Dreamshow''. This was Budgie's last concert and collaboration with Siouxsie. In 2007, the duo publicly announced their divorce. Outside the Banshees and Creatures, the drummer also worked with Indigo Girls in 1992 on ''Rites of Passage'', and briefly toured with them in the USA at the end of that year. Budgie later played drums for former Velvet Underground member John Cale during his summer 1998 US tour on a double bill with The Creatures. Budgie played two sets each night, one with Cale and one with The Creatures. In 2009, he toured Europe with Juno Reactor and moved to Berlin. Later that year, he also recorded drums for Jessie Evans's ''Is It Fire?'' album. In 2010, Budgie teamed up with two other drummers, Eto and Mabi, plus multi-instrumentalist Knox Chandler and guitarist Sugizo, for a program called "The Butterfly Effect: East-West Percussive Parade." It was described as a "drumming extravaganza, featuring Western kit, Japanese taiko and African drums, that will launch the musicians into a new sonic galaxy!".〔(The Butterfly Effect: East-West Percussive Parade ) newvisionfestival.gov.hk. Retrieved 6.09.2010〕 The programme's world première took place in Hong Kong in November 2010 as part of the New Vision Arts Festival. "The Butterfly Effect" featured improvised solos and ensemble works as well as new pieces and arrangements specially created for the festival, inspired by the pace, rhythm and character of Hong Kong.〔 The Video. Live Excerpt. November 2010. Hong Kong. New Visions Festival〕 In 2012, Budgie served as the drummer for Efterklang on their worldwide tour.〔(Budgie of Siouxsie & The Banshees joins Efterklang for fall orchestral dates in Europe ). ''slicingupeyeballs.com''. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012〕 They were accompanied by an orchestra. The premiere at the Opera House in Sydney was praised by ''Time Out''.〔(Efterklang The Danes make an art-music splash with the SSO ). ''Time Out''. Retrieved 27 June 2012〕 His last concert with Efterklang took place in Brussels in November.〔("We’re Looking for..." ). ''efterklang.net''. Retrieved 27 August 2012〕 A live album, recorded in Copenhagen, was later issued.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Piramida Concert )〕 In 2013, Budgie and Eto performed live material from ''Hai!'' in Tokyo, 11 years after conceiving the drum parts in that city. The concert took place at the Studio Coast as part of Juno Reactor's set.〔. August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014〕 In 2015, he played drums on John Grant's third solo album, ''Grey Tickles, Black Pressure'', due for release in October.〔Hudson, Alex. ("John Grant announces grey tickles black pressure LP" ). Exclaim!. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015〕 He also confirmed he'll be touring this fall from November with Grant on the accompanying tour,〔 "Pop & Trash -interview with Budgie". Alex-berlin.de live stream. 6 September 2015.〕 with concerts in London at the Apollo, Paris at la Cigale, Brussels at the Botanique and Amsterdam at the Melkweg. Other shows are also scheduled in Iceland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia.〔(John Grant announces ). Bellaunion. Retrieved 7 September 2015〕 After recording for Grant in Dallas this year, he also recorded sessions for CocoRosie.〔 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「Budgie (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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