1. Les Pattinson was brought up in Aughton, Lancashire and attended nearby Deyes High School in Maghull, where he and Sergeant were classmates and became friends.
11 Facts About Les Pattinson
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Les Pattinson called himself 'Jeff Lovestone' and formed a band called The Jeffs, in which all the members were called 'Jeff'.
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Les Pattinson later formed another imaginary band called 'The Love Pastels' which consisted of many girls, all on vocals, and himself on vocals and bass.
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Les Pattinson read poetry and bent neon lights on stage, going by the name of 'Neon Poet'.
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Les Pattinson played the song with the band at The Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool on the same tour.
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In 1994, Les Pattinson was approached by Terry Hall, ex-lead singer of The Specials, to play bass on his critically acclaimed debut solo album entitled 'Home'.
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At the time Les Pattinson had set up a sandblasting business, and at first thought the call was from someone who wanted their home sandblasted.
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Les Pattinson is self-taught, and has drawn heavily from sixties film and television theme tunes and soundtracks.
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Les Pattinson has been seen playing an Olympic White Fender Jazz bass, a black Fender Precision bass, upright and acoustic basses.
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Les Pattinson has always played with a pick and preferred to play in upstrokes.
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Les Pattinson helped write songs that were featured in the following film soundtracks: "Bring On The Dancing Horses" was in the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink.