1. Patrick George Walden was born on 5 October 1978 and is best known as the former guitarist for Babyshambles.
17 Facts About Patrick Walden
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Patrick Walden played guitar for The White Sport alongside another future Babyshambles member, drummer Adam Ficek.
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Patrick Walden worked as a live guitarist and as a session musician, playing bass and guitar for numerous recording artists.
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Patrick Walden co-wrote a number of Babyshambles songs with Pete Doherty.
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On 10 January 2006 issue of NME, Patrick Walden's departure was officially announced.
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However, on 23 January 2006, Patrick Walden turned up to play guitar for the Babyshambles at a gig in the Junction, Cambridge.
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Patrick Walden left London in order to get clean of drugs and Mick Whitnall became Babyshambles' new guitarist.
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Patrick Walden later stated that he did not appear on stage because there were drugs about, even though it was supposed to be a drug-free tour.
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Patrick Walden was rumoured to have been playing at The Cheltenham Jazz Festival as a special guest with Seb Rochford's band Fulborn Teversham, but cancelled the appearance.
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Patrick Walden appeared at the Rock Against Racism 30th Anniversary Show at the Hackney Empire on 19 July 2007.
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Patrick Walden played Babyshambles' classics with his old bandmate Drew McConnell.
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On 3 August 2007, Patrick Walden played a small gig in Hackney with all of his former Babyshambles bandmates for friend Peter Wolfe's birthday.
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On 6 November 2009, Patrick Walden played a few songs with Babyshambles including "Pipedown" and "Black Boy Lane" at a gig at Halo in Battersea.
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In late 2007, Patrick Walden formed the band Big Dave with drummer Seb Rochford and Ruth Goller on bass.
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Patrick Walden announced that a debut EP will be recorded in 2008.
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On 1 May 2011 Patrick Walden previewed a selection of new material at the Hawley Arms, as part of Camden Crawl 2011, with Drew McConnell.
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In November 2014 Patrick Walden did his first interview and photoshoot in a number of years with friend, music enthusiast and blogger, Olivia Collins for the website www.