11 Facts About Russell Senior

Russell Senior was born on 18 May 1961 and is a British musician and the former guitarist and violinist of the band Pulp.

Russell Senior had a band called The Bath Bankers and arranged for a gig at the University featuring his friends from Sheffield - Pulp.

Russell Senior obtained a 2.1 honours degree in Business Administration, and went back to Sheffield to join Pulp.

Russell Senior joined the third line-up of the band in 1983, the other members being Jarvis Cocker, Magnus Doyle and Peter Mansell.

Russell Senior played the violin on a number of tracks.

Russell Senior commented that he did not like the Cocker-led song "Help the Aged", and that he didn't feel it was a worthy follow-up to "Common People", and so deliberately tried to sabotage it in the studio.

Russell Senior however did not continue with the band for their 2012 tour.

In October 2015, Russell Senior released his first book, Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp.

Russell Senior has worked as a producer with Baby Birkin and more recently The Long Blondes.

Russell Senior has co-written a musical about the 1980s miners strike, Two Tribes, with Ralph Parmar.

Russell Senior continues to live in Sheffield with his girlfriend and has two children.