1. Simon John Wolstencroft was born on 19 January 1963 and is an English rock drummer best known for playing with The Fall from 1986 to 1997.
14 Facts About Simon Wolstencroft
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Simon Wolstencroft played with early incarnations of The Smiths and The Stone Roses.
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Simon Wolstencroft's highly praised autobiography You Can Drum But You Can't Hide was published in 2014.
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Simon Wolstencroft was the drummer for Freak Party, which featured Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke.
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In Songs That Saved Your Life, Marr states that Simon Wolstencroft declined to join the then-upcoming the Smiths as he did not like Morrissey's voice.
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Simon Wolstencroft returned briefly to play with Ian Brown and John Squire in the nascent Stone Roses before taking a short-lived stint with Terry Hall's band the Colourfield.
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In 1985, Simon Wolstencroft formed the Weeds with friend Andrew Berry, who released the single 'China Doll' on the In Tape label.
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Simon Wolstencroft left the band following a dispute over the recording of the Levitate album.
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Simon Wolstencroft toured with Sheffield-based electronica outfit, I-Monster, followed by a stint with Jez Kerr of A Certain Ratio in the Family Bizarre before joining ex 808 State player Darren Partington's band, Big Unit.
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Simon Wolstencroft made a guest appearance on drums for I, Ludicrous at the Polyfest festival and recorded an album playing drums for One Manc Banned.
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In 2016, Simon Wolstencroft recorded a session for Neville Staple on the 'Take Out The War' track with Juliette Ashby and worked with producer Mike Bennett on Stemz and a reworking of some early Freak Party recordings which incorporated Angie Brown on vocals and Craig Gannon on additional guitar.
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Simon Wolstencroft started a new band, the G-O-D, with long-time friend Chris Bridgett in 2015.
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Simon Wolstencroft joined House of All in January 2023 along with ex-Fall members Martin Bramah Martin Bramah, Steve and Paul Hanley and Pete Greenaway.
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Simon Wolstencroft talked about the book at the 2014 and 2016 Louder Than Words literary festival and said that inspiration for writing his memoir came when a contestant on Mastermind correctly identified him as the original drummer of The Smiths.