Dave Rowntree

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dave Rowntree
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	May 8, 1964(1964-05-08)
Age	60
Birthplace	Colchester
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Dave Rowntree Biography

Dave Rowntree is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on May 8, 1964 in Colchester, England, United Kingdom. A politician and musician most well-known as the drummer of the rock group Blur.

Blur’s He and Blur’s Graham Coxon first became friends when they were kids. first began to become acquaintances when they were children.

Rowntree had played in bands with Graham Coxon while the two were growing up in Colchester, and knew Coxon’s father who taught jazz classes at Landermere. In 1989 Coxon introduced Rowntree to Damon Albarn, who was forming a band around Goldsmiths, University of London. Rowntree was asked to join, and left his job to move to London. With the addition of Alex James, and after many name changes, the band settled on Blur and were signed to Food Records, which was distributed through EMI. EMI later acquired Food Records and Blur were absorbed into EMI.

In the early 1990s Rowntree was a heavy drinker; he stopped drinking alcohol in 1993 after a particularly heavy drinking session with members of the band Siouxsie and the Banshees. However, several years later he began a cocaine habit. This led to a public incident in 2003 when, during a TV interview of Blur for MuchMusic by Canadian journalist Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Rowntree was seen mocking and physically intimidating Nardwuar throughout the interview. Rowntree has apologised several times since for his behaviour, saying that “the day after a cocaine binge I’d sometimes fly into a murderous rage,” and that this was the case on that day. By 2007, he stated that he had stopped using drugs and was “active in the recovery community”. He has also said that he keeps a clip of the interview on his phone, to watch if he ever considers relapsing into drug use.

He was the son of a sound engineer, and his mother played the viola.

Dave Rowntree Net Worth

Dave Rowntree is one of the richest Drummer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave Rowntree 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an engineer for computers after he completed his schooling.

He was employed by the department of criminal law at Kingsley Napley as a solicitor as well as the equivalent of an English lawyer.

David Alexander De Horne Rowntree (born 8 May 1964) is an English musician, politician, solicitor and animator. He is the drummer for the rock band Blur. He is a councillor in Norfolk County Council, representing the Labour Party.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Dave Rowntree Dating?

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Rowntree is a computer animator, and owns an animation company called Nanomation. He directed two series of the South Park-esque animated show Empire Square, which made its TV debut on Channel 4 on 18 February 2005. He is also interested in computer graphics and has contributed to three research papers on topics related to non-photorealistic rendering.

Facts & Trivia

Dave Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Dave Rowntree celebrates birthday on May 8 of every year.

In February 2008, he was selected by the Cities of London and Westminster Constituency Labour Party to stand against Conservative MP Mark Field at the 2010 General Election. He was defeated at that election. In 2011, Rowntree sought selection as Labour candidate for Norwich South; he lost to Clive Lewis, a journalist and former soldier, who went on to be elected as MP.

What does Dave Rowntree do now?

Rowntree hosts The Dave Rowntree Podcast Show on Spotify with “researcher George”.

Who formed the band Blur?

Damon then added lyrics and the 12 tracks on The Magic Whip is the result. Blur were formed in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree and signed with Food/EMI the same year.

Who is the drummer in Blur?

Dave Rowntree

Where is Blur the band from?

London, United Kingdom

How much is the lead singer of Blur worth?

Damon Albarn is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who has a net worth of $45 million. Damon Albarn is best known as the frontman of the rock band Blur and the lead vocalist of the virtual band Gorillaz.